Abstract

PRIETO-SILVA, Patricia; HERNANDEZ-MARTINEZ, Laura  and  MUNOZ-DOMINGUEZ, Miguel Omar. From the manifest motive to the real demand of the patient in the psychological consultation. Acción psicol. [online]. 2020, vol.17, n.1, pp.133-150.  Epub July 25, 2022. ISSN 2255-1271.  https://dx.doi.org/10.5944/ap.17.1.27430.

Sometimes it is confusing to determine why you go to a psychological consultation; for the interviewer, it is extremely important to be clear about the manifest and latent motives, as well as the expectations of treatment with a psychoanalytic approach. It is a qualitative study, with a descriptive-explanatory design, which includes the analysis of semi-structured interviews. Twenty medical records of patients who attended the Centers for Psychological Intervention (CISP) in the state of Zacatecas, Mexico; in order to identify the manifest motive and latent motives, as well as treatment expectations and disease awareness. A relationship between these will be established, and their relevance of knowing them will be demonstrated so that later it can be used in an effective therapeutic process.

Keywords : Manifest motives; latent motives; fantasy; expectations; disease awareness.

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