In my practice, I have a 4-year-old girl who is showing what is called Selective Mutism.
I wish you could have given this a new subject line, David (like the one suggested). The discussion about the non-talking 4 year old is now mixed in with the thread about PCT research. This messes things up considerably. Please, everyone, try to change the subject line when the subject of the conversation changes.
Sorry Rick. I thought that the topic had to do with a communication situation. Martin was referring to his Layered Protocol Theory.
I was curious about what his theory had to say about the case I described.
Thanks to all the people who made comments.
I will let you know how the case unfolds. I have looked up some articles about it on the American Psychological Association website. The consensus seems to be that it is an anxiety disorder condition and that behavioral therapy methods work best. I can send the articles to anyone who is interested. The PCT approach would be to find the controlled variable(s) that this little girl is controlling by means of her not talking. If anxiety is the experience being controlled, then any approach which helps her to relax should help.
In the future, I will call the topic: PCT applied to a case of Selective Mutism.
David.
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[From Rick Marken (2009.02.15.2000)]
David Goldstein (2009.02.15.09:57 EST)--
In my practice, I have a 4-year-old girl who is showing what is called Selective Mutism.
I wish you could have given this a new subject line, David (like the one suggested). The discussion about the non-talking 4 year old is now mixed in with the thread about PCT research. This messes things up considerably. Please, everyone, try to change the subject line when the subject of the conversation changes.
David. As usual you have aroused interest in this case.hope you are enjoying long weekend. Will speak more with you hopefully tomorrow at the center.gary
Sorry Rick. I thought that the topic
had to do with a communication situation. Martin was referring to his
Layered Protocol Theory.
I was curious about what his
theory had to say about the case I described.
I don’t think LPT says anything about a situation in which one party
controls for not communicating (i.e. has no perceptions disturbed by
the other’s actions for which the actions are intended to influence
controlled perceptions in the other). If, however, they communicate but
don’t talk, it might have some relevance, but probably not much. LPT
presumes that each party is controlling a hierarchy of perceptions of
the other, and if one of the parties isn’t, or is controlling at very
low gain or controlling only low-level perceptions of the other, there
wouldn’t be much to work with.