The Wednesday class, behind the one-way mirror, is attentively watching Gil struggle with David’s family. David, 24 years old, has spent the last year of his life on a psychiatric ward. When the compul- sive rubbing of his eye threatened to leave him blind, there seemed to be no alternative to hospitalization. Gil was, at first, his individual therapist, but for the past 4 months he has been working with David and his parents. During these 4 months, Gil has been presenting videotapes of the therapy to the group. Today for the first time we are observing the fam- ily session “live.” We feel as if we know these people well. We are fa- miliar with the parents’ hovering attention to David. Every detail of his behavior becomes invested with meaning and is a matter of concern to them. He cannot hide. The father, a figure in gray, seems hesitant, pleading to be useful. The mother’s round and jovial face seems always closer to David’s than we, the group members, think necessary. David’s stumbling ex- planations are divided evenly between them; he tries first to satisfy his mother, then his father. It is clear his mission is to please. Gil, a psychologist born and raised in the South, tends to relate to people from a respectful distance. As a therapist, he has a preference for low-key interpretations delivered in a soft voice. M INUCHIN (the s
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کلاس چهارشنبه، پشت آینه یک طرفه، با دقت مشغول تماشای مبارزه گیل با خانواده دیوید است. دیوید 24 ساله آخرین سال زندگی خود را در بخش روانپزشکی گذرانده است. هنگامی که مالش اجباری چشم او را تهدید به نابینایی می کرد، به نظر می رسید هیچ جایگزینی برای بستری شدن در بیمارستان وجود نداشت. گیل در ابتدا درمانگر فردی او بود، اما در 4 ماه گذشته با دیوید و والدینش کار کرده است. گیل در این 4 ماه نوارهای ویدئویی از درمان را به گروه ارائه کرده است. امروز برای اولین بار جلسه خانواده را به صورت زنده مشاهده می کنیم. احساس می کنیم که این افراد را به خوبی می شناسیم. ما با توجه زیاد والدین به دیوید آشنا هستیم. هر جزییات رفتار او پر معنا می شود و برای آنها نگران کننده است. او نمی تواند پنهان شود. پدر، چهره ای خاکستری، مردد به نظر می رسد و التماس می کند که مفید باشد. چهره گرد و شاد مادر همیشه بیشتر از آنچه ما اعضای گروه فکر می کنیم به دیوید نزدیکتر است. توضيحات لغزنده داوود به طور مساوي بين آنها تقسيم شده است. او ابتدا سعی می کند مادرش را راضی کند، سپس پدرش را. واضح است که مأموریت او جلب رضایت است. گیل، روانشناس متولد و بزرگ شده در جنوب، تمایل دارد از فاصله ای محترمانه با مردم ارتباط برقرار کند. او به عنوان یک درمانگر، تفاسیر کم‌کلید ارائه شده با صدایی ملایم را ترجیح می‌دهد. M INUCHIN (s
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The Wednesday class, behind the one-way mirror, is attentively watching Gil struggle with David’s family. David, 24 years old, has spent the last year of his life on a psychiatric ward. When the compul- sive rubbing of his eye threatened to leave him blind, there seemed to be no alternative to hospitalization. Gil was, at first, his individual therapist, but for the past 4 months he has been working with David and his parents. During these 4 months, Gil has been presenting videotapes of the therapy to the group. Today for the first time we are observing the fam- ily session “live.” We feel as if we know these people well. We are fa- miliar with the parents’ hovering attention to David. Every detail of his behavior becomes invested with meaning and is a matter of concern to them. He cannot hide. The father, a figure in gray, seems hesitant, pleading to be useful. The mother’s round and jovial face seems always closer to David’s than we, the group members, think necessary. David’s stumbling ex- planations are divided evenly between them; he tries first to satisfy his mother, then his father. It is clear his mission is to please. Gil, a psychologist born and raised in the South, tends to relate to people from a respectful distance. As a therapist, he has a preference for low-key interpretations delivered in a soft voice. M INUCHIN (the s
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