The Speaker Behind The Voice: Therapeutic Practice from the Perspective of Pragmatic Theory
Many attempts at understanding auditory verbal hallucinations (AVHs) have tried to explain why there is an auditory experience in the absence of an appropriate stimulus. We suggest that many instance of voice-hearing should be approached differently. More specifically, they could be viewed primaril...
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| description | Many attempts at understanding auditory verbal hallucinations (AVHs) have tried to explain why there is an auditory experience in the absence of an appropriate stimulus. We suggest that many instance of voice-hearing should be approached differently. More specifically, they could be viewed primarily as hallucinated acts of communication, rather than hallucinated sounds. We suggest that this change of perspective is reflected in, and helps to explain, the successes of two recent therapeutic techniques. These two techniques are: Relating Therapy for Voices and Avatar Therapy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1e9d73657e35432dbe4c9665bb97e0052022-12-21T17:32:10ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782015-06-01610.3389/fpsyg.2015.00817136768The Speaker Behind The Voice: Therapeutic Practice from the Perspective of Pragmatic TheoryFelicity eDeamer0Sam eWilkinson1Durham UniversityDurham UniversityMany attempts at understanding auditory verbal hallucinations (AVHs) have tried to explain why there is an auditory experience in the absence of an appropriate stimulus. We suggest that many instance of voice-hearing should be approached differently. More specifically, they could be viewed primarily as hallucinated acts of communication, rather than hallucinated sounds. We suggest that this change of perspective is reflected in, and helps to explain, the successes of two recent therapeutic techniques. These two techniques are: Relating Therapy for Voices and Avatar Therapy.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00817/fullCommunicationpsychosispragmaticsvoice-hearingavatar therapyrelating therapy |
| spellingShingle | Felicity eDeamer Sam eWilkinson The Speaker Behind The Voice: Therapeutic Practice from the Perspective of Pragmatic Theory Frontiers in Psychology Communication psychosis pragmatics voice-hearing avatar therapy relating therapy |
| title | The Speaker Behind The Voice: Therapeutic Practice from the Perspective of Pragmatic Theory |
| title_full | The Speaker Behind The Voice: Therapeutic Practice from the Perspective of Pragmatic Theory |
| title_fullStr | The Speaker Behind The Voice: Therapeutic Practice from the Perspective of Pragmatic Theory |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Speaker Behind The Voice: Therapeutic Practice from the Perspective of Pragmatic Theory |
| title_short | The Speaker Behind The Voice: Therapeutic Practice from the Perspective of Pragmatic Theory |
| title_sort | speaker behind the voice therapeutic practice from the perspective of pragmatic theory |
| topic | Communication psychosis pragmatics voice-hearing avatar therapy relating therapy |
| url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00817/full |
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