In the blog, I intend to deepen the understanding of the destructive temporal contact rebus. Like in blogs 94, 95, and 96, I will concentrate on the contact rebuses of dementia patients. In general, there is a significant risk with the destructive temporal contact rebus that you can be burnt out. Therefore, it is always … [Read more…]
The theory of the temporal contact rebus raises the issue of symptom tolerance. What can we accept of the client’s antisocial or hostile contact rebus in both inpatient and outpatient care? One conclusion we can draw from the theory is that we should avoid breaking contact with the client in the negative rebound and honor … [Read more…]
We can summarise the differences between the two processes in a latently motivated client through the change in contact rebuses thus (Motivational Work, Part 1: Values and Theory, pages 516 – 532): DIFFERENT TYPES OF CONTACT REBUS WITH RESPECT TO PROCESS THE DEMOTIVATIONAL PROCESS THE MOTIVATIONAL PROCESS POSITIVE REBOUND More transformed pain = more … [Read more…]
Another form of consolidation takes place in the demotivational process. As the negative contact rebus becomes increasingly demonstrative and destructive, a withdrawal between the motivational worker and the client becomes increasingly obvious. The positive contact rebus can likewise be seen as a visible consolidation of the ending of the relationship. This process is seen most … [Read more…]
The essence of the demotivational process can most simply be illustrated by one of Hans Christian Andersen’s tales, “The little match girl” (Motivational Work, Part 1: Values and Theory, pages 492 – 495). It is a poetic way to describe the essence of the process that drains a person of his life energy. The loss … [Read more…]
