Table 11.

Clinical vignette 7.

Vignette 7 (block 3). At another moment, silence allows the adolescents to express themselves with sincerity:

T – How would you like your parents to treat you? What do you expect? [MNT]

Silence. [Q]g

D – Them not to use such tough punishments [EXP]

T – Not to use such tough punishments [EXP]

G – They always use the worst possible punishments [EXP]

T – The worst? What does that mean, what you like most? [QV] [MNT]

G – Yes, they punish you with the things you like most. [EC]

T – And what happens then? How do you feel? [MNT]

G (in a very low voice) – Crap…[EXP]

Silence. [Q]

T – How do you all feel? Do you get discouraged? Do you feel that they are disheartening you? [MNT]

Silence. [Q]