Abordaje psicoterapéutico integrativo en una adolescente con episodio depresivo leve en situación de acogimiento institucional debido a antecedentes de maltrato y negligencia

Abstract

Abstract: In this systematization work, the evaluation and intervention process is exposed. psychotherapeutic under an integrative approach, applied to a 12-year-old adolescent who is in a care center due to negligence. The patient presents a diagnosis of a mild depressive episode, a personal history of childhood abuse, and problems related to events that led to loss of self-esteem. To value its initial state and subsequent evolution, psychological reagents were applied such as: Questionnaire of Childhood Depression, State-Trait Anxiety Questionnaire, Self-Esteem Scale Lucy Reidl and the projective test Person in the Rain . Based on the results, it was designed a therapeutic plan that included cognitive-behavioral therapy techniques and gestalt therapy, in order to reduce symptoms and develop coping skills in the patient. The approach was carried out in a total of 9 sessions and after the application of the re-test showed positive results since emotional symptoms decreased, self-esteem was enhanced and improvement was evident in their social skills.