Affect and Verbal-Nonverbal Discrepancy in Schizophrenic and Non-Schizophrenic Family Communication

1980 ◽  
Vol 137 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith A. Hall ◽  
Smadar Levin
Keyword(s):  
Nonverbal Communication ◽  
Family Communication ◽  
Normal Families ◽  
Double Bind ◽  
Family Interactions ◽  
Nonverbal Expression ◽  
And Control ◽  
Filtered Speech ◽  
Parent Child

SummaryVerbal and nonverbal communication of affect was examined in schizophrenic and control families, using audio tapes and transcripts of family interactions. In Study 1, data were available for parents interacting with their schizophrenic child (index session) or with a well child (well-sibling session), and for two parent-child sessions in normal families. In Study 2, data consisted of index sessions only with schizophrenic, non-schizophrenic psychiatric, and normal families. Audio tapes were electronically filtered, and ratings were obtained on nonverbal (filtered speech) and verbal (transcript) samples. The double-bind hypotheses of different nonverbal expression of affect and greater verbal-nonverbal discrepancy in schizophrenic as compared to normal families were not supported. In both studies no overall differences were found between diagnostic groups in terms of nonverbal ratings, indicating that clinical perceptions of inappropriate and conflicted affect in schizophrenic families are not based on spontaneously produced simultaneous discrepancy between verbal and nonverbal channels of spoken communication.

Everyday updates: How parents ask about their young children’s lived experiences

2021 ◽  
pp. 026540752098236
Author(s):  
Darcey K. deSouza
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Family Communication ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Family Interactions ◽  
Canadian English ◽  
Very Young Children ◽  
Parent Child Interactions ◽  
Parent Child

This research study explores how children respond to solicitations for updates about their (recent) experiences. Instances of parents soliciting updates from their children were collected from over 30 hours of video-recorded co-present family interactions from 20 different American and Canadian families with at least one child between the ages of 3 and 6. Previous research has documented that caregivers of very young children treat them as being able to disclose about events they have experienced (Kidwell, 2011). In building upon the literature on family communication and parent-child interactions as well as the literature on epistemics, this paper explores the concept of “talking about your day” in everyday co-present family interactions, showing three ways in which parents solicit updates from their children: through report solicitations, tracking inquiries, and asking the child to update someone else. Data are in American and Canadian English.

Migraine and Asthma in Childhood: Evidence for Specific Asymmetric Parent-Child Interactions in Migraine and Asthma Families

Cephalalgia ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 23 (8) ◽  
pp. 790-802 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Siniatchkin ◽  
E Kirsch ◽  
S Arslan ◽  
S Stegemann ◽  
W-D Gerber ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Family Communication ◽  
Family Interactions ◽  
Parent Child Interactions ◽  
Asymmetric Pattern ◽  
The Family ◽  
Healthy Siblings ◽  
Familial Disorder ◽  
Asthma Child ◽  
Parent Child

In spite of the fact that migraine often manifests as a familial disorder, the role of the family in migraine has not been adequately explored. In this study parent-child interactions in 20 families with a child suffering from migraine were analysed and compared with 20 healthy families and 20 families with an asthma child. The families had to solve a puzzle within a limited time. Parent-child interactions within migraine and asthma families were asymmetric, revealing a disease-specific interpersonal context in the family. Communication with the affected child in migraine families was significantly more directive, with more specific instructions and less help, towards migraineurs than with the healthy siblings. Dominance of parents and submissive behaviour of children were the main features of interactions. In asthma families interactions were more conflicting and less cooperative. This study demonstrated a specific, asymmetric, pattern of family interactions predisposing children either to migraine or asthma.

Animal-assisted dyadic therapy: A therapy model promoting development of the reflective function in the parent–child bond

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liat Shani
Keyword(s):  
Nonverbal Communication ◽  
Child Psychotherapy ◽  
Theoretical Development ◽  
Reflective Function ◽  
Therapeutic Approaches ◽  
Implicit Communication ◽  
Special Value ◽  
Therapy Model ◽  
Ethical Stance ◽  
Parent Child

Animal-assisted psychotherapy (AAP) inherently incorporates standpoints, interventions, and ways of action promoting the development of the reflective function and mentalization, and thus has special value for parent–child psychotherapy. Two central tools in AAP contribute to this process. The first is the ethical stance of the therapist, who sees the animals as full partners in the therapy situation, respecting them as subjects with needs, desires, and thoughts of their own. The second tool combines nonverbal communication with animals together with the relating, in the here and now, to the understanding and decoding of body language of everyone in the setting. Nonverbal communication in AAP enables access to implicit communication patterns occurring between parent and child. This article provides a survey of theoretical development and research constituting a basis for the development of therapeutic approaches for the improvement of parent–children dynamics, followed by a description of a dyadic therapy model of a mentalization-based treatment originating from a psychoanalytic-relational orientation. Clinical examples are provided to illustrate AAP processes in parent–child psychotherapy (consent was received for examples that were not aggregated).

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VERBAL AND NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION OF NURSES WITH COMMUNICATION BARRIERS TO FAMILIES OF PRE-SURGERY PATIENTS IN THE INTENSIVE CARE ROOM AT THE ACEH GENERAL HOSPITAL IN 2020

2022 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-131
Author(s):  
Wirda Hayati ◽  
Suwarni Suwarni ◽  
Nova Riska Jasna ◽  
Meutia Yusuf
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Nonverbal Communication ◽  
Family Communication ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Communication Barriers ◽  
Verbal Communication ◽  
Care Process ◽  
Cross Sectional

Background: The nurse's verbal and non-verbal communication greatly affects the readiness of the patient and the patient's family to undergo surgery. Unclear communication causes misperceptions and the emergence of communication barriers in the nurse-client interaction process. The limited time and information provided are the causes of communication barriers in the client care process. This of course greatly affects patient care, especially in conditions that require intensive care. Methods: This study aims to determine the relationship between verbal and non-verbal communication between nurses and perceptions of communication barriers in families of pre-surgery patients in the intensive care unit, with a correlation design using a Cross Sectional study approach. The number of samples was 95 families of preoperative patients in the intensive care unit using purposive sampling technique. Results: 51.6% of nurses' verbal communication was good, and 50.5% of nurses' nonverbal communication was good, and there were no communication barriers between nurses and patients' families (54.7%). There was a significant relationship between nurses' verbal communication with perceptions of family communication barriers in pre-surgery patients in the intensive room (P=0.001) and there was a correlation between nurses' nonverbal communication with perceptions of family communication barriers in pre- surgery patients in the intensive room (P=0.002). Recommendation: Nurses are expected to continue to communicate effectively verbal and non-verbal with patients and families to prevent barriers in communication

Parent–Child Relationship Satisfaction: The Influence of Family Communication Orientations and Relational Maintenance Behaviors

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsey S. Aloia
Keyword(s):  
Relationship Satisfaction ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Family Communication ◽  
Relational Maintenance ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Maintenance Behaviors ◽  
Relational Maintenance Behaviors ◽  
Parent Child Relationships ◽  
Parent Child ◽  
Conversation Orientation

This study examined emerging adults’ satisfaction with parent–child relationships as a function of family communication orientations and relational maintenance behaviors. Two hundred and eleven emerging adults completed measures assessing family communication orientations (conversation and conformity), relational maintenance behaviors (shared tasks, shared networks, positivity, openness, and assurances), and satisfaction with parent–child relationships. Results demonstrated that family conversation orientation and relational maintenance behaviors were positively associated with relationship satisfaction; family conformity orientation was not related to relationship satisfaction. Furthermore, findings indicated support for a model in which positivity and openness mediated the association between family conversation orientation and children’s satisfaction with parent–child relationships.

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