Working through unexpected loss of a father using mentalization-based therapy

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Malberg, Norka T., interviewer.

American Psychological Association, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mentalization Based Therapy.

Grief therapy.

Grief--therapy.

Medical Subjects:

Grief--therapy.

Genre:

Nonfiction films

Educational films

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 streaming video file (43 minutes, 48 seconds)

Place of Publication:

[Washington, District of Columbia] American Psychological Association [2017]

System Details:

video file

Summary:

"In this session, Dr. Norka T. Malberg works with a client experiencing grief to demonstrate mentalization-based therapy, an evidence-based, psychodynamic, integrative approach. This therapy is rooted in the field of developmental research and has conceptual origins in both psychoanalysis and attachment theory. The client, a young Black woman, presents with grief for her father, who died unexpectedly from a heart attack four years ago. The client, who was 16 when her father died, shares the traumatic story of being in the house when her father was having a heart attack and of being unable to have closure at his death. She also describes her feelings of loneliness, as she feels that her father was the only person who truly listened to her. Throughout the session, Dr. Malberg helps the client understand the intentional mental states (e.g., needs, desires, feelings, beliefs, goals, purposes, and reasons) of herself, her sister, and her ex-boyfriend. She also empathetically challenges some of the client's established beliefs about perceived weakness in crying or asking others for help, which have exacerbated the client's trust issues. Dr. Malberg consistently checks in with the client about her mental state and about their shared connection to ensure that the client is feeling heard and understood. The client makes incremental progress, and the session closes with Dr. Malberg offering suggestions of how to continue the work"

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