Linking verbal and non‐verbal representations: Computer analysis of referential activity

Mergenthaler, Erhard; Bucci, Wilma

doi:10.1348/000711299160040

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“…As it happens, in addition to the extent of narration, theory and research suggest another way to evaluate the relationship between narration and avoidance. When people relate their personal episodic memories in temporal order, they also tend to use specific, concrete and imagistic language as they retrieve sensory and emotional memories from that time [15,32]. Police and other forensic investigators have also long known that encouraging witnesses to retell events chronologically is the best way of activating episodic memory details for a past event [33], and conversely that a vague, nonchronological account may indicate avoidance.…”

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Listening for Avoidance: Narrative Form and Defensiveness in Adolescent Memories

Nelson

Bein

Huemer

et al. 2009

Child Psychiatry Hum Dev

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We describe a linguistic clue to speakers' states of mind that has utility for psychotherapists and counselors, and summarize the theoretical and empirical support for using this clue in clinical practice. Specifically, we posit that the degree to which people relate stressful episodes from their lives as a chronological sequence of events is negatively associated with the extent to which they self-protectively avoid experiencing negative affect. We review relevant discussions and findings from linguistics and psychology, and then present a new study that replicates previous research. In this study of the relationship between defensive avoidance and the narrative structure of stressful memories in non-clinical adolescents, 168 high school students spoke for 10 min into a tape recorder about "your most stressful life event." Transcribed interviews were analyzed for narrative immersion, the extent to which the past is retold in chronological order, using a method adopted from Labov and Waletzky. A negative association was found between narrative immersion and avoidance (as operationalized by scores on the Marlowe Crowne Social Desirability Scale). Listening for narrative immersion in the speech of clients discussing past stressful times may therefore represent a useful tool in exploring defensive avoidance of stressful episodic memories.

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Listening for Avoidance: Narrative Form and Defensiveness in Adolescent Memories

Nelson

Bein

Huemer

et al. 2009

Child Psychiatry Hum Dev

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“…A aplicação do software admitiu a identificação de momentos-chave nos processos psicoterapêuticos, estando associado, por exemplo, a situações de insight (Mergenthaler & Bucci, 1999) ou silêncio durante as sessões psicoterapêuticas (Levitt, Butler, & Hill, 2005). Esse instrumento também pode ser usado em estudos sobre análise das ferramentas de linguagem do terapeuta e do paciente (Gelo & Mergenthaler, 2003) e na identificação de momentos-chave em grupo de adolescentes com linguagens específicas (Khater & Yoshida, 2011).…”

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Therapeutic Cycles Model (TCM): instrumento de avaliação do processo psicoterapêutico

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ResumoO objetivo deste trabalho foi apresentar a versão brasileira do Therapeutic Cycles Model (TCM) a partir da análise de uma sessão de um processo de psicoterapia psicanalítica. O TCM é um método de análise de textos por computador que identifica os momentos-chave no discurso de paciente, psicoterapeuta, ou de ambos, em interação. As análises são feitas com o auxílio de um software (Cycles Model), que dispõe de listas de palavras de tom emocional e de abstrações, permitindo a classificação do texto em duas categorias: conteúdo emocional e cognitivo das verbalizações na sessão. Buscou-se ilustrar uma possibilidade de utilização do TCM a partir de uma sessão de psicoterapia. A análise exploratória dos conteúdos verbalizados pela dupla, paciente e psicoterapeuta, a partir dos ciclos terapêuticos demonstrou que esse instrumento contribui na identificação de momentos clinicamente significativos do discurso do paciente em sessões individuais. Sendo assim, o TCM pode ser mais uma ferramenta para compreender o processo terapêutico e, com isso, auxiliar o psicoterapeuta em sua prática. Palavras-chave: psicoterapia; avaliação de processo; pesquisa empírica. Therapeutic Cycles Model (TCM): instrument of evalution of psychotherapeutic process AbstractThe objective of this study was to present the Brazilian version of Therapeutic Cycles Model (TCM) from the analysis of a psychoanalytic psychotherapeutical process. TCM is a method of computer analysis of texts by identifying key-moments in the speech of the patient, therapist, or both in interaction. The analysis is performed with the software (Cycles Model), which provides word lists of emotional tone and abstractions, allowing classification of text into two categories: emotional and cognitive content of utterances in the session. We have tried to illustrate a possibility of TCM's use from a psychotherapy session. Exploratory analysis of the contents verbalized by the double patient and psychotherapist demonstrated that this instrument helps in identifying clinically significant moments in speech of the patient in individual sessions. Thus, the TCM can be a tool in comprehending psychotherapeutic processes, helping psychotherapist in practice. Keyworks: psychotherapy; review process; empirical research. Therapeutic Cycles Model (TCM): instrumento de evaluación del proceso psicoterapéutico ResumenEl objetivo de este trabajo fue presentar la versión brasileña del Therapeutic Cycles Model (TCM) partiendo del análisis de una sesión de un proceso de psicoterapia psicoanalítica. El TCM es un método computarizado de análisis de textos que identifica los momentos clave en el discurso del paciente, del psicoterapeuta o de la interacción entre ambos. El proceso de análisis se realiza con el auxilio de un software (Cycles Model), que dispone de listas de palabras de tono emocional y de abstracciones, permitiendo la clasificación del texto en dos categorías: contenido emocional y contenido cognitivo de las verbalizaciones durante la sesión. Se buscó la posibilidad de utilización del...

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“…As mentioned above, the crucial characteristic of visions is their representation as mental image. Future studies could therefore compare visions and goals regarding the degree of concreteness and imagery by using content-coding (Bucci & KabasakalianMcKay, 1992) or computer-based analyses (Mergenthaler & Bucci, 1999).…”

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The motivating power of visions: Exploring the mechanisms

Rawolle¹

2010

PsycEXTRA Dataset

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DedicationTo my mom and my dad, who fostered my curiosity about life, and who taught me to turn adversity into challenge. STUDY 3-EFFECTS OF AFFILIATION AND POWER VISIONS ON ALPHA-AMYLASE, COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR IN PRISONER'S DILEMMAS, AND SELF-REPORTED AFFECT 58 Method 61 Results 67 Discussion 796 General discussion 81 Limitations and future directions 85 Conclusion 887 changes in achievement imagery (i.e., hope for success imagery), affective arousal (i.e., tense arousal, energetic arousal, and hedonic tone), and performance (i.e., reaction time and error rate) on a mental concentration task. As predicted, the achievement vision increased hope for success imagery and tense arousal, and reduced reaction times and error rates.Furthermore, the strength of the person's pre-vision hope for success moderated the influence of achievement vision on energetic arousal and reaction time. Study 3 focused on the domains of affiliation and power, thereby contrasting two motive domains that are known to have opposite effects on the following motivation indicators: changes in salivary alphaamylase, affective arousal, and cooperation behavior in a prisoner's dilemma.As predicted, the affiliation vision promoted hedonic tone, especially in participants high in the need for affiliation, whereas the power vision promoted tense arousal and interacted with pre-vision need for power to increase energetic arousal. Moreover, the power vision increased the alphaamylase level and exploitative behavior, particularly in participants high in the need for power. In contrast, the affiliation vision increased cooperation behavior, especially in predominantly affiliation-motivated participants. In sum, the present research provides the first empirical evidence that visions are motivationally effective by arousing implicit motives.

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Linking verbal and non‐verbal representations: Computer analysis of referential activity

Cited by 101 publications

References 7 publications

Listening for Avoidance: Narrative Form and Defensiveness in Adolescent Memories

Listening for Avoidance: Narrative Form and Defensiveness in Adolescent Memories

Therapeutic Cycles Model (TCM): instrumento de avaliação do processo psicoterapêutico

The motivating power of visions: Exploring the mechanisms

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