Metaphors, Forms Of Human Communication And Erapeutic Uses

Narrative Therapy Narrative therapy was introduced to the therapy world by Michael White and David Epson who are from Australia and New Zealand (Gehart, 2014). This type of therapy is different than other therapies in that it uses cultural issues and societal issues in its conceptualization of problems and resolutions. By helping clients redefying the role of how they view respond, and

The goal of narrative therapy is to change the impact that the problem or issue has on one’s life (Shapiro & Ross, 2002, hence changing the individual. The individual narrates their life story as the clinician strives to assist the client’s in identifying with their experience and to address concerns in their life after a social, political and/or cultural lifestyle. (Shapiro & Ross, 2002).

Within the case presentation, there was reflection on the different theories that could be applied in her intervention and how to use different elements of each, such as the miracle question to understand what the client wants out of therapy (DeJong & Kim Berg, 2013). It was on account of cumulative knowledge gained during previous coursework pertaining to cognitive behavioral theory (CBT) as well as the in-depth discussion of the narrative approach within the capstone class that had ultimately led to, while short term, some progress within the client’s care during her time of treatment prior to her move. The process of learning about how to engage the client had resulted in the start of a good therapeutic relationship where the client

Writers write for a reason, they try to tell a story, describe an image or an emotion or an idea. And they do this to share a message. Metaphor is more than a 65 point scrabble word, it’s a decision that an author makes in order to further a message that the author is trying to share. Writing has a point. Both sherman alexie and joy harjo wrote for a reason, in their pieces “ a drug called tradition” and “ the women hanging from the thirteenth floor window” they talk about individuals relationships with their own future and past and the relationships of others.

“The Language of Advertising” written by Charles A. O’Neill is an excerpt arguing as well as supporting popular criticisms against the advertising language by William Lutz, and other known criticisms of advertising. The concept of advertising is not something that has only been popular over the recent decades, but has been used as far back as the World Wars. The use of propaganda attracted thousands of eyes to the War, and without knowing it, created what we call today as typical advertising. After WWII many people with good reason, were concerned over the topic of scientific success, due to the recent usage of the Nuclear Bomb by the United States. Many giant American corporations started creating new materials, fabrics, vaccines and machines (the most important being plastic), thus creating a new wave of marketing. Now this process never stopped and has not stopped all throughout the past decades, our own, and the ones to come. But as newer, bigger and better products or services are created nobody really understands the power of how they marketed or advertised. Well “how does advertising work? Why is it so powerful? Why does it raise such concern? What case can be made for and against the advertising business?” (O’Neill 369). For you to understand the concept of advertising, Charles O’Neill makes it clear that you must first understand that it’s not about truth, virtue, or positive social values, but money. The most popular “tool” that advertisement creators use is that

Budge Wilson’s, The Metaphor, is a bildungsroman that blueprints Charlotte’s transition from a young, moldable girl into an independent woman through juxtaposition, allegory, and symbolism. Charlotte is an awkward seventh grader, who transforms into a well-round tenth grader before the eyes of the reader due to the influence of her teacher, Miss. Hancock. Her mother, calculated and emotionless, is the foil to Miss. Hancock’s wild, unorganized spirit. Charlotte finds herself drawn to Miss. Hancock, who her mother despises, which causes Charlotte internal strife. She pushes down her feelings, but through a traumatic experience, she discovers Miss. Hancock’s lessons are the ones her heart wants to live by, not her mother’s. Miss. Hancock and

Metaphors make you think of the meaning and giving that extra second of deeper thinking. This really made Conrad think about why he was hiding his feelings. If he asked without using a metaphor he would have been defensive. Conrad realized that he needed to live through the uncomfortable feelings before being able to be happy again. Another time he was able to prove to Conrad that he was able to be loved by his mother.

In the song “1-800” by Logic the narrator uses metaphors to explain some of the depression that people in this world have. Also he uses loved ones to explain some of the hard times they could give you if you don’t make the right choices. This song has a dark and an important message because it talks about people having so much depression they are think about suicide. This song can make a big change in someone's live that is going in depression. It can also change the perspective of how people look at life even if they aren’t going through depression.

Metaphor and imagery have a long history in psychotherapy, metaphor building up the relationship between the client and the psychotherapist (building trust, empathy and understanding). Metaphor is very powerful and can raise self- awareness and help clients to see more or less the full picture of the client inner world. Metaphor and imagery as used in the therapeutic relationship to building up the link between the inner world and external world is abstract but very powerful and can help the client to link between the here and now and the past (the echo of a significant event or situation in which the client feels stuck, in an impasse or in a dilemma not solved). Metaphor and imagery help the client to move in a positive way

Metaphors are used in writing to give the reader a picture in his mind of what is being discussed. “That’s all she was. A vagina,” (Cooper 23) J. California Cooper said. She used metaphor in that sentence above, to show us how down her friend Lorene went. What she wanted say by substituting her friend of a vagina is, that her friend became for her environment nothing more than an object. An object that was only needed to be used.

273). Narrative therapist help to objectify client problems, reframe problems in a sociocultural rather than a strictly personal context, and endeavors to separate the problems from the family narrative, to “make room for other stories” (Find the Right Therapist, 2015). The therapist engages in a collaborative process with the client, deferring to the client as the expert on their own life. The therapist employs interventions to assist the client in the creation of a new narrative; one that is helpful rather than problematic. Michael White is the therapist credited with founding narrative therapy he describes the roll of the therapist as an active listener, who uses the client’s own language to deconstruct and “re-author” the clients narrative with new versions of the stories. The new narrative identifies resources and skills already present in the client. Finally the therapist assists in extending the narrative to an envisioned future that promotes positive growth and development for the client (White,

This paper will look at the logic of narrative therapy by focusing on 5 major points. This paper will begin by discussing how the narrative approach defines and perceives problems. It will address how narrative therapy views the nature of the relationship between the client and the professional. This paper will look at how problems are solved using the narrative approach. It will also focus on three main techniques used in narrative therapy, which will include externalization, deconstruction and re-authoring. This paper will also include a short narrative critique of the medical model.

The strongest usage of metaphor in this poem is in the first stanza in the line “write their knees with necessary scratches”. While scratches cannot be written, words can, so this insinuates that children learn with nature, and that despite its fading presence in today’s urban structures, it is a necessary learning tool for children. The poet has used this metaphor to remind the reader of their childhood, and how important it is to not just learn from the confines of a classroom, but in the world outside. This leads to create a sense of guilt in the reader for allowing such significant part of a child’s growing up to disintegrate into its concrete surroundings. Although a positive statement within itself, this metaphor brings upon a negative

Narrative therapy is one of the post-modern therapies used today. Narrative therapy helps individuals identify their values, skills, and knowledge they have to effectively face problems in their lives. The key ideas of narrative therapy are: people’s stories give meaning to their lives, stories are shaped by emotional themes, a person’s story shapes his/her personality, people seek counseling when their stories do not match their lived experiences, and people who have less social power benefit greatly from Narrative Counseling. The concern is with meaning making and there is an emphasis on mindfulness and positive psychology. The process of Narrative therapy starts in the initial stage exploring the client’s issues. It then transitions into the insight stage to a deeper understanding of the issues. The insight stage is followed by the action stage, where the client and therapist work to change the story and therefore change the outcome. Lastly, there is the termination phase.

In this research, the researcher discusses the figurative language based on Perrine’s perception. According to Perrine (1977:61-109), figurative language consists of 12 kinds, they are: simile, metaphor, personification, apostrophe, synecdoche, metonymy, symbol, allegory, paradox, hyperbole/overstatement, understatement, and irony.