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process interview
endocrine system
psychospiritual approaches

definition

process work endocrine system interview:
development of associations

see preliminaries:
process work: interview

The most important function of the therapeutic interview is to develop an understanding and experience of the person's pattern and process; that is, to find the individual's precise meaning of their relationship to their specific endocrine condition. The 'meaning' of the endocrine condition may be consistent with the person's own associations with their symptoms, which represent the primary consciousness. As one becomes aware of what the person is identified with, then the secondary, more unconscious signals will become apparent. When we observe the persons' associations with their condition and follow carefully what happens in the moment, the condition will then begin to appear as part of the whole process with which the person is involved. By amplifying the person's associations with the endocrine system and their individual symptoms, the primary process can be supported to completion, and new insight may be facilitated. No "psychospiritual meaning" is given for specific conditions, as the meaning of symbols/symptoms is individual and does not have a universal interpretation.

The following are some of the 'associations' or concepts which came to mind by allowing possible ideas, thoughts, visions, and/or feelings of the endocrine system to come into consciousness. As you think of the endocrine system, ask yourself what do I know about it, what are my associations? Try other channels, for instance feeling and seeing, etc. It is most helpful to examine your own and the client's associations at the time of the interview. These examples represent the reviewers' associations at a moment in time:

• regulation, control - of sugar, salt, sex, mood
• ductless glands, secretions, subtle hormonal substances, bloodstream
• hair growth, metabolic rate, weight, appetite, mood
• needs receptors as well as effectors
• who is controlling, not controlling, regulating, not regulating?
• what benefit is derived by losing control of this regulation?
• what/who is over/under producing?
• filters - what is being/not being filtered?
• what are the symptoms? meaning of the symptoms to the person?
• does this happen to the person? or does s/he say "I am a diabetic", or "I am in menopause", identifying with the condition
• what is it s/he cannot do? what does the illness do for him or her? what is the belief system about the condition?
• what happens if the symptom is exaggerated? if there is inhibition of the symptom?
• who or what is stopping the person? can they identify with this role and take it over? now what is the function of the illness/symptom?

specific conditions: for example,
Cushing's syndrome - adrenal hyperactivity, where is stress, inability to deal with glucose, facial and body changes, what figure would do these?
diabetes - what are person's symptoms? who is urinating, drinking? what is person's conception of illness? what figure would do this? what do they want?
hypoglycemia - who is weak, irritable, has blurred vision, and may even become unconscious? patient's associations?
hypothyroidism - low energy, who needs to slow down? who is slowing down?
obesity - who is fat? is there a thin person around? relationship to food, nourishment? protection? what is person's perception? identified with being fat or does it happen to them?
pituitary dysfunction - note symptoms, is person identified with this or not? who is the person who is feeling the symptom? how do they perceive it? what is the limit of the persons' ability to identify with this less conscious material?

see:
process paradigm
process work: basic principles
process work: glossary
process work: observation
process work: channel examples
process work: interventions
process work: working with signals
process work: working on the edge
process work: interview
stress-hardy profile


footnotes