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This article presents a step-by-step approach to working with family-generated metaphor in family therapy. Although the use of therapist-generated "therapeutic metaphors" has been widely advocated and practiced for many years now, less attention has been paid to the metaphors used by family members. We argue that the family's metaphors are a neglected linguistic resource in family therapy. Highlighting and validating these metaphors produces a therapeutic conversation in which the voices of family members are heard more clearly by the therapist, and the families' own imaginative energies are engaged in defining and pursuing the goals of therapy. Several case examples illustrate the use of this approach with children of various ages.
Assuntos
Terapia Familiar/métodos , Metáfora , Interpretação Psicanalítica , Adolescente , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Cognição/fisiologia , Comunicação , Feminino , Humanos , Imagens, Psicoterapia , Masculino , Relações Pais-Filho , Poder Familiar/psicologia , Relações Profissional-Paciente , Sensibilidade e EspecificidadeRESUMO
In a prospective study of 28 subjects with major depression, weight was significantly related to nonsuppression in the dexamethasone suppression test (DST) on admission and seven days later. However, changes in weight between these two times did not alter the DST status.