Change in usage of cognitive words, affect words, discourse markers, and first person pronoun position among clients in psychotherapy process

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Tezin Türü: Doktora

Tezin Yürütüldüğü Kurum: Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi, Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi, Psikoloji Bölümü, Türkiye

Tezin Onay Tarihi: 2015

Öğrenci: ÇİĞDEM KOŞE DEMİRAY

Danışman: TÜLİN GENÇÖZ

Özet:

Aim of present study was to understand changes in speech of clients with regard to certain linguistic features from 5th to 15th session of psychotherapy. Cognitive mechanism words, affect words, usage of the most common discourse markers and usage of first person pronoun in information structure positions were analyzed in speech of clients. Participants of this study were 11 psychotherapists (clinical psychology master and doctorate students) and 16 clients (applicants to AYNA Psychotherapy Unit). In present study word count results of clinets’ speeches were analyzed by mix design ANOVA method. According to results, clients’ usage of affect words, cognitive mechanism words and discourse markers increased from 5th to 15th session of psychotherapy and first person pronoun usage changed significantly in preverbal position from 5th to 15th sessions of psychotherapy. Findings of this study suggest that, psychotherapy leads to certain linguistic changes, and these changes discussed to be means of understand change of clients during psychotherapy.