Abstract
This study aims to delve into linguistic evidence for therapists to achieve better therapeutic outcomes by empowering women suffering from postpartum depression with empathic responses. Conversation samples are transcribed from videos for analysis. The focus of analysis is on language features of two postpartum women based on the Postpartum Voice of Depression Response Model. Expressions of negative feelings fall into four emotional domains. Language features of negative feelings are salient in postpartum women, often represented by a frequent use of negative words and sustaining on a sad topic. In clinical settings, therapists can help postpartum women get out of disturbing states by means of eliciting their inner feelings, identifying negative expressions and offering empathic responses accordingly. An empathic attitude matters in a person-centered clinical setting, which means a reassuring expression from the therapist can ease anxiety of the pa-tient. The application of the Model has implications for emotional support in clinical settings, particularly in terms of differentiating between four emotional domains and showing understandings of negative feelings experienced by postpartum women.
Highlights
The symptoms of anxiety and depression are common for women during the perinatal period; statistics show that up to one out of six women experience postpartum depression in Australia (BeyondBlue, 2019)
This study aims to delve into linguistic evidence for therapists to achieve better therapeutic outcomes by empowering women suffering from postpartum depression with empathic responses
A substantial body of literature shows that women who suffer from postpartum depression describe this period as “the darkest days of life”, and the de
Summary
The symptoms of anxiety and depression are common for women during the perinatal period; statistics show that up to one out of six women experience postpartum depression in Australia (BeyondBlue, 2019). This paper focuses on psychotherapy of postpartum depression with regard to the specific methods of empowering women with empathic responses. It is essential for therapists to take effective measures on empathic interventions for better therapeutic outcomes such as an intervention on the early stages of vulnerability, building a closer therapeutic relationship and mitigating stress and anxiety (Fitzgerald, 2013; Kleiman, 2017). To achieve better therapeutic outcomes, it is important for therapists to recognize the most salient symptom of a postpartum woman’s depression. This paper delves into the analysis of the most prominent emotional domains of two postpartum women based on the Postpartum Voice of Depression Response Model. The analysis will be focused on specific emotional domains experienced by the two postpartum women. The analysis has implications for empowering postpartum women with the most effective holding statements
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
