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Hometasks

These practices will be useful in the process of psychotherapy. You can complete them yourself and bring them to the meeting.

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In addition, in the course of our work, it is recommended to bring dreams (you can send them to me in the morning before the meeting in the messenger).

Writing an autobiography

If you have an understanding of the narrative of your life, then it is easier for you to understand the causes of difficulties and change them.

Describe:

 

Present time line:

  1. Marital status, children.

  2. Education.

  3. Professional implementation.

  4. social environment.

  5. Who do you live with?

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Line of the past, biography:

  1. Family, parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters are especially important facts.

  2. Circumstances of conception, pregnancy, how the birth went, family history.

  3. The first and second years of life - where, who is around, how well-being, events. Potty training. Care and kindness.

  4. Preschool period: illnesses, incidents, who is around, first memories, kindergarten / society. Crisis of 3 years - what am I, the basis of identity. Fears.

  5. 5-6-7 years - the image of the family, male and female, the image of oneself, the experience of entering the school and society.

  6. School and social integration are important events and memories.

  7. Adolescence - crisis, rebellion, sexuality, friends, love, important events and feelings.

  8. Growing up: important events in later life, relationships, professional. What led to the current point.

 

And:

  1. Personal and family scenarios, recurring events.

  2. The most terrible event from the past.

  3. Perceived sources of current problems in childhood and adolescence.

  4. Current level of functioning in major areas of life, satisfied or not: professional, love and family relationships, friends, relationships with oneself.

  5. Favorite fairy tales and games in childhood.

  6. Dreams from the past and recent.

Describe who are you

1. Brief description of character: core values, traits, typical feelings, qualities. What are the strong points? What quality of yours often gets you into trouble?

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2. What infuriates other people? And what causes envy or admiration? Which tit in your hands are you satisfied with? What pie in the sky do you devalue so as not to suffer?

Describe who are you

1. Brief description of character: core values, traits, typical feelings, qualities. What are the strong points? What quality of yours often gets you into trouble?

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2. What infuriates other people? And what causes envy or admiration? Which tit in your hands are you satisfied with? What pie in the sky do you devalue so as not to suffer?

Genogram

A genogram is a family chart or family history chart. 

To make a genogram, you will need a sheet of paper and pencils (you can also use pens, felt-tip pens, or anything you can draw with).

 

Understand how many generations you want to depict and why you need a genogram (study medical history, understand emotional connections, etc.).

 

Talk to relatives, find out more about your family and draw on the diagram.

 

  • Men are usually indicated by a square.

  • Women are usually indicated by a circle.

  • One horizontal line usually means marriage, and two slashes - divorce or separation.

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