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The conversational model: an outline.

Russell Meares1

  • 1Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW 2145 Australia.

American Journal of Psychotherapy
|April 27, 2004
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The Conversational Model, a validated psychotherapy, enhances self-consciousness through relational dynamics. Conversation

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Psychotherapy
  • Linguistics

Background:

  • The Conversational Model is a highly validated psychotherapy.
  • It posits that psychotherapy potentiates self-consciousness, a concept described by William James.
  • This self-consciousness is intrinsically linked to the underlying form of relatedness.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To outline the Conversational Model.
  • To explore the relationship between conversation, consciousness, and relatedness in psychotherapy.
  • To propose a framework for testing therapeutic action hypotheses.

Main Methods:

  • Theoretical outlining of the Conversational Model.
  • Analysis of the interplay between conversational elements (syntax, lexicon, phonology) and psychological states.

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  • Conceptualizing conversation as a mediator of consciousness and relatedness.

    • Main Results:

    • The form of conversation is integral to both consciousness and relatedness.
    • Changes in one element of the psychological ecology necessitate changes in others.
    • Linguistic structures in conversation can map shifts in personal being.

    Conclusions:

    • The Conversational Model offers a framework for understanding therapeutic transformation.
    • Conversation's structure, not just content, is key to therapeutic outcomes.
    • Linguistic analysis can provide empirical grounding for psychotherapeutic theories.