What is Discounting? Pt 2
There are four behaviours which indicate that someone is discounting:
- Doing nothing (the person will be experiencing themselves as not thinking)
- Over adaptation (the person does what they believe will fulfil the wishes of others (from Child))
- Agitation (the person engages in pointless activity rather than solving the problem)
- Incapacitation or violence (eg development of psychosomatic issues for secondary gain, or mindless violence)
To detect discounts, look for verbal cues, eg:
- I canâtâ¦
- Iâll try toâ¦
- Missing out part of a sentence. For example, a member of a therapy group says âI want a hugâ, but the sentence doesnât say who from
Non-verbal clues, eg:
- Incongruity between words and behaviour
- Laughing about something unpleasant
