“although humans make sounds with their mouths and occasionally look at each other, there is no...
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““Although humans make sounds Although humans make sounds with their mouths and occasionally with their mouths and occasionally look at each other, there is no solid look at each other, there is no solid
evidence that they actually evidence that they actually communicate among themselves”communicate among themselves”
CrossoverCrossover
Body LanguageBody Language
““The symptom The symptom is a solution.” is a solution.”
- Milton Erickson
Value of a Symptom Value of a Symptom
Halitosis is better Halitosis is better than no breath at all.than no breath at all.
Order of Importance of Things Order of Importance of Things
““I CAN’T QUIT SMOKING.”I CAN’T QUIT SMOKING.”
“I LIVE WITH IT.”“I LIVE WITH IT.”
“I MUST CLEAN MY PLATE.”“I MUST CLEAN MY PLATE.”
Fixed Idea Fixed Idea
Change Change
CHANGE AN IDEACHANGE AN IDEA
CHANGE AN ILLNESSCHANGE AN ILLNESS
Neglect
““Everybody talks about the weather,Everybody talks about the weather,
but nobody does anything about it.”but nobody does anything about it.” - Mark Twain, 1890- Mark Twain, 1890
““Everybody talks about IdeomotorEverybody talks about Ideomotor
signals, but nobody …”signals, but nobody …” - Dabney Ewin, 2006- Dabney Ewin, 2006
SHERLOCK HOLMES
“ “You know my methods in such You know my methods in such cases, Watson. I put myself in the cases, Watson. I put myself in the man’s place, and, having first gauged man’s place, and, having first gauged his intelligence, I try to imagine how I his intelligence, I try to imagine how I should myself have proceeded under should myself have proceeded under the same circumstances.”the same circumstances.”
- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 1892- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 1892
Seven Common Causes of Psychosomatic Disorders Seven Common Causes of Psychosomatic Disorders
• Conflict• Conflict• Organ Language• Organ Language• Motivation• Motivation• Past Experience• Past Experience• Identification• Identification• Self Punishment• Self Punishment• Suggestion• Suggestion
Seven Common Causes of Psychosomatic Disorders Seven Common Causes of Psychosomatic Disorders
• Conflict
CONFLICTWant To Do One Thing,Want To Do One Thing,
Ought To Do The OppositeOught To Do The Opposite
CONFLICTWant To Do One Thing,Want To Do One Thing,
Ought To Do The OppositeOught To Do The Opposite
22 year old male nurse with 22 year old male nurse with PLANTAR WARTS for 6 mos. PLANTAR WARTS for 6 mos. No improvement with 3 mos. of No improvement with 3 mos. of treatment with podophylin and treatment with podophylin and
salicylates Rx’d by Dermatologist.salicylates Rx’d by Dermatologist.
History History
““Aw, Doc, Aw, Doc, I’m in love, I’m in love,
and I ought to and I ought to walk away from it.”walk away from it.”
Seven Common Causes of Psychosomatic Disorders Seven Common Causes of Psychosomatic Disorders
• Conflict• Organ Language
ORGAN LANGUAGEAnatomical Anatomical MetaphorsMetaphors
ORGAN LANGUAGEAnatomical Anatomical MetaphorsMetaphors
History History
56 year old celibate priest 56 year old celibate priest with itching lesions of with itching lesions of neurodermatitis for neurodermatitis for
past eight dayspast eight days