Browsing ODA Open Digital Archive by Author "Varvin, Sverre"
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The essay method: A qualitative method for studying therapeutic dialogues
Varvin, Sverre (Scandinavian Psychoanalytic Review;Volume 42, 2019 - Issue 1-2, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)This paper presents a qualitative research method for analysing therapeutic dialogues called ‘the essay method’. A central part of the method uses the format of the literary essay as a model. The method consists of a close ... -
Extreme Traumatization: Conceptualization and Treatment from the Perspective of Object-Relations and Modern Research
Varvin, Sverre (Approaches to Psychic Trauma. Theory and Practice;, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2018-10)In the last century civilians increasingly became targets in wars, totalitarian regimes and internal wars. This trend continues into this century. The basic unity in all societies, the family in its different forms, ... -
Foreldreskap i asylmottak - en kvalitativ studie av asylsøkere og flyktningers erfaringer med å være foreldre i asylmottak
Ohren, Randi (Master thesis, 2017)Studien handler om det å være foreldre i asylmottak. Dette er en kontekst som skaper en vanskelig livssituasjon og gjør foreldreskap svært krevende. Studiens hensikt var å undersøke hvordan asylsøkere og flyktninger som ... -
Fundamentalist mindset
Varvin, Sverre (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Fundamentalism has increasingly become a part of the political discourse in western countries and is to a large degree associated Islamic Jihadism. Fundamentalism has, however, been a concern in all religions, especially ... -
Gender, family, and intergenerational transmission of traumatisation
Varvin, Sverre (Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy in China;Volume 3, number 2, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-12-01)China is a fast-developing country and at the same time a country where traditions play an important role. The society is also marked by centuries of upheavals that have affected individuals and families. The recent growth ... -
“I Have No Capacities That Can Help Me”: Young Asylum Seekers in Norway and Serbia – Flight as Disturbance of Developmental Processes
Varvin, Sverre; Vladisavljevic, Ivana; Jovic, Vladimir; Sagbakken, Mette (Frontiers in Psychology;January 2022 | Volume 12 | Article 786210, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-01-05)Most studies on refugee populations are organized around trauma-related issues and focus on explaining pathological factors. Few studies are anchored in general developmental psychology with the aim of exploring normal ... -
"Kan du høre meg?" - Hvordan opplever flyktninger å snakke om flukt?
Sandvik, Ine Svendsen (Master thesis, 2018)Dette er en masteroppgave i psykisk helsearbeid som handler om flyktningers opplevelse av å snakke om sine erfaringer med flukt. Bakgrunnen for valg av tema er økning i flyktningestrømmen de siste årene. Det er ... -
Kroppserfaringer og kroppskunnskap i behandling av kroniske muskelsmerter
Ohri, Kajal (Master thesis, 2019)Hensikt: Å undersøke og gi innblikk i terapeuters forståelse og praktiske erfaringer med behandling av kroniske muskelsmerte pasienter. Problemstillingen: Hvordan forstår fastleger og norske psykomotoriske fysioterapeuter ... -
Løvinnene - en kvalitativ studie om flykningkvinners erfaringer fra flukt
Asak, Cathrine Heggedal (Master thesis, 2019)Bakgrunn: Ikke siden 2. verdenskrig har verden hatt flere flyktninger enn i dag. Kvinner er en sårbar og utsatt gruppe under flukt, og det er et økende behov for sikkerhetstiltak og helsetilbud langs fluktveiene, som kan ... -
Mange kommer, mange går, noen mestrer og består. Hvilke strategier har erfarne saksbehandlere i kommunal barneverntjeneste for å mestre arbeidet. Hvilke emosjonelle belastninger har de og hvordan ivaretar de egen psykisk helse?
Hatteberg, Kathrine Søreide (Master thesis, 2019)Barneverntjenestene har gjennom mange år hatt utfordringer med at mange slutter i jobben. Ved å undersøke hvordan noen mestrer jobben over lengre tid kan det fremkomme verdifull informasjon knyttet til hvordan de har ... -
Our Relations to Refugees: Between Compassion and Dehumanization
Varvin, Sverre (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)After the so-called refugee crisis of 2015–2016 European reactions to foreigners had come to the fore and we are seeing xenophobic political and populist movements become increasingly mainstream. The massive rejection of ... -
The past, the present and the future: a qualitative study exploring how refugees’ experience of time influences their mental health and well-being
Sagbakken, Mette; Bregård, Ida Marie; Varvin, Sverre (Frontiers in Sociology;August 2020 | Volume 5 | Article 46, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-08-21)The experience of time has a decisive influence on refugees’ well-being and suffering in all phases of their flight experiences. Basic safety is connected both developmentally and in present life with a feeling of continuity ... -
Psychoanalysis and the situation of refugees: A human rights perspective
Varvin, Sverre (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2019)We have today the highest number of persons who have been displaced due to war, persecution and terror since the Second World War. More than 65 million people are currently displaced, either internally or as refugees. ... -
Psychoanalysis and the third position: social upheavals and atrocity
Varvin, Sverre (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Many situations are now characterized by a breakdown of order and structure, leaving people at the peril of unorganized forces (war machines, human traffickers, etc.) resulting in the dehumanizing of ordinary people on a ... -
Psychoanalysis and Trauma
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Psychoanalysis with the traumatized patient: Helping to survive extreme experiences and complicated loss
Varvin, Sverre (International Forum of Psychoanalysis;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-03-13)Extreme and complex traumatization represents a severe problem in today's world. Many traumatized individuals and their families live in difficult conditions in refugee camps, in shelters, and in exile. Treatment and ... -
Psykisk helse blant asylsøkere og flyktninger.
Grøtvedt, Halldis (MAPO;2019, Master thesis, 2019)Stadig flere mennesker blir tvunget til å flykte fra sine hjem som følge av krig og konflikt. Antallet mennesker på flukt fortsetter å stige på verdensbasis til tross for at det i dag er få asylsøkere som når Europas ... -
Psykoanalysen og kvalitativ forskning. Forskning på narrativer, dialoger og prosess
Varvin, Sverre (Matrix;31 (4), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Psychoanalytic epistemology implies interpretation of meaningful relations in a historical, developmental perspective. Interpersonal and intrapsychic phenomena are interpreted in their context. This article focuses on ... -
Relasjonsbegrepet i psykoanalyse, karakteranalyse og Norsk psykomotorisk fysioterapi – er integrasjon mulig? En dimensjonsanalyse
Lien, Jorunn (Master thesis, 2016)Mellommenneskelig samspill innebærer alltid en form for relasjon. Denne undersøkelsen utforsker begrepet relasjon innen de tre behandlingstradisjonene/terapiretningene relasjonell psykoanalyse, karakteranalyse og Norsk ... -
Relationship of Pretreatment Rorschach Factors to Symptoms, Quality of Life, and Real-Life Functioning in a 3-Year Follow-Up of Traumatized Refugee Patients.
Opaas, Marianne; Hartmann, Ellen Johanne; Wentzel-Larsen, Tore; Varvin, Sverre (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-11-09)Response to mental health treatment varies highly among refugee patients. Research has not established which factors relate to differences in outcome. This study is a follow-up of Opaas and Hartmann ’ s (2013) Rorschach ...