Fiss & Gendlin

Question 1

Fiss and his dream philosophy

Answer 1

i don’t get any of this and need to see Ria, wow.

Question 2

Gendlin.influenced by?.wrote?.believed strongly?

Answer 2

Influenced by Carl Rogers, and his unconditional positive regard, worked with him..wrote “Let your body interpret your dreams”.That “the dreamer has the key to his dream, who knows whether an understanding is correct, by knowing and checking into your body.”

Question 3

Felt Sense.similar to?.experienced in? will tell you?.example of expression using words?.if an answer comes from body….keep?

Answer 3

.similar to tip of the tongue phenomenon.experienced in the body, and your body will tell you what the dream is about.sometimes you have to discover the words to express what you want to say, the idea (you have a felt sense of it beforehand).if answer comes from body while focusing, don’t assume it is final answer.keep working with it and exploring it, to see where leads you

Question 4

Gendlin’s philosophy.dreams express our?.it is always, leads?.always follow the….don’t take dreams too….you never?

Answer 4

.dreams express our lived experience of the world.it is always the client who leads, you work with shifts client is experiencing.always follow the client’s felt sense, should it come up at any time.don’t take dreams too seriously, have fun!.with Gendlin, you never “figure it out,” don’t go with what immediately comes into your head, go with what emerges from body

Question 5

Focusing MORE.works with?.provide a?.so that images/words…

Answer 5

MORE.one works with what emerges from the body.provide a quiet place within self.so that images/words can come to one, or emerge from within

Question 6

Bias Control1. if something in the dream…e.g.?.kind of like…

Answer 6

.something comes up that is contrary to one’s usual self, think, “Do I need a little of this?”.if a clean person has a dream where they’re sloppy… maybe they need to relax a bit!.kind of like Jung’s compensation!

Question 7

Bias Control2. If blocked… ask?

Answer 7

If something/someone blocks one’s attempts to proceed or achieve something, ask:”Can I learn from this person? Does this person have something I need to know?”

Question 8

Bias Control3. If undesirable… ask?

Answer 8

If something undesirable in dream, instead of just discarding or rejecting it, ask:.”Can I take something from this? Is there something here for me?”

Question 9

Cartwright Study.those who… dreams?

Answer 9

.those who retrieved/discussed dreams before therapy or were taught to stayed in therapy at a higher rate, and used the hours more productively!.the more dreams people reported, the more effective therapy was for them

Question 10

Hartmann: Dreaming to Psychotherapy?.trauma, relived?.then connections between?.gradually integrated? diminishes?.refusal to make connections?.basically… connections are?.free association happens?

Answer 10

.in trauma, both in dreaming/psychotherapy the original trauma is relived, .then connections between it and related experiences are created more and more, .the trauma is gradually integrated into the patient’s life story, and associated terror/affect gradually diminishes.client wards off trauma and anything that reminds them of it, retards progress, same with dreams if they keep repeating same material.basically, the connections made in dreaming are adaptive for us!!.free association happens in dreams, and in therapy!