Affective Restructuring

Techniques:

• Amplification of Affect (Greenberg & Safran, 1987^[1] )
• Emotional Restructuring (Lazarus, 1991^[2])
• Two-Chair Technique (Goldman, Greenberg, & Angus, 2006^[3])
• Differentiation of affect (Davanloo, 1980; Greenberg, 1987^[4]; Fosha, 2002^[5], McCullough, 1997^[6].)
• Graded Format (Davanloo, 1991, Whittemore, 1996)
• Forceful Coping Statements (Ellis & Abrahms, 1978)
• Awareness and Relaxation Training (Tatarsky, 2003)
• Pro-Change Position (Fraser & Solovey, 2007)
• Neutral Position (Fraser & Solovey, 2007)
• Don't Change Position (Fraser & Solovey, 2007)
• Affect Elaboration (Bateman & Fonagy, 2006)
• Playing Out Polarities (Magnavita, 2005)
• Accessing wise mind (Linehan, 1993)
• Increasing body awareness through singing with movement (James, 1996)
• Increasing body awareness through "clowning" (James, 1996)
• It's Just Not Fair! (James, 1996)
• Metabolization of Affect (Gabbard, 2004^[7])

References

1. ↑ Greenberg, L. & Safran, J. (1987). Emotion in psychotherapy: Affect, cognition and the process of change. New York: Guilford Press.
2. ↑ Lazarus, R. S. (1991). Emotions and adaptation. New York: Oxford University Press
3. ↑ Goldman, R. N., Greenberg, L. S., & Angus, L. (2006). The effects of adding emotion-focused interventions to the client-centered relationship conditions in the treatment of depression. Psychotherapy Research, 16(5), 536-546.
4. ↑ Greenberg, L. & Safran, J. (1987). Emotion in psychotherapy: Affect, cognition and the process of change. New York: Guilford Press.
5. ↑ Fosha, D. (2002). The activation of affective change processes in AEDP (Accelerated Experiential-Dynamic Psychotherapy). In J. J. Magnavita (Ed.). Comprehensive handbook of psychotherapy. Vol. 1: Psychodynamic and object relations psychotherapies. New York: John Wiley & Sons.
6. ↑ McCullough Vaillant, L. (1997). Changing character: Short-term anxiety-regulating psychotherapy for restructuring defenses, affects, and attachment. New York: Basic Books.
7. ↑ Gabbard, G. O. (2004). Long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy: A basic text. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press.