Two Approaches To Adlerian Brief Therapy - Buncombe County ...

Two Approaches To Adlerian Brief Therapy - Buncombe County ... Two Approaches To Adlerian Brief Therapy - Buncombe County ...

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Client: Mm, hmm. A Psychological Investigation: Underlying rules of interaction Therapist: You said you are the youngest. Client: Mm, hmm. Therapist: Any miscarriages? Client: No. Adlerian Brief Therapy 28 Therapist: Any daughters in your family besides you, or were you the only little princess everybody had? Client: I was just the princess. Therapist: Okay, who is closest to you in age? Client: My brother, Mark. Therapist: Mark? And how much older than you is he? Client: Four years. Therapist: And are you more like him or different from him? Client: Probably different. Therapist: In what way? Client: Well, he wasn’t as studious, and he was kind of slovenly. He was easy going. Therapist: He wasn’t as studious; he was slovenly; he was easy going. Client: I think I was kind of easy going, though. Therapist: I’ll help you with the other one if you want me to. He was bubbly. [Bad guess, but nothing lost.]

Client: Well no, but he wasn’t afraid of anybody. Therapist: Okay, so he made friends easily. Client: Yeah. Therapist: Did you find it hard making friends? Client: No. Therapist: So, how is he different? Adlerian Brief Therapy 29 Client: Well, he had bad grammar. That’s another bad thing. Therapist: And who, besides you, had good grammar? Client: My brother, Dave, my older brother. Therapist: And Dave turned out to be what? Client: He’s a sign painter. Therapist: He’s a sign painter. Well, you need good grammar for that. Client: It’s amazing how many sign painters put bad grammar on their signs. Therapist: What does Mark do? Client: He’s a farmer. Therapist: So were you the first person in your family to get a college degree? Client: Mm, hmm. Therapist: Anyone celebrate that? Client: Yeah, and when I got my doctorate, my brother Dave came. Therapist: How about your family, your parents?

Client: Mm, hmm.<br />

A Psychological Investigation: Underlying rules of interaction<br />

Therapist: You said you are the youngest.<br />

Client: Mm, hmm.<br />

Therapist: Any miscarriages?<br />

Client: No.<br />

<strong>Adlerian</strong> <strong>Brief</strong> <strong>Therapy</strong> 28<br />

Therapist: Any daughters in your family besides you, or were you the<br />

only little princess everybody had?<br />

Client: I was just the princess.<br />

Therapist: Okay, who is closest to you in age?<br />

Client: My brother, Mark.<br />

Therapist: Mark? And how much older than you is he?<br />

Client: Four years.<br />

Therapist: And are you more like him or different from him?<br />

Client: Probably different.<br />

Therapist: In what way?<br />

Client: Well, he wasn’t as studious, and he was kind of slovenly.<br />

He was easy going.<br />

Therapist: He wasn’t as studious; he was slovenly; he was easy going.<br />

Client: I think I was kind of easy going, though.<br />

Therapist: I’ll help you with the other one if you want me to. He was<br />

bubbly. [Bad guess, but nothing lost.]

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