Posted by fires on December 3, 2004, at 20:58:39
In reply to Re: immune dysregulation, posted by gardenergirl on December 3, 2004, at 0:17:36
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> Well, it's actually a platitude. But laughter is a tool that can influence the flow of a session. And thus, it's valuable.<<What exactly is "the flow of a session."?
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> > Correct. Now if Ts would only practice according to that truism. (Most would be out of practice).
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> Hmm, on what do you base this assumption?I don't think I can answer the question without someone taking offense -- which means I could get another time out -- so no answer.
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> > Correlation is the DX tool of psychology. Example: "you were sexuallly abused, therefore you feel bad." Correlation only.
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> That certainly sounds more like an interpretation to me than someone invoking a scientific theory. Of course we cannot see these connections. But does that make attempts to piece them apart in order to give a client a structure within which to organize disturbing feelings a bad thing? I don't think so. We may not understand exactly how it works, but if it works and is not harmful, why the defense?<<The following are links that support my contentions:
A link to a quote from: "House of Cards":
A link to Zilbergeld's, "Shrinking of America:Myths of Psychological Change" (Amazon, scroll down to read review of book)
http://tinyurl.com/5jahr
> > There's quite a bit of evidence that Dep. **may** be caused by viruses. Certainly more evidence than the antiquated theories that it's cause by anger turned inward, or demonic possession.
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>> It's much harder to develop and carry out studies which examine the components of psychotherapy process.<<That's my point.
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