Abstract

BEDOYA HERNANDEZ, Mauricio Hernando. The notion of relational matrix and its implications for the clinical practice of dynamic psychology. Psicol. caribe [online]. 2012, vol.29, n.3, pp.686-706. ISSN 0123-417X.

This paper's aim is the conceptualization of the notions of relational matrix and therapeutic matrix as the basis for the clinical practice of dynamic psychology. The method used was documentary and critical in nature. It is concluded that: (1) dynamic psychology can be thought of as a well-established school within psychology; (2) human beings become subjects thanks to the world of relationships that allow them to be (serelación), (3) this is why psychological development occurs within a relational matrix, while (4) the clinical relationship takes place within a therapeutic matrix that enables patients to reconfigure their world of relationships with themselves, with the world, and with the others. Some implications for clinical practice are proposed, namely the concept of intervention, technical neutrality, clinical ethics, and the narrative dimension in clinical practice.

Keywords : Dynamic psychology; relational matrix; therapeutic matrix.

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