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Case illustration: Moving along…and, is change gradual or sudden?
Author(s) -
Nahum Jeremy P.,
BruschweilerStern Nadia,
Harrison Alexandra M.,
LyonsRuth Karlen,
Morgan Alexander C.,
Sander Louis,
Stern Daniel N.,
Tronick Edward Z.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
infant mental health journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.693
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1097-0355
pISSN - 0163-9641
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0355(199823)19:3<315::aid-imhj7>3.0.co;2-k
Subject(s) - sequence (biology) , agency (philosophy) , psychology , association (psychology) , process (computing) , group (periodic table) , epistemology , computer science , psychotherapist , philosophy , chemistry , operating system , biochemistry , organic chemistry
A sequence of analytic sessions of a professional woman in her forties is used to illustrate the moving along process. The material shows a gradual change, where the patient's experience of her sense of agency is altered through a particular kind of interactive sequence. The example is intended to make it clear that the group's view of how change occurs is not strictly or primarily in terms of sudden changes, and that the problem of assessing moments of meeting as well as quantitative and qualitative shifts is one with which the group continues to struggle. © 1998 Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health