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Tis is an area that I personally am not familiar with. That said, I can obviously see the benefits of using this technology when counseling couples.

Many thanks

Gary Graye

I agree with everyone that this research was positively fascinating. To witness the reactions of these findings was quite entertaining and thought provoking. A creative and succinct way to exemplify these interactions and expectations.

I would also like to agree with Ange Lobue, and the experiment;

“…one might record a patient speaking about his or her own feelings followed by his or her viewing of the same recording, only this time with the face of a significant member of the early nuclear family”.

Thank you
Regards
Dawn Pugh

In the early 70’s, my colleagues at UCLA and I demonstrated unexpected progress in the development of personal insight and understanding of self in depressive patients who were exposed to repeated sessions of videofeedback therapy. There often were moments when resistant defenses were dramatically dropped during sudden realizations about themselves that produced a sort of compassionate recognition of self-defeating thinking and behaviors. This often occurred when patients saw themselves as resembling a significant member of their early nuclear family.

Seeing the demonstration of your technology made me think of dozens of small studies that could produce important results in psychotherapy. For example. one might record a patient speaking about his or her own feelings followed by his or her viewing of the same recording, only this time with the face of a significant member of the early nuclear family.

Also, I can think of many exciting ways to use this technology in couples therapy.

Thanks for your contribution.

I wish we were geographically closer.

Best wishes for continued success,

Ange Lobue, MD, MPH, BSPharm
American Board of Psychiatray and Neurology
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
707 444-1616
trinidadca@gmail.com

This is really fantastic work! A powerful and poignant way of separating social interaction from social expectation.

And, I loved the line: “Psychophysics…what’s that?” at the end of the video!

Looking forward to seeing the findings on race/ethnicity in the future…

Take care,

J-P Laurenceau
University of Delaware