Conquering the “It” Monster
The Deanthropomorphization of Abusive and Depressive Behavior
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20177828 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eric Sigmund (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 277-280 |
| Publication date | 1994-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Transactional Analysis Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0362-1537 • E-ISSN: 2329-5244 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1177/036215379402400407 |
| OpenAlex | W2579325271 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
The author presents an approach to identifying and intervening in a type of discounting that is common in abusive and depressive behavior. This type of discounting is based on the anthropomorphization of: 1) a thought or a set of thoughts, 2) a feeling or a set of feelings, 3) the individual's own behavior, 4) another person's behavior, 5) a part of the physical body, 6) an event, or 7) an object. Clinical examples are presented for each of the anthropomorphized subjects, and an intervention model is demonstrated
Cognitive psychology · Feeling · Monster · Psychiatry · Computer Science · Emotions and Moral Behavior · Mental Health and Psychiatry · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Social Psychology · Artificial Intelligence
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |