Tre fiumi nello stesso mare: la relazione che cura. Bateson nella psicoterapia whitakeriana ed ericksoniana

2009 ◽  
pp. 17-33
Author(s):  
Sponti Wilma Trasarti ◽  
Anna Maria Rapone ◽  
Alessandro Sevi
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
Therapeutic Relationship ◽  
Mirror Neurons ◽  
Family Therapist ◽  
The Unconscious ◽  
Gregory Bateson ◽  
Therapy Room

- This paper puts into evidence how the works of Gregory Bateson (epistemologis,) Carl Whitaker (experiential-symbolical family therapist) and Milton Erickson (hypnotherapist) can be considered as main streams going in the same direction, thus completing themselves and enriching one another. The paper makes then a comparison of the ideas of the three Masters, utilizing mostly their original scripts, to demonstrate that their ideas con be considered congruent parts of the same story. Under this perspective Erickson and Whitaker in the microcosm of therapy room and in the process of therapeutic relationship are experientially utilizing the ecology of connecting structure typical of batesonian theory. The paper, divided into sections puts into evidence the connecting structure , the joining of patient and therapist; the unconscious;, the resources and resistances during psychotherapy, to finally land to the land of mystery, of sacred, and of change. The paper put into evidence also the similarity the three Masters have about teaching to students. Key words: change, circularity, experiential, hypnosis, mirror neurons, observation, resistance, therapeutic relationship.

Veleni. Rabbia e noia nella terapia sistemica

2009 ◽  
pp. 5-28
Author(s):  
Teresa Arcelloni ◽  
Paolo Bertrando
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
Therapeutic Relationship ◽  
Systemic Therapy ◽  
Systemic Thinking ◽  
Emotional Aspects ◽  
Relational Space

- In this article the authors reflect upon the emotional aspects of the therapeutic relationship, and especially on anger and boredom, two emotions that never had room within the theory of systemic therapy. This notwithstanding, systemic therapists often find themselves in situations where they experience such emotions with their clients. The leading thread of the present work is, therefore, the description of some situations where psychotherapy appears more difficult because anger and boredom are perceived as obstacles. Manifold opportunities emerge, instead, when both therapists and clients feel free and entitled to acknowledge such emotions and meta-communicate on them. To give a processual sense to these (and other) emotions, the authors think consistent with systemic thinking to locate them in the relational space "between" the actors of therapy. Therapist(s) and client(s) create a dialogical exchange with emotional aspects: in this perspective, the information brought by so-called unpleasant emotions is as relevant as that brought by satisfaction or enthusiasm. Key words: Emotions, theory of technique, systemic therapy, therapeutic relationship, anger, boredom.

scholarly journals Me gustan tus ojos miopes (o del diálogo con Hélène Cixous para llevar al cuerpo, a la literatura, a la vida)

La Palabra ◽  
2014 ◽  
pp. 143
Author(s):  
Andrea Paola Vargas Quiroz
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Maurice Blanchot ◽  
Helene Cixous ◽  
Work Of Art ◽  
The Unconscious ◽  
Artistic Creation ◽  
Embodiment Theory

El objetivo de este artículo es mostrar que la postura escritural de Hélène Cixous como práctica de la miopía, constituye el fundamento para la postura estética de la escritura del ver no viendo, cuyo efecto refractario fecunda la creación artística. El método comparativo pone en contacto el nacimiento de laescritura por la miopía, la epistemología desde el cuerpo de Ellie Epp (2005) y la naturaleza de la obra de arte de Maurice Blanchot (2012). Se concluye que para anclar la postura del ver no viendo de los artistas, es necesario mantener un equilibrio miope entre lo inconsciente y lo consciente en su relación con el lenguaje, el sujeto y la vida.Palabras clave: escritura, creación ar tística, miopía, epistemología desde el cuerpo.AbstractThe objective of this article is to demonstrate the writing position of Hélène Cixous as a myopic practice, which constitutes the foundation for an aesthetic of writing as seeing without seeing. The comparative method puts into contact the birth of writing through myopia, embodiment theory byEllie Epp (2005) and the nature of the work of art by Maurice Blanchot (2012). It is concluded that in order to root the position of seeing without seeing of artists, it is necessary to maintain a myopic equilibrium between the conscious and the unconscious, in its relation to language, subjectivity andlife. Key Words: Writing, artistic creation, myopia, embodiment.

scholarly journals Dignity in perioperative practice

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos R. Degrandi Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Human Dignity ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Operating Rooms ◽  
Loss Of Consciousness ◽  
The Unconscious ◽  
Important Principle ◽  
Conscious Patient

Any human, healthy, sick, fully conscious or unconscious must be treated with dignity. This is a lesson to be taught to all health professionals, especially those who work in operating rooms and intensive care units. The recognition of human dignity is an important principle in the whole of society, but it is particularly relevant in health, where patients are very vulnerable. Although it may seem easy and natural to behave properly in the presence of a conscious patient, the unconscious or anaesthetized patient should not be expected to give up their rights, beliefs and choices along with their loss of consciousness. Key words: Dignity, human; Respect; Personhood; Privacy; Perioperative practice. Citation: Oliveira CRD. Dignity in perioperative practice. Anaesth. pain intensive care 2020;24(5): Received: 8 September 2020, Reviewed: - September 2020, Accepted: _ September 2020

Unconscious processes in Aaron Beck’s cognitive theory: Reconstruction and discussion

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 223-242
Author(s):  
Monika Romanowska ◽  
Bartłomiej Dobroczyński
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Therapy ◽  
Therapeutic Relationship ◽  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
Basic Needs ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
The Unconscious ◽  
Unconscious Processes ◽  
Founding Myth ◽  
Theory Reconstruction

The concept of the unconscious has always provoked controversy. While some psychologists treated it as a relic of metaphysics or a manifestation of psychoanalytic mysticism, others saw it as an important explanatory construct. At the heart of this conflict, there is the theory proposed by Aaron Beck, the originator of cognitive therapy. According to the founding myth, he rejected the concept of the dynamic unconscious to develop an evidence-based approach. The aim of this article is to reconstruct and analyze Beck’s understanding of the unconscious based on his published works and archival materials and to identify the values that guided his theoretical choices. We argue that Beck’s conceptualization of the unconscious ignores contradictory conscious and unconscious representations and attitudes and offers no systematic model of basic needs and the conflicts between them. We conclude that this stems from Beck’s attachment to the phenomenological understanding of the psyche, emphasis on humanism in the therapeutic relationship, fear of cognitive theory losing its distinctness, and caution in formulating theories.

scholarly journals Ecocriticism, Cultural Ecology, and Literary Studies

1970 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hubert Zapf
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Cultural Ecology ◽  
Social Knowledge ◽  
Literary Studies ◽  
Self Renewal ◽  
Gregory Bateson ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
Cultural Self ◽  
New Framework

Key words: German ecocriticism, cultural ecology, Peter Finke, Gregory Bateson, cultural ecosystem, cultural self-renewal, Turkish ecocriticism, discursive representation Ecocriticism is gaining increasing international recognition as a field of research that opens up new perspectives reaffirming the relevance and responsibility of the humanities, in an age of pressing social and political problems seemingly incapable of purely technological and economic solutions. Many of its most significant practitioners in Germany subscribe to the theory of Cultural Ecology. Drawing on the ideas of Gregory Bateson, Peter Finke and others, Cultural Ecology presents a new framework for understanding the particular contribution of literature and art to our general social knowledge, including knowledge about our relationship with the natural environment.  Palabras clave: ecocrítica alemana, ecología cultural, Peter Finke, Gregory Bateson, ecosistema cultural, renacimiento cultural, ecocrítica turca, representación discursiva La ecocrítica está obteniendo cada vez más reconocimiento internacional como un campo de investigación que establece nuevas perspectivas que reafirman la relevancia y la responsabilidad de las humanidades en una era de problemas políticos y sociales urgentes que, aparentemente, no encuentran solución puramente tecnológica ni económica. Muchos de sus profesionales más importantes en Alemania se adhieren a la teoría de la Ecología Cultural. Valiéndose de las ideas de Gregory Bateson, Peter Finke y otros, se ha desarrollado un nuevo marco para entender la contribución particular de la literatura y del arte a nuestro conocimiento social general, incluyendo el conocimiento sobre nuestra relación con el entorno natural.

scholarly journals The Analogy in Decision-Making and the Implicit Association Bias Effect

Studia Humana ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-31
Author(s):  
Nataliia Reva
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Mirror Neurons ◽  
Analogical Reasoning ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Implicit Association ◽  
Bias Effect ◽  
The Unconscious ◽  
Hidden Biases

Abstract The author stands that thinking by analogy is a natural instrument human have because of the mirror neurons in our brain. However, is it that infallible to rely on? How can we be sure that our hidden biases will not harm our reflections? Implicit Association Bias (IAB), for instance, is a powerful intruder that affects our understanding, actions, and decisions on the unconscious level by cherishing the stereotypes based on specific characteristics such as ethnicity, sex, race, and so on. To check if there is a correlation between the IAB effect and the people’s capacity to reason logically, the author had created an online-survey. The focus was on analogical reasoning and IAB tests concerning the question of gender equality in science and everyday life and age prejudices.

La conversazione terapeutica: un processo che genera le storie che ne sono all'origine

2009 ◽  
pp. 29-62
Author(s):  
Laura Colangelo
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
Therapeutic Relationship ◽  
Systemic Therapy ◽  
Therapeutic Process ◽  
Main Role ◽  
Therapeutic System ◽  
Story Telling

- The authoress reflects about the circular relationship between stories and processes wich are built in a systemic therapy. The stories emerging from the therapeutic relationship allow not only to take into account alternative contexts (as matrices of meanings for the experience), but also to access to a different therapeutic system and/or level: this opportunity in turn makes possible to live new stories. Through a case, she shows how frames created in therapy allow different succeding settings; setting's change, viceversa, makes easier the arise of new stories. According to Bruner's studies, the authoress points out another relational function of story telling. In the case several institutions or professional specialists are involved, stories play a main role in order to negotiate and define their position. Key words: therapeutic process, setting's flexibility, stories, intergenerational approach, therapeutic conversation, psychosis.

Track the Deer, Catch it and Then Let it Go

Dramatherapy ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 8-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Hougham
Keyword(s):  
Therapeutic Relationship ◽  
Role Playing ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Jungian Psychology ◽  
Group Supervision ◽  
The Body ◽  
The Unconscious ◽  
Art Form ◽  
Unconscious Communication ◽  
Emerging Themes

The following paper is based on research into a dramatic model of group supervision that was also informed by ideas from Jungian psychology. Postgraduate dramatherapy students were given the opportunity to reflect, embody and dramatise what they considered to be ‘significant moments’ from their placement practice over a period of ten weeks. A semi-structured interview was then carried out with each of the nine participants. Analysis of their responses identified two emerging themes −1) a diversity of perspectives on the same session, where students who participated in the same work had different experiences and 2) working with the drama and the body in supervision offered the chance to reconnect with and investigate body-based experiences from practice. Through continuing to use the art form of drama in supervision (in particular role-playing the client), it seemed that qualities and nuances of the session and the therapeutic relationship could be explored. In particular, some of the unconscious communication between therapist and client seemed to be exposed through working with the body and drama.

scholarly journals Mimetic desire and mirror neurons: the consciousness of workplace bullying

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-116
Author(s):  
Christian Lebreton ◽  
Damien Richard ◽  
Helene Cristini
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Mirror Neurons ◽  
Workplace Bullying ◽  
Emotional Responses ◽  
Direct Consequence ◽  
The Unconscious ◽  
Mimetic Desire ◽  
Human Resources Managers ◽  
Patterns Of Behavior

Workplace bullying is important to business and government, because it has a real impact on unfortunate casualties’ wellbeing and organizations’ benefits. Studies into the causes and outcomes of workplace bullying with a focus on the key psychodynamic factors underlying harassment and the subsequent results are rare. This paper applies Rene Girard’s mimetic desire theory to clarify the elements and non-cognizant components associated with “interdividual” connections prompting aggression for the victim by the harasser. The disclosure of mirror neurons affirms that mimetic desire grows unwittingly through a mediator of the mimetic brain. Mimetic desire theory helps to recognize and understand that the destructive patterns of behavior and emotional responses to situations leading to moral harassment is a direct consequence of the mimetic rivalry between the bully and the victim. The unconscious mechanism is then brought up to the consciousness. The bully and the victim can avoid becoming entrapped within dysfunctional and toxic relationships such as bullying. The use of the mimetic desire concepts also enables human resources managers, bystanders, and practitioners to better deal with protagonists. This can help minimize or eliminate workplace bullying.

Emigrazione, multiculturalità e psicoanalisi: il punto di vista di una psicoanalista

PSICOANALISI ◽  
2009 ◽  
pp. 5-19
Author(s):  
Patricia Grieve
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
Cultural Differences ◽  
The Unconscious ◽  
Psychic Life ◽  
Analytic Work ◽  
Different Cultures

- Emigration and its consequences, present-day multi-cultural societies, confront us with many questions, as individuals, and in our psycho-analytic work with patients. From Psycho- analysis, we can observe how our encounter with different cultures refers us to the initial encounter with differences, at the base of psychic life, and to the first identifications and the unconscious personal myths that give narrative shape to the latter. In this respect, within the analytic situation, cultural differences affect the transference and the countertransference, particularly when patient and/or analyst belong to different cultures.Parole chiave: emigrazione, multiculturalismo, colpa, identità, scissione, altroKey words: Emigration, multiculturalism, guilt, identity, splitting, other

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