Application of Functionsl Analytic Psychotherapy: Clinical Analysis of a Patient with Depressive Disordes/Aplicacion de la Psicoterapia Analitica Funcional. Un Analisis Clinico de un Trastorno Depresivo‪.‬

Abstract Functional Analytic Psychotherapy is based on principles of radical behaviorism, and emphasizes the contingencies that occur during a therapeutic session, the therapeutic context, functional equivalence, natural reinforcement, and shaping. Depression is a complex problem with multiple causes; the treatment of depression must therefore be approached from different angles. A clinical analysis of a patient with a depressive disorder and its treatment with this type of psychotherapy is presented. The different phases of intervention are described, with examples of the therapeutic relationship. The results were maintained for a period of one year and three months.