What Makes Therapy Helpful?
Sue Wiggins, a PhD student in counselling and psychotherapy, sent along some details about her current research. Can you help her understand what clients find helpful in therapy?
‘Therapy’ at Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life, Page 5
The following articles are related to ‘Therapy’ at Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life.
One Hundred Years — And Counting
I’d like to say that it is an essential part of psychotherapy to contribute to making the world a better place.
Manipulation via Shaming and Guilt-Tripping: Using the Conscience of the Neurotic against Them
Neurotics try hard not only to project a positive image, but also to do the right thing. Disordered characters know this very well. So, when the person with a disturbed character wants to manipulate a good neurotic, all they have to do is somehow convince them that they’ve done wrong or behaved in a manner they should feel ashamed of.
Minimization: Trivializing Behavior as a Manipulation Tactic
When he uses the tactic of minimization, the disturbed character is attempting to convince someone else that the wrongful thing he did wasn’t really as bad or as harmful as he knows it was and as he knows the other person thinks it was.
Different Jobs, Equal Responsibility
Is it a problem for the caring professions that responsibility is inseparable from knowledge?
