Psychotherapy
Giuseppe Craparo
September 21, 2026 DOI: 10.4324/9781003581802-8 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
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| Key points | Argues that Janet's therapeutic model, based on restoring psychological synthesis and integrative functions through techniques such as suggestion, re-education of action, and transformation of traumatic fixed ideas, anticipates contemporary phase-oriented trauma treatments and bottom-up interventions focused on bodily awareness and affect regulation. |
Abstract
This chapter outlines Janet’s therapeutic model, grounded in the restoration of psychological synthesis and the strengthening of integrative functions. Therapy is presented as a gradual process aimed at increasing psychological tension, stabilising conduct, and reintegrating dissociated experiences. The chapter describes techniques such as suggestion, re-education of action, and the transformation of traumatic fixed ideas within controlled states of consciousness. Janet’s approach emphasises the patient’s capacity to act in the present. The therapeutic relationship is understood as collaborative and ethically grounded. The chapter demonstrates how Janet’s principles anticipate contemporary phase-oriented trauma treatments and bottom-up interventions focused on bodily awareness and affect regulation.