Martin Buber described the mindset required to relate to other beings as objects as the I-It way of relating. When we relate to other beings as things instead of beings then we view them as objects of utility; assessing their usefulness to us in meeting our needs, rather than honouring them as fellow beings in…
Category: Mindset
Protected: Holding Fast: the Lighthouse Plan
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Mindset: Entitlement, Empowerment and Cooperation
Three discreet, contrasting mindsets evident within psychotherapy and society are entitlement, empowerment and cooperation. Taking a compassionate, non-judgmental approach, it is worth clarifying each of these mindsets and their implicit values and their relevance to psychotherapy work in the interests of helping patients appreciate and enhance their contribution to the therapeutic relationship with the overall…
Mindset: Ambivalence in Psychotherapy
ambivalence 1. simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action 2. a. continual fluctuation (as between one thing and its opposite) b.uncertainty as to which approach to follow Merriam-Webster Ambivalence – the urge to go in two directions at once; to stay and to go;…
Protected: Anger, Aggression and Passive-Aggression
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Protected: A Guide to Making the Most of your Sessions
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