Bilateral Processing (BLP)
Concept of Processing
Definition
The use of bilateral stimulation for the purpose of emotional processing.
Bilateral Stimulation
Differentiate from...
Bilateral Stimulation (BLS)
Terminology
Bilateral Processing vs. Stimulation
Applications (within ECS)
There is an important difference in the effects between Fast/Long BLP and Slow/Short BLP that need to be taken into account.
for the purpose of reinforcing emotional
resources and positive cognitions
Fast-Long Bilateral Processing
(FL-BLP)
for the purpose of processing emotional
content
Mainstream
EMDR School of LIfe
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Processing fear of death in a cancer
survivor [Spanish; EN subtitles
coming soon]
Processing abandonment in childhood of a
young man (Spanish; EN, DE Subtitles in
progress)
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FAQs
How long to process? General
considerations
Other Systems using BLP
Eye-Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR)
A method/system aimed at therapists only. The term "EMDR" is protected as a trademark. The method uses Bilateral Stimulation (eye-movements) at its core.
Wikipedia
claim the method would be "... non-falsifiable"
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Roos, Carlijn de; van der Oord, Saskia;
Zijlstra, Bonne; Lucassen, Sacha; Perrin,
Sean; Emmelkamp, Paul; Jongh, Ad de
(2017): Comparison of eye movement
desensitization and reprocessing therapy,
cognitive behavioral writing therapy, and
wait-list in pediatric posttraumatic stress
disorder following single-incident trauma: a
multicenter randomized clinical trial. In
Journal of child psychology and psychiatry,
and allied disciplines 58 (11), pp.
1219–1228. DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12768.
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Pubmed: "Psychological Trauma"[Mesh]
EMDR
produces only 3 results [10-07-2019]
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