Personal Constructs of Mind-Body Identity in People Who Experience Medically Unexplained Symptoms

Abstract

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Effectiveness of the BodyMind Approach® for women with depression and medically unexplained symptoms in Taiwan

“…They also mentioned that depression can occur when women in Taiwan perceive that their actual and ideal selves are distant from the social roles they play (such as mother, wife, and daughter). This result echoes the findings of Western studies that the distance between actual self and ideal self can be positively correlated with depression (Watson & Winter, 2005) and that people with MUS tend to perceive actual self as distant from ideal self (Sanders, Winter & Payne, 2018).…”

“…Qualitative data refers to the constructs which have been elicited in the interview, and qualitative data refers to the ratings. For quantitative data, using the RGT, the distance between actual self and ideal self has been found to be closely related to depression (Sanders, Winter & Payne, 2018;Winter, 1994). People with depression tend to have high expectations of what their ideal self should look like, and they also think that their actual self is too distant from their expectations.…”

Medically Unexplained Symptoms and Attachment Theory: The BodyMind Approach®

“…“Bodymindfulness” incorporates body awareness practices and movement in the present moment (“kinesthetic mindfulness”). It can help with dis-identification with bodily symptoms which is so often tied up with identity for the individual with MUS (Sanders et al, 2018).…”