| Abstract: | Interprets the previously reported case of a 27-yr old woman named Lisa by L. Honos-Webb et al (see record 1998-12176-003). Lisa received process-experiential therapy for depression and her case was interpreted in light of the voiced formulation of the assimilation model. Voices that represent continuity and benevolence assumptions (e.g., the world is good; life is worthwhile; I am a valuable person) are called continuity-benevolence assumptions (CBA) voices. When Lisa's CBA voices encountered experiences of mistreatment by her husband and parents, she became angry, but her anger was opposed by her rigid conviction that "we're all supposed to forgive." The current author proposes that Lisa's (CBA) were suppressed, which reduced the anger but left her depressed (feeling like the world is not good; life is not worthwhile; I am not valuable). In therapy, a new meaning bridge was built between Lisa's values and her CBA voices (forgiveness is important, but anger is sometimes appropriate), allowing her to experience the anger without becoming depressed. Similar patterns may occur in other cases of depression. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
