Low Self-Esteem of Psychotherapy Patients: A Qualitative Inquiry

Authors

Jacob D. van Zyl, University of South AfricaFollow
Elsje M. Cronjé, University of South Africa
Catharine Payze, University of South Africa

Abstract

In this article the story of 11 male psychotherapeutic patients with low self- esteem is told within the context of the research process. The literature suggests that the concept of “self-esteem” has a significant influence on the way an individual experiences his/her world. Therefore, the meaning that the psychotherapeutic patients associated with negative and positive labels, as it relates to self-esteem, was examined using grounded theory. The main storyline is conceptualized as follows; negative suggestion from the patient’s past leads to low self-esteem which is, within his emotional problematics and by means of a negative thinking scheme, unhealthily handled. Therapy from a medical hypno-analytical perspective is used to replace negative labels by facilitating the attachment of positive meaning to his self-esteem.

Keywords

Grounded Theory, Holism, Hypnotherapy, Labeling Theory, Meaning, Medical Hypno-Analytical Approach, Negative Labels, Positive Labels, Psychotherapy Patients, Qualitative Research, Self-Esteem, Self-Esteem Induction, Understanding

Publication Date

3-1-2006

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.

DOI

10.46743/2160-3715/2006.1690

Recommended APA Citation

van Zyl, J. D., Cronjé, E. M., & Payze, C. (2006). Low Self-Esteem of Psychotherapy Patients: A Qualitative Inquiry. The Qualitative Report, 11(1), 182-208. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2006.1690