The dialogical approach makes it possible to study the interaction by considering the human being as a fully embodied being and all the participants in the interaction at the same time. We are still at the very beginning of understanding embodied synchrony. In one of the first studies described here, it was possible to observe a concordance between the autonomic nervous system stimulation of two clients and two therapists. The concordance between the therapists was the highest, reflecting the fact that the therapists are there for a common task and are focusing their attention on the same issues. Concordance between clients seemed to increase if couples therapy produced positive change. Bodily synchrony was related to the topics of the dialogue, but it rarely affected all participants; typically, it involved only two or three out of four. Thus, in a therapy discussion, each person participates from his or her own individual point of view. In the case of very strong emotional reactions, there is a synchronization of autonomic nervous system stimulation; however, this does not yet predict a therapeutic breakthrough. The therapeutic change seems to occur after the autonomic nervous system is activated, not at the moment of activation. At the moment of high arousal, it is not advisable to ask questions in which clients observe themselves, but only after the emotional state has calmed down. This is when new learning can take place. Changes in the prosody of speech, and especially the increase in silent moments, can be part of the process of clients verbalizing their own experiences.

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Relational and Embodied Mind

  • Jaakko Seikkula

摘要

The dialogical approach makes it possible to study the interaction by considering the human being as a fully embodied being and all the participants in the interaction at the same time. We are still at the very beginning of understanding embodied synchrony. In one of the first studies described here, it was possible to observe a concordance between the autonomic nervous system stimulation of two clients and two therapists. The concordance between the therapists was the highest, reflecting the fact that the therapists are there for a common task and are focusing their attention on the same issues. Concordance between clients seemed to increase if couples therapy produced positive change. Bodily synchrony was related to the topics of the dialogue, but it rarely affected all participants; typically, it involved only two or three out of four. Thus, in a therapy discussion, each person participates from his or her own individual point of view. In the case of very strong emotional reactions, there is a synchronization of autonomic nervous system stimulation; however, this does not yet predict a therapeutic breakthrough. The therapeutic change seems to occur after the autonomic nervous system is activated, not at the moment of activation. At the moment of high arousal, it is not advisable to ask questions in which clients observe themselves, but only after the emotional state has calmed down. This is when new learning can take place. Changes in the prosody of speech, and especially the increase in silent moments, can be part of the process of clients verbalizing their own experiences.