| Abstract: | Presents an intensive analysis of 9 events in which 3 clients were working on resolving "splits" by means of the Gestalt "2 chair method." These events had previously been shown to contain good therapeutic process as measured by the Experiencing Scale, and the purpose of this analysis was to discover performance patterns associated with resolution. A model of "split" resolution, constructed from Voice Quality and Depth of Experiencing data (indices of productive therapeutic process), shows that resolution occurs by integration. The softening of the internal critic emerges as a key factor in resolving intrapsychic splits. (16 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
