Posted by 64bowtie on October 12, 2004, at 22:28:51
In reply to Re: So what's all this 'inner child' stuff? ;), posted by daisym on October 12, 2004, at 19:24:15
1. Id = that essence of self centered in childhood and/or adults with childlike behaviors, feelings, and motives, created theoretically by Sigmund Freud. Note: childlike characteristics lack responsibility and self-respect.
2. Jackie Schiff, "I Never Promised You A Rose Garden", pioneered regression therapy, taking clients back as far as age six months.
3. Eric Berne, in "Games People Play", and "What Do You After You Say Hello", pioneered archtype of the "child" ego state, sometimes malighned as a rehash of the "id" created by Freud. Eric Berne was a USA military shrink during WW2 in Europe. By the time he started writing books in the 60's, he had modelled many therapy styles, and dismissed many as useless. "Transactional Analysis" worked on personality in the here-and-now; no hiding out till the next therapy session, and the next, and the next, and the next. The clients attention was held by the group and interactions were fair game for analysis diagrams by any member of the group. Having the immediate responses by the (equals) group members, allows the client to see and recognize the behaviors that messed up their interactions in relationships. When a client sees themselves acting out inappropriately, the feedback being immediate, the message would be clear. This is discovering the inner child, that had continually sabotaged the client in all their adult interactions.
See? I do get myself in trouble about this topic. I don't provide "feel-goods" to placate.
Rod
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