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"Voicing Mrs Maisel: Emergence and reinforcement of weak and silenced voices in three theory-building case studies    Symposium Abstract Three theory-building cases studies are presented in this symposium. They aim to specify, and explicate a theoretical model, specifically the unfolding of narrative/dialogical-informed systemic psychotherapy in four stages (4-stage process model): (i) Recognising restricting life themes and dominant inner voices, (ii) Challenging restricting themes and dominant inner voices . (iii) Revising restricting themes - strengthening silenced or weak inner voices , (iv) Supporting more liberating themes - maintaining a revising/ reflexive stance or ‘authorial’ voice . The researchers use narrative and dialogical methods to analyse therapy transcripts and/or therapist notes from different types of sessions (individual, family and group). The findings highlight ways to recognise, revise and challenge dominant voices and support more liberating voi

11 th International Conference on the Dialogical Self, Barcelona, Spain, 10-13 June, 2020 Invited Symposium Title: "Vladimir, Vincent, and Virginia”: Psychobiography and the puzzle of suicide from the lens of Dialogical Self Theory Co-ordinator: Athena Androutsopoulou, PhD E-mail: Athena@androutsoopulou.gr Affiliation: ‘Logo Psychis’- Training and Research Institute for Systemic Psychotherapy, Athens, Greece Discussant: Kia Thanopoulou E-mail: kthanopoulou@gmail.com Affiliation: Family Therapy Unit, Psychiatric Hospital of Attica, Greece There is a recent revival of psychobiography, with approaches other than the psychoanalytic being used as theoretical lenses to study famous persons. There is also increased recognition that psychobiography can advance psychological theory and help improve clinical practice. In the three psychobiography studies of Vladimir Mayakovski, Vincent van Gogh, and Virginia Woolf included in this symposium, the researchers adopt a dial

‘My dear hero’: Fictional characters give voice to adolescents’ sensitive family issues Maria- Michaela Asimakopoulou, Eleni- Maria Dimou, Eirini Pantazi, Eleni Petroulaki, Eva Theodoraki ‘Logo Psychis’- Training and Research Institute for Systemic Psychotherapy, Athens, Greece. The Fiction tool (Androutsopoulou, 2001, 2015) is designed to facilitate the narration of personal stories in a safe emotional environment, and is based on an understanding of the self as multi-part and polyphonic. The instructions ask for the written summary of a favourite fiction story, selection of three heroes, their feelings and their life development. Previous research has shown that, in adults, the main hero reflects the future projection of the more dominant part of self with other heroes reflecting less dominant parts, sometimes silenced by trauma and not voiced in ordinary therapy talk. In the present qualitative study, we investigated the usefulness of the Fiction Tool in helping adolescents

Η ΕΛΕΣΥΘ αποχαιρετά τον Humberto Maturana Γεννημένος στη Χιλή το 1928, ο Humberto Maturana Romesín ενδιαφερόταν για τα ζώα και τα φυτά από την παιδική του ηλικία και ήθελε να γίνει βιολόγος για να διερευνήσει τη ζωή που πεθαίνει. Μια μακρά περίοδος προβληματισμού, διαβάζοντας τον Frederic Nietzsche και τον Julian Huxley, εμφανίστηκε κατά τη διάρκεια τριών ετών πλήρους κατάκλισης λόγω ασθένειας. Ξεκινώντας από την ιατρική το 1950, το 1958 έλαβε διδακτορικό στη Βιολογία από το Πανεπιστήμιο του Χάρβαρντ. Οι κύριες συνεισφορές του στη βιολογία αφορούσαν στο να δείξει ότι τα ζωντανά όντα είναι μοριακά αυτοποιητικά συστήματα και ότι αν ακολουθήσει κανείς τις συνέπειες του γεγονότος ότι τα ζωντανά όντα δεν διακρίνουν στην εμπειρία τους μεταξύ αντίληψης και ψευδαίσθησης, μπορεί κανείς να δείξει ότι: η γλώσσα ως βιολογικό φαινόμενο συμβαίνει ως ροή διαβίωσης μαζί με συντονισμούς συντονισμών συναινετικών συμπεριφορών και η γνώση ως βιολογικό φαινόμενο συμβαίνει όταν ένας οργανισμός λειτουργεί επ