Tobias Nordqvist
Denial
Part 1
About this training
Denial is the foundation on which all the other defence mechanisms that we, human beings, resort to are built. We deny those areas of reality that are too overwhelming to see, to understand and to bear. It is the most basic form of defence, one that serves survival in the psychological and emotional sense.
A child has to deny various aspects of reality in order to adapt to the attachment system that is offered and available with adult caregivers. The various forms of denial are the building blocks of the structure of the False Self, which holds within it the various images of the self that the child had to resort to in order to defend, protect and conceal the adults’ failure to fulfil their obligations. When a child experiences incomprehensible behaviour from a parent or an important caregiver, the child begins to question its own subjective reality and stops trusting the sensations coming from its body. That is exactly when the False Self begins to form.
This training makes it possible to understand how denial, freedom and dependence affect all aspects of our lives, and the process of therapy in particular.
It shows why it is so important, in work with patients, to pay attention to the specific forms of denial, and how to recognize them.
If we understand how the mechanism of denial works, both in ourselves and in our patients, we gain a far greater chance of effective, deep therapeutic work.
What will you learn?
- How does freedom and dependency and denial affect all aspects of our lives, especially the course of therapy?
- Why is it important to pay attention to specific forms of denial in working with individual patients?
- What are our patterns of denial?
- A walk-through of fragments of therapy sessions
- Concrete examples of therapeutic interventions
- An analysis of patients' patterns of denial
- A reflection on how denial shapes the structure of the False Self
- An understanding of how denial affects the therapeutic relationship and the course of therapy
What will you receive?
- 01An extensive module about the topic of Denial
- 02The presentation used in the training video with the possibility of downloading and viewing
A fragment of this training
A short excerpt from the recording itself. It is here so you can see how the material is taught, and what to expect, before you decide.
Your teacher
Tobias Nordqvist
licensed psychologist and certified supervisor
Tobias Nordqvist is a licensed psychologist and certified supervisor currently working at his private office in Stockholm, Sweden. He has been teaching and supervising ISTDP at different universities in Sweden and psychotherapy institutes in Poland for over 10 years. He is currently working on a book for psychotherapists about denial and externalization.
Why train with us?
- Experienced ISTDP teachersOur teachers are practitioners with many years of experience.
- Practical methods for immediate useAfter reviewing the material, you will return to your practice with ready-to-use ways of carrying out more effective interventions with patients.
- Knowledge that stays with youYou can replay our online courses whenever you want and as many times as you need. After purchase, you receive unlimited access, which allows you to consolidate the knowledge you have acquired effectively.
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Denial
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