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A “Primer” in Conceptual Metaphor for Counselors

✍ Scribed by Scott Allen Wickman; M. Harry Daniels; Lyle J. White; Steven A. Fesmire

Publisher
American Counseling Association
Year
1999
Tongue
English
Weight
342 KB
Volume
77
Category
Article
ISSN
1556-6678

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✦ Synopsis

Conceptual metaphor provides a potentially powerful counseling framework, generalizable across theoretical orientations. According to the conceptual perspective, metaphor is not merely a matter of language, but is an indispensable dimension of human understanding and experience whereby more abstract ideas (like relationships) are understood in terms of more concrete experiences (like journeys). Consequently, when a couple in counseling says, "we're just spinning our wheels," they are not only using a common colloquial expression, but also giving information about how they conceptualize their relationship. This article provides a theoretical foundation for use of conceptual metaphor and offers examples of its potential for counseling.

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