here is the “Still Face” experiment, explained by Dr. Edward Tronick at U. Mass Boston.
Notice how quickly the little girl gets upset….
and notice how quickly she calms down again when her mother repairs the relationship…
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So profound and impressive.
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Oooo Ricia, I couldn’t even stand this for a moment. Poor child.
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yes, it’s so subtle and so ordinary and so awful.
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So painful to watch the distress of the baby –
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Yes, and to remember our “Inner Children” are still distressed by unresponsiveness. No shame when it happens.
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Fascinating the Still Face experiment.
Good stuff.
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Isn’t something like this used in the assessment before Child Parent Psychotherapy? My former clinical supervisor went through the educator training for CPP, and I think I remember her talking about this.
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I bet it is used in the training. This is a classic study that has been replicated many times.
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I thought it was interesting how fast the baby responded when the mother re-engaged with the baby. It really underlined for me how important it is to be responsive and not distracted when others are talking to me.
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Yes, the need for responsiveness seems to continue throughout our lives. And fortunately, we can often re-engage when someone who has drifted away comes back to us.
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do you actually work with clients, or do you just do this blog?
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These days I’m not seeing clients because I’m trying to help even more people with a big jam-packed book to help people identify and heal from non-physically-assaultive, attachment-based Chronic Covert Trauma. The book is full of facts, ideas, exercises, and stories. Not the same as one-on-one, of course, but early bird readers say it’s helping them.
If you are interested in being an early bird reader, I’m interested in exploring that possibility with you. You can let me know by posting here or direct email to Ricia (at) RiciaFleming.com
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Ricia, I will be happy to pay for your book!
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I will be honored to know you are reading it!
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Hello Ricia ! This video is “no longer available here”, just fyi.
I do remember seeing this experiment before, and it probably was here. Yes, it was hard to see the baby getting so scared, and just for the sake of research. Luckily it was short lived experience in the research test. Not so, if occurs in real life… Aug 2022
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thanks for letting me know, June. It is a very powerful video, so I will try to find another version so people can see it here.
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Yes, It can be seen again, here now.😊
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