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ELENA FACCIO

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Position

Professoressa Associata

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VIA VENEZIA, 14 - PADOVA

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0498277421

Elena Faccio is Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology at the Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Pedagogy and Applied Psychology (FISPPA) of the University of Padua. She is interested in investigating the issues of identity and change, both from a theoretical and a clinical point of view. She is the author of numerous researches and of three volumes on bodily and alimentary diseases in the perspective of the dialogic self and interactionist approach; She is also interested in the theme of language and its relevance in the process of constructing and negotiating meanings in psychotherapy. Another area of research and in-depth study is that concerning gender variations and sexuality. She teaches the following subjects: "Clinical Psychology of Interaction" "Interventions in Clinical Psychology of Interaction" and "Methods and Techniques in Interactionism and Constructivism" at the Clinical-Dynamic Master Degree. She also teaches at the Ph.D. School in Social Science of the same University and at the Master in Mediation in institutional contexts. She is involved in collaborations with colleagues from the University of Melbourne (Au), from Hertfordshire (UK), from Poznan (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland), University of Clarck (USA), and in Italy with Milano Bicocca, Milan Cattolica, Bergamo, Bari, Palermo and Catania.

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Office hours

  • at III piano - via Venezia 14
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Teachings

Publications

Pawelczyk, J., Faccio, E., Talarczyk, M.
Working with gender in psychotherapy: A discursive analysis of psychotherapy sessions with women suffering from bulimia
(2021) Text and Talk, 41 (2), pp. 187-210.
DOI: 10.1515/text-2019-0132

Cipolletta, S., Tomaino, S.C.M., Magno, E.L., Faccio, E.
Illness experiences and attitudes towards medication in online communities for people with fibromyalgia
(2020) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17 (22), art. no. 8683, pp. 1-11.
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17228683

Faccio, E., Sarigu, D., Iudici, A.
What is it Like to Be a BDSM Player? The Role of Sexuality and Erotization of Power in the BDSM Experience
(2020) Sexuality and Culture, 24 (5), pp. 1641-1652.
DOI: 10.1007/s12119-020-09703-x

Neri, J., Faccio, E., Iudici, A.
Trans people's attitudes and beliefs regarding the diagnosis of "gender dysphoria": Research in the italian context
(2020) Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 7 (3), pp. 316-328.
DOI: 10.1037/sgd0000425

Neri, J., Iudici, A., Faccio, E.
The concept of “normality” in medical and psychological sciences: Differences and interconnections
(2020) International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social and Community Studies, 15 (1), pp. 35-45.
DOI: 10.18848/2324-7576/CGP/v15i01/35-45

Faccio, E., Mazzucato, M., Iudici, A.
Discursive chains: How prison becomes real and chains identity movements for a sex offender(2020) International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, 9 (1), pp. 118-134.
DOI: 10.5204/ijcjsd.v9i2.1434

Faccio, E., Lucrezia, G.N.F.
Food Neophobia or Distrust of Novelties? Exploring consumers' attitudes toward GMOs, insects and cultured meat(2019) Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 9 (20), art. no. 4440.
DOI: 10.3390/app9204440

Faccio, E., Iudici, A., Cipolletta, S.
To Tell or not to Tell? Parents’ Reluctance to Talking About Conceiving Their Children Using Medically Assisted Reproduction
(2019) Sexuality and Culture, 23 (2), pp. 525-543.
DOI: 10.1007/s12119-019-09586-7

Faccio, E., Turco, F., Iudici, A.
Self-writing as a tool for change: The effectiveness of a psychotherapy using diary(2019) Research in Psychotherapy: Psychopathology, Process and Outcome, 22 (2), pp. 256-264.
DOI: 10.4081/ripppo.2019.378

Research Area

She is interested in investigating the issues of identity and change, both from a theoretical and a clinical point of view. She has studied the topic of bodily and alimentary diseases in the perspective of the dialogic self and interactionist approach; She is also interested in the theme of language and its relevance in the process of constructing and negotiating meanings in psychotherapy. Another area of ​​research is that concerning gender variances and sexuality.

Thesis proposals

I'm interested in investigating the theme of identity and possible change, both from a theoretical and a clinical point of view.
I deal with bodily and alimentary diseases exclusively in the perspective of the dialogic self and symbolic Interactionism; I am also interested in language and its relevance in the process of constructing and negotiating meanings in psychotherapy. Finally, I have dedicated several theses to the theme of sexuality, typical and atypical