Adaptation Phase Goal 2

2017 ◽  
pp. 59-72
Author(s):  
Kari M. Eddington ◽  
Timothy J. Strauman ◽  
Angela Z. Vieth ◽  
Gregory G. Kolden
Keyword(s):  
Goal Pursuit ◽  
Personal Goals ◽  
Emotional Experiences ◽  
System Therapy ◽  
Adaptation Phase ◽  
Made In ◽  
Self System

Chapter 8, which addresses module the 2 goal of the adaptation phase of self-system therapy, takes a step-by-step approach to evaluating the extent to which certain personal goals are realistic and to identifying obstacles to progress in goal pursuit. The importance of balancing promotion- and prevention-type goals is emphasized. Two strategies can improve clients’ pursuit of goals: assessing how goals are set and pursued and looking at the tendency to focus on promotion or prevention goals. Adjustments can be made in how clients define goals and in the methods they use to pursue them. Clients can also work to balance their promotion and prevention goals to increase opportunities for positive emotional experiences. Worksheets are included to encourage effective goal pursuit and make sure that expectations are reasonable and achievable.

Adaptation Phase (Sessions 9–15)

2017 ◽  
pp. 96-126
Author(s):  
Kari M. Eddington ◽  
Timothy J. Strauman ◽  
Angela Z. Vieth ◽  
Gregory G. Kolden
Keyword(s):  
Self Regulation ◽  
Final Phase ◽  
Therapy Goals ◽  
System Therapy ◽  
Self Discrepancy ◽  
Adaptation Phase ◽  
Self System

Chapter 7 provides a session-by-session guide to the adaptation phase of self-system therapy, which focuses on reducing chronic, distressing self-discrepancies and modifying unsuccessful patterns of self-regulation. The approaches and tactics used by therapists can be broadly categorized as altering one or more of the maladaptive aspects of self-regulation or as compensating for aspects of self-regulation that are not optimal targets for change. To address various clients’ therapy goals, the therapist can use three freestanding modules, each of which has a broad goal for the final phase of treatment, and they can be completed in any order. The Module 1 goal is to reduce self-discrepancy and increase self-congruency; the Module 2 goal is to modify the client’s regulatory style; and the Module 3 goal is to manage perfectionistic tendencies. The therapist uses the adaptation phase of therapy to help the client reduce self-discrepancies, modify regulatory style, and manage perfectionistic tendencies.

Adaptation Phase Goal 1

2017 ◽  
pp. 47-58
Author(s):  
Kari M. Eddington ◽  
Timothy J. Strauman ◽  
Angela Z. Vieth ◽  
Gregory G. Kolden
Keyword(s):  
Ideal Self ◽  
System Therapy ◽  
Unrealistic Expectations ◽  
Adaptation Phase ◽  
Self System

Chapter 7 addresses the module 1 goal of the adaptation phase of self-system therapy. It describes strategies aimed at reducing self-discrepancies, including modifying standards and enhancing the importance of positive qualities or characteristics. Depression typically involves self-discrepancies, and most people with depression can benefit from reducing or eliminating self-discrepancies and bringing self-guides and self-beliefs more in line with each other. One approach is to lower standards (i.e., ought or ideal self-guides) by identifying and modifying unrealistic expectations. Another method is to find a new way to approach the preferred goal rather than lowering the standard. Evaluation of self-discrepancies sometimes shows that the expectations are invalid and that the focus should shift from perceived deficits to strengths.

Self-System Therapy for Depression

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kari M. Eddington ◽  
Timothy J. Strauman ◽  
Angela Z. Vieth ◽  
Gregory G. Kolden
Keyword(s):  
Self Regulation ◽  
Empirical Work ◽  
Goal Pursuit ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Evidence Based Treatment ◽  
The Core ◽  
System Therapy ◽  
Self System

Self-system therapy (SST) for depression is a structured, short-term, evidence-based treatment approach that targets motivational deficits in depression. The treatment is grounded in an extensive research literature on self-regulation, and it translates that empirical work into therapeutic strategies aimed at enhancing effective goal pursuit in clients with depression. Studies have demonstrated that SST is superior to cognitive therapy for depressed clients with specific self-regulatory deficits and have shown that SST works in part by restoring adaptive self-regulation. Presented in a simplified format, the Therapist Guide provides clinicians with the critical theoretical background that forms the foundation of SST and includes worksheets to aid in treatment planning. The core SST interventions are presented within a 16-week course of therapy. Detailed descriptions of these interventions are provided along with an optional module for managing perfectionism, which is prevalent among clients with depression. The accompanying Client Workbook explains the core SST concepts using concrete examples and includes worksheets that can be used to enhance learning and at-home application of the skills.

Orientation Phase Goal 2

2017 ◽  
pp. 15-20
Author(s):  
Kari M. Eddington ◽  
Timothy J. Strauman ◽  
Angela Z. Vieth ◽  
Gregory G. Kolden
Keyword(s):  
Self Regulation ◽  
Personal Relationships ◽  
Emotional Experiences ◽  
System Therapy ◽  
Self System

Chapter 3 explains how relationships with other people can affect the ways in which people think about goals. The second goal of the orientation phase of self-system therapy is to determine the source of the client’s particular style of self-regulation. Style in this context refers to the client’s tendency to focus on promotion goals (i.e., trying to make good things happen) or prevention goals (i.e. trying to keep bad things from happening). Each type of goal is connected to certain emotional experiences and is influenced by personal relationships. Worksheets are included to help clients explore how their relationships have affected their expectations and standards.

Self-System Therapy for Depression

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kari M. Eddington ◽  
Timothy J. Strauman ◽  
Angela Z. Vieth ◽  
Gregory G. Kolden
Keyword(s):  
Self Regulation ◽  
Empirical Work ◽  
Goal Pursuit ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Evidence Based Treatment ◽  
The Core ◽  
System Therapy ◽  
Self System

Self-system therapy (SST) for depression is a structured, short-term, evidence-based treatment approach that targets motivational deficits in depression. The treatment is grounded in an extensive research literature on self-regulation, and it translates that empirical work into therapeutic strategies aimed at enhancing effective goal pursuit in clients with depression. Studies have shown that SST is superior to cognitive therapy for depressed clients with specific self-regulatory deficits and that SST works in part by restoring adaptive self-regulation. Presented in a simplified format, the Therapist Guide provides clinicians with the critical theoretical background that forms the foundation of SST. It includes worksheets to aid therapists in treatment planning. Detailed descriptions of the core SST interventions, which are conducted during a 16-week course of therapy, are provided along with an optional module for managing perfectionism, which is prevalent among clients with depression. The accompanying Client Workbook explains the core SST concepts using concrete examples; it includes worksheets that can be used by the client to enhance learning and at-home application of the skills.

Adaptation Phase Goal 3

2017 ◽  
pp. 73-80
Author(s):  
Kari M. Eddington ◽  
Timothy J. Strauman ◽  
Angela Z. Vieth ◽  
Gregory G. Kolden
Keyword(s):  
Careful Consideration ◽  
Costs And Benefits ◽  
Personal Standards ◽  
System Therapy ◽  
Realistic View ◽  
Adaptation Phase ◽  
Self System

Chapter 9, which addresses the module 3 goal of the adaptation phase of self-system therapy, focuses on managing perfectionism. Many people with depression have standards that are unrealistically high, and they become very self-critical and fear rejection when extreme standards cannot be met. Perfectionists often are willing to cut others some slack but may be reluctant to lower their own standards. The therapist works with clients to take a realistic view of perfectionistic goals and standards and explore more moderate alternatives. Because perfectionism can be compartmentalized, the first step is to identify the areas in clients’ lives that are affected. Worksheets are provided to encourage careful consideration of the costs and benefits of holding on to personal standards that may be too high.

Exploration Phase Goal 2

2017 ◽  
pp. 37-46
Author(s):  
Kari M. Eddington ◽  
Timothy J. Strauman ◽  
Angela Z. Vieth ◽  
Gregory G. Kolden
Keyword(s):  
Daily Life ◽  
Personal Goals ◽  
System Therapy ◽  
Daily Events ◽  
Exploration Phase ◽  
Self System

Chapter 6 addresses goal 2 of the exploration phase of self-system therapy, which focuses on how clients pursue their goals. Clients assess their self-regulatory style by exploring their self-guides (clients’ own standards and expectations that other people have of them), promotion and prevention goals, and self-beliefs. With a better understanding of the role of self-discrepancies in depression, clients are asked to take a look at the daily influences on their experiences. Clients are helped by therapists to synthesize what they have learned in previous sessions and implement corrective strategies in daily life. The client begins by filling out worksheets that keep track of events in daily life. The worksheets ask the client to think about and write down how these daily events are related to personal goals and standards.

Less Power, Greater Conflict

2018 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Petra C. Schmid
Keyword(s):  
Low Power ◽  
High Power ◽  
Goal Pursuit ◽  
Goal Conflict ◽  
Personal Goals ◽  
Multiple Goals ◽  
Objective Performance ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Way

Abstract. Power facilitates goal pursuit, but how does power affect the way people respond to conflict between their multiple goals? Our results showed that higher trait power was associated with reduced experience of conflict in scenarios describing multiple goals (Study 1) and between personal goals (Study 2). Moreover, manipulated low power increased individuals’ experience of goal conflict relative to high power and a control condition (Studies 3 and 4), with the consequence that they planned to invest less into the pursuit of their goals in the future. With its focus on multiple goals and individuals’ experiences during goal pursuit rather than objective performance, the present research uses new angles to examine power effects on goal pursuit.

scholarly journals Self-system therapy for distress associated with persistent low back pain: A randomized clinical trial

2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 472-483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra J. Waters ◽  
Timothy J. Strauman ◽  
Daphne C. McKee ◽  
Lisa C. Campbell ◽  
Rebecca A. Shelby ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Randomized Clinical Trial ◽  
Low Back ◽  
System Therapy ◽  
Self System
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