Reinterpretation (psychology)

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The term reinterpretation from English reframing , more rarely also new framing or reference transformation , describes a technique that became known from systemic family therapy and is attributed to Virginia Satir . Reframing was already used in his hypnotherapy by Milton H. Erickson . In neuro-linguistic programming , motivational interviewing and provocative therapy , the reinterpretation method (reframing) is also given high priority.

Reinterpretation assigns a different meaning or meaning to a situation or an event by trying to see the situation in a different context (or “frame”) (see framing ). The metaphor behind the expression goes back to the fact that a picture frame defines the section of the overall picture, as does someone's point of view with regard to reality. Framework also means a concept that limits our view. If we leave this spiritual fixation, new ideas and possibilities of interpretation can arise.

A person trained in reinterpretation is able to use communication to make scenes appear from a different perspective (frame) so that it makes it easier for those involved to deal with the situation.

An example of this is the reinterpretation of the role as a victim (“The addiction just overcomes me”) into an active role from which other decisions than before can be made (“What are the situations in which you decide to do so, now to take the drug? "). Other examples are the reinterpretation of a behavior that is perceived as negative (“my mother is constantly interfering in my life”) into a positive one (“your mother wants to protect you”) or a sensitization to the fact that a “well-intentioned” behavior is negative in the addressee Effects.

A reinterpretation from everyday life reads, for example: “Shards bring luck!” In this example, the broken dishes (loss) are used as a positive fulfillment condition for a far higher value (here: luck ). A reinterpretation is particularly successful when the value to be fulfilled is subjectively represented by the sufferer as being of higher rank (inwardly more essential).

A distinction is also made between context and meaning reframing .

  • In context reframing, something is placed in an alternative context in which it would have a different rating. Behavior can be negative in one situation, meaningful in another or even vital for survival. The statement: "I'll finish you" has a different meaning in the pub than in the board game " Don't get angry" .
  • If the meaning is re-framed (relabelling, relabelling), the context remains the same, but a causal connection is canceled by giving the supposed cause a different meaning.

The term content reframing is used differently depending on the author, partly as a generic term for context and meaning reframing, partly as a term for the search for a positive intention or for positive consequences.

literature

  • Watzlawick, Paul, John H. Weakland, and Richard Fisch: Solutions. On the theory and practice of human change. Bern 1974, Huber (7th edition 2009) ISBN 345684669X
  • Watzlawick, Paul: How Real is Reality? Delusion, delusion, understanding . Munich 1976, Piper (10th edition 2005) ISBN 3492243193
  • Bandler, Richard, and John Grinder: Reframing. An ecological approach in psychotherapy (NLP). Paderborn 1985, Junfermann (8th edition 2005) ISBN 3873872285
  • Erickson, Milton, and Sidney Rosen (Eds.): The Educational Stories of Milton H. Erickson. Salzhausen 1994, Iskopress (reprint 2006) ISBN 3894034246
  • Bonder, Nilton: The rabbi is always right. The art of solving problems. Frankfurt 2001, Pendo, ISBN 3858424056
  • Byron, Katie: Who would I be without my drama? Conflict resolution with "The Work". Munich 2009, Goldmann (1st edition) ISBN 3442218853

Individual evidence

  1. ^ William R. Miller, Stephen Rollnick: Motivating conversation: Motivational Interviewing: 3rd edition of the standard work in German . Lambertus-Verlag, 2015, ISBN 978-3-7841-2750-7 ( google.de [accessed December 2, 2019]).
  2. ^ Nils Greve: Reframing. In: Techniques of Psychotherapy. A cross-method compendium. Stuttgart 2013, p. 101 ff.
  3. ↑ Claudia Michalek: Systemic Interventions in Coaching Processes. Hamburg 2014, p. 104 f.
  4. ^ H. Bierbaum-Luttermann and S. Mlocken: Nail biting and trichotillomania. In: Hypnosis in Psychotherapy, Psychosomatics and Medicine. Manual for practice. Berlin and Heidelberg 2001, p. 380 f.
  5. ↑ Dirk Revenstorf, Burkhard Peter: Hypnosis in Psychotherapy, Psychosomatics and Medicine: Manual for Practice . Springer-Verlag, 2015, ISBN 978-3-642-54577-1 ( google.de [accessed on December 2, 2019]).
  6. ↑ Christa Renoldner, Eva Scala, Reinhold Rabenstein: Simply systemic !: systemic principles and methods for your educational work . Ökotopia Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-86702-010-7 ( google.de [accessed on December 2, 2019]).
  7. ↑ a b Markus Plate: Basics of Communication: Making Conversations Effective . UTB, 2014, ISBN 978-3-8252-4290-9 ( google.de [accessed December 2, 2019]).
  8. ↑ Alexa Mohl: The great sorcerer's apprentice . Junfermann Verlag, 2014, ISBN 978-3-95571-326-3 ( google.de [accessed December 2, 2019]).