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Relating to the Speaker behind the Voice: What Is Changing?
Felicity Deamer1, Mark Hayward2
1Department of Philosophy, Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom.
Frontiers in Psychology
|February 10, 2018
Summary
Therapeutic techniques help voice hearers perceive voices as intentional agents. This approach, effective in Relating Therapy, reframes the experience by focusing on the hearer
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry
- Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
Background:
- Auditory hallucinations, or voice hearing, are complex phenomena.
- Understanding the subjective experience of voice hearing is crucial for effective treatment.
Purpose of the Study:
- To introduce novel therapeutic techniques for voice hearers.
- To explore the efficacy of viewing voices as intentional agents.
- To examine changes resulting from Relating Therapy.
Main Methods:
- Development of therapeutic techniques focusing on the hearer's relationship with the voices.
- Application of these techniques within a case study of Relating Therapy.
- Analysis of patient experiences and resulting changes.
Main Results:
- Patients can be encouraged to view voices as intentional agents.
- The communicative and agentive aspects of voice hearing are integral to the experience.
- Relating Therapy can lead to significant changes in the voice hearing experience.
Conclusions:
- Therapeutic interventions can alter the perception of auditory hallucinations.
- Viewing voices as dependent agents offers a new perspective for treatment.
- The communicative nature of voice hearing is a key target for therapeutic change.
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