Appreciative meaning construction in professional-family relationship in the treatment of eating disorders

Authors

  • Laura Vilela e Souza Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro
  • Manoel Antônio dos Santos

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v20i1.29232

Keywords:

professional-family relations, eating disorder, family, social constructionism

Abstract

Considering research as intervention and recognizing the importance of investing in professionalfamily
relationship in the context of assistance in eating disorders, we question the notion of
pathogenic family and its deleterious effects in this relationship. This study aims to describe and
analyze the appreciative meanings produced about professional-patient relationship by analyzing
interviews with family members of people with eating disorders in outpatient care. A total of 1 0
families were included in the study. The construction of the interview script was inspired by the
social constructionist approach of Appreciative Inquiry. The analysis highlighted the meanings
and positioning games produced by the questioning of knowledge and decision-making hierarchy
between professional and family, the questioning of affective neutrality in this relationship, the
importance of clear information given by professional and the possibility of a space for the
families to be listen. The implication for construction of these directions was highlighted.

Author Biography

Laura Vilela e Souza, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro

Departamento de Psicologia

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Published

2016-12-15

How to Cite

Souza, L. V. e, & dos Santos, M. A. (2016). Appreciative meaning construction in professional-family relationship in the treatment of eating disorders. Interação Em Psicologia, 20(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v20i1.29232

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 1 (2016)

Section

Research Reports

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