Aproximações entre a Psicoterapia Analítica Funcional e a Terapia Afirmativa: um estudo de caso
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Social constraints often produce significant suffering among populations marginalized by normative standards, leading many to seek psychotherapy. Affirmative Therapy offers a socially committed approach that supports interventions sensitive to the experiences of sexual and gender minorities. Within this context, Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP) emerges as a model that enhances processes of meaning-making through the therapeutic relationship, with established efficacy across diverse clinical demands. This case study discusses the convergences between FAP and Affirmative Therapy through the treatment of a cisgender gay man. The analysis was organized around the axes of shaping and stimulus control, articulating interventions grounded in both approaches. Results indicated enhanced therapeutic gains, largely attributed to the therapist’s social and cultural sensitivity, as well as increased clarity by the client regarding his values and future goals - dimensions historically constrained due to his sexual orientation.
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7225849384