Abstract
The fields of psychology and rhetoric share the goal of improving human mental health and behavior through persuasion. This thesis traces the history of rhetoric and psychology theory, focusing on the parallel theories of Nienkamp's internal rhetoric and Herman's dialogical self. Both theories model the human mind as having multiple psyches that actively interact to interpret human experience and project human behavior. I conclude with a case study of anorexic patients using ethos, pathos, and logos in dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), arguing that principles of rhetoric can help patients with mental disorders cognitively realign their thinking more effectively than drug treatments can.
Degree
MA
College and Department
Humanities; English
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BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Zsembery, Celeste Lloyd, "Rhetoric in Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Healing Minds Through Argumentation" (2012). Theses and Dissertations. 3093.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/3093
Date Submitted
2012-03-13
Document Type
Thesis
Handle
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/etd5095
Keywords
Anorexic Studies, Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Dialectic, Dialogical Self, Eating Disorders, Emotion Studies, History of Rhetoric, History of Psychology, Internal Rhetoric, Neuro-Rhetoric, Protagoras, Psychotherapy, Self-Persuasion, Talk Therapy
Language
English