Swinkels, Eva (2025) The Courage to Act and the Courage to Be: A Scoping Review into Therapeutic Courage in the Context of Addiction Treatment. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Addiction is difficult to treat, due to the chance of hostility, resistance towards change, and the commonality of relapses. Therapeutic courage might be an important therapist characteristic needed to navigate the challenges that arise in addiction treatment. In this study, therapeutic courage was defined according to the tri-part model of courage, by Geller (2014), which is constituted of a) boldness, b) fortitude and c) bravery. The aim of this research is to investigate whether manuals for addiction treatment contain any behaviours or situations that require courage. The presence of courage will be studied through a scoping review where manuals will be coded qualitatively, in order to distinguish meaningful patterns in the data. The results of this thesis can inform research about the improvement of addiction treatment. Results: The category of boldness was found in the implementation of interventions and addressing client resistance. Fortitude was found in the therapist remaining committed to emotionally difficult situations, such as client distress and relapse. Mention of bravery was not found in the manuals. Conclusion: Courage seems to inform the successful application of psychological treatment for addiction. Implications: The results of this thesis can inform future research into the role of therapeutic courage in addiction treatment, with the aim of improving treatment for people suffering from addiction.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Derksen, M. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 06 May 2025 13:01 |
| Last Modified: | 06 May 2025 13:03 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4874 |
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