Category Archives: Psychotherapy
Defining “The Self”
- Posted by Ian Miller
- on Jan, 15, 2013
- in Identity, Learning, Psychotherapy, The Self
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A couple of days ago, off duty and minding my own business, I was asked a really good question, “as a psychologist”. Luckily, I had the foresight to ask for a little time to think about the answer. The question: How would I describe a “self”? The answer came, as answers sometimes do, […]
Read MoreOn Learning the Conditions for Learning
- Posted by Ian Miller
- on Jan, 14, 2013
- in Emotion, Learning, Psychotherapy
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A great “Aha!” in the history of psychotherapy came with the recognition that the “lifting” or resolution of emotional disturbance did not mean a necessary turn toward emotional well-being. The effect of the original disturbance had blocked learning. If well-being was to be achieved, productive and healthy experiential learning was essential. Since that time, the […]
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