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Analysis of Dependent Personality Disorder and Family Therapy
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Abstract
Dependent Personality Disorder (DPD) is a mental health condition characterized by an excessive need for others' approval and a strong reliance on others for emotional and psychological support. People with DPD often struggle with making everyday decisions, experience fears of abandonment, and have difficulty initiating tasks independently. Family therapy, a branch of psychotherapy, has gained increasing recognition as an effective approach for individuals with Dependent Personality Disorder. Family therapy focuses on not only the individual but the family system as a whole. This study employs a literature research method to investigate the intricate relationship between DPD and Family Therapy, including some case studies about DPD and family therapy, meanwhile analyzing the interaction between them. Ultimately, the findings strongly affirm that considering aspects such as childhood experiences, preventative measures, and the patient body of DPD, the synergy between DPD and family therapy significantly influences human beings’ daily lives.
Keywords
Clinical Psychology, Family therapy, Dependent Personality Disorder, Childhood trauma
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The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study will be available from the authors upon reasonable request.
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- Volume Title
- Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Social Psychology and Humanity Studies
- ISBN (Print)
- 978-1-83558-325-8
- ISBN (Online)
- 978-1-83558-326-5
- Published Date
- 05 March 2024
- Series
- Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media
- ISSN (Print)
- 2753-7048
- ISSN (Online)
- 2753-7056
- DOI
- 10.54254/2753-7048/40/20240740
- Copyright
- 05 March 2024
- Open Access
- This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited