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HORNOVÁ, Lucie. Psychosomatic Symptoms – A Skillful Coach for Better Communication. In DGSF-Video Tage 2021. 2021.

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Basic information
Original name	Psychosomatic Symptoms – A Skillful Coach for Better Communication
Authors	HORNOVÁ, Lucie (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
Edition	DGSF-Video Tage 2021, 2021.

Other information
Original language	English
Type of outcome	Presentations at conferences
Field of Study	50100 5.1 Psychology and cognitive sciences
Country of publisher	Germany
Confidentiality degree	is not subject to a state or trade secret
WWW	Webové stránky akce s programem
Organization unit	Theatre Faculty
Keywords in English	psychosomatics; symptom; illness; family therapy
Changed by	Changed by: doc. MgA. Hana Průchová, Ph.D., učo 5216. Changed: 2/5/2022 09:36.

Abstract
Psychosomatic illness can be a difficult and life-changing experience. Its presence can play a powerful role in the whole system. Our clients are far too often told “it is just stress-related, try to slow down and relax!” In our perspective, the symptom is usually voicing a relational ambivalence which cannot be voiced or even realized otherwise. In a common medical perspective illness is treated as an enemy. In my lecture I would like to offer a perspective where illness is seen as an honest and sometimes very annoyingly persistent coach of better communication who doesn’t get cheated easily. There has been a long tradition within the family therapy context of treating psychosomatic clients. In this lecture I would like to offer our experience with dialogical approach applied to working with psychosomatic clients and their families. Keynote speech at the annual conference DGSF-Video Tage 2021, held by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Systemische Therapie, Beratung und Familientherapie in cooperation with Auditorium Netzwerk from September 12 to September 19, 2021 in online form.

Abstract

Psychosomatic illness can be a difficult and life-changing experience. Its presence can play a powerful role in the whole system. Our clients are far too often told “it is just stress-related, try to slow down and relax!” In our perspective, the symptom is usually voicing a relational ambivalence which cannot be voiced or even realized otherwise. In a common medical perspective illness is treated as an enemy. In my lecture I would like to offer a perspective where illness is seen as an honest and sometimes very annoyingly persistent coach of better communication who doesn’t get cheated easily. There has been a long tradition within the family therapy context of treating psychosomatic clients. In this lecture I would like to offer our experience with dialogical approach applied to working with psychosomatic clients and their families. Keynote speech at the annual conference DGSF-Video Tage 2021, held by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Systemische Therapie, Beratung und Familientherapie in cooperation with Auditorium Netzwerk from September 12 to September 19, 2021 in online form.