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Using systematic evocative unfolding for problematic reaction points in emotion-focused therapy to understand compulsive behaviors
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Emotion-focused therapy.
- Anxiety.
- Emotion-Focused Therapy.
- Medical Subjects:
- Emotion-Focused Therapy.
- Anxiety.
- Genre:
- Nonfiction films
- Educational films
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (45 minutes, 41 seconds)
- Place of Publication:
- [Washington, District of Columbia] American Psychological Association [2017]
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- "In this session, Dr. Robert Elliott demonstrates a specific technique in emotion-focused therapy: systematic evocative unfolding for problematic reaction points. In this task, the therapist helps the client to narrate, reexperience or reenact vividly a puzzling personal reaction in the session. A young white woman presents with a compulsive repetitive behavior that she performs (consciously and unconsciously) when she is aroused, which has impacted her social relationships. She hopes to understand why she carries out this behavior so she can decrease its frequency. First, Dr. Elliott explores the onset, intensity, frequency, and related emotions of the behavior. He then asks the client to reenact the most recent occurrence of this behavioral performance. Through multiple reenactments, Dr. Elliott asks the client to slow down and pause so that she can reexperience her emotions and thoughts. Then, Dr. Elliott invites the client to engage in an empty-chair exercise where the client can speak to one side that wants to perform the behavior and the other side that wants to stop the behavior. With the guidance of Dr. Elliott, the client gains cognitive and emotional insight and begins to understand her behavior. Finally, Dr. Elliott checks in with the client and works with her to transition out of the session"
- Notes:
- Vendor provided data
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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