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A Case Study on the Socially-Prescribed Perfectionistic Client: Focused on Fairbairn’s Psychological Structure

  • Industry Promotion Research
  • Abbr : IPR
  • 2023, 8(2), pp.109-117
  • DOI : 10.21186/IPR.2023.8.2.109
  • Publisher : Industrial Promotion Institute
  • Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Interdisciplinary Research
  • Received : April 17, 2023
  • Accepted : April 24, 2023
  • Published : April 30, 2023

Joon Sik Ko 1 In Sook Ahn 2

1사람사랑심리상담센터
2숭실대학교

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ABSTRACT

Modern industrial society demands socially-prescribed perfectionism from office workers and causes self-discrepancy. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to propose a counseling strategy that integrates the divided self based on Fairbairn‘s psychological structure and reduces self-discrepancy by changing interpersonal relation patterns. 14 sessions were conducted once a week from March 2022 to July 2022. T-test was used as a research method to compare the level of self discrepancy by conducting the Self Questionnaire before and after. During the initial stage, the client was in conflict with his boss and showed anger, depression, somatic symptoms such as gastrointestinal disorder, strict judgement on himself and others, and high self-discrepancy. This research showed that the client‘s libidinal ego and anti-libidinal ego were de-repressed and integrated into his central ego, and his self-discrepancy level was decreased, which was confirmed through the pre-post test. This research, as a case study applying Fairbairn’s psychological structure, has a meaning that it confirmed a change in the interpersonal relation patterns of a socially-prescribed perfectionistic client.

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