ISTDP - Avoidant Attachment - My sister died but I am not sad - Session 1 | Dr Sia
My name is Dr Sia, I am a psychologist, psychotherapist, and assistant professor at Griffith University. In this video (video 1 out of 4), Chantelle (played by actor Danielle), presents to therapy reporting that she recently lost her sister but she does not feel sad. She quickly intellectualizes her problem and it becomes visible that her deeply seated grief is locked underneath multiple layers of defense preventing her from healing increasing her risk of depression, anxiety, and more. As per usual, the session is an re-enacted from real therapy. I hope you like, subscribe, and comment.
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I still haven't cried from my oldest brothers passing.
yes cool yes but how you feel....hmmm yes no yes but how you feel....hmmm interesting yes but how you feel :DDD great video Sia. Look forward to seeing the rest and the second part.
@drsia2323
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you my friend!
Just stop intellectualising already! ;) Can you go straight into this kind of defence identification if the client shows resistance? Is it reasonable to expect an element of trust or therapeutic alliance to develop prior to really challenging them?
@drsia2323
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your great question deadlypalms! All patients are different and the approach here was suitable for this particular patient. Remember that the video is a reenactment and shows what actually happened with a real patient (my bad acting not accounted for). This then means that we must have a method of assessment that allows us to change with our patients. We can do this by assessing the patients ability to tolerate presure and their anxiety. Patients who can tolerate pressure will benefit from pressure and spend less time on therapy and be less likely to distrust an intensive treatment. I hope this answer makes sense. I am happy to clarify further if you need it.
This is awful - doesn't feel like there's much empathy 😢