Ronald Laing (1985) interviews a home-less woman diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. Her presenting complaint is that her brain does not work right and that people are out to get her. Laing relates to the client and explores her theories of human conspiracy, the power of the mind and mind reading, issues of Christianity, and how these concepts relate to her.
Zerka Moreno (1985) explains the importance of role reversal. She demonstrates with Lori who discusses concerns related to her marriage. She examines her relationship with her father. Lori is asked to create a family structure using members from the audience. Moreno ends by sharing information about her own experiences in Psychodrama.
May emphasizes the importance of availability to the client; Rogers, that the therapist serves a function rather than a role. Satir examines client expectations, and how the therapist can be a leader while still maintaining a relationship based on equality. Szasz describes concrete economic factors, social and psychological factors that motivate the therapist. The panel also responds to questions from the audience.
Topical Panel 06 on Training Psychotherapists Part 1, featuring Robert L Goulding, MD, Arnold A Lazarus, PhD, Erving Polster, PhD, and Lewis R Wolberg, MD.
Moderated by Sharon Cottor, MSW.
Topical Panel 07 on Psychotherapy and Social Issues, featuring Ronald D Laing, MD, Judd Marmor, MD, Paul Watzlawick, PhD, and Joseph Wolpe, MD.
Moderated by Aaron H Canter, PhD.
Topical Panel 08 on the Language of Human Facilitation, featuring Erving Polster, PhD, Miriam Polster, PhD, Carl R Rogers, PhD, and Ernest L Rossi, PhD.
Moderated by Aaron H Canter, PhD.
The Cognitive Model of anxiety as applied to acute and chronic anxiety, post-traumatic disorders, agoraphobias, panic disorders and simple phobias will be presented.
Cognitive-behavioral strategies include identification and evaulation of dysfunctional cognition, induced imagery, induced panic attacks, and cognitive monitoring of exposure treatment. A videotaped demonstration of the treatment of panic disorders will be shown.