Who would study psychology unless they had some issues?!-Chapter 152 - 150 The Limitations of Micro-expression Analysis

Chapter 152: Chapter 150 The Limitations of Micro-expression Analysis

"Li Minglu wants a family as beautiful as his childhood, but he doesn’t want to play the role of a husband; instead, he wants to be—a son."

Nan Zhubin’s expression turned rather tense.

"He wants to relive that feeling of being cared for from his childhood."

"If viewed through Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, his ’rebuilding a family’ fulfills his need for achievement goals; whereas ’reacquiring the love and care from childhood’ fulfills his need for belonging and love, and even security needs."

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Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is an important theory in humanistic psychology.

In this theory, psychologists classify all known needs of a person, sorting them by intensity, developmental stage, and so on, ultimately forming a ’pyramid of needs.’

The mainstream pyramid of needs consists of five levels, from low to high: physiological needs, safety needs, belonging and love needs, esteem needs, and self-actualization needs.

In this pyramid, the more foundational a need is, the more basic it is for a person.

The more basic the need, the more lack of fulfillment will lead to negative emotions such as anxiety and depression.

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"In this situation, his current interaction pattern with his wife causes more harm—he cannot only fail to recreate a warm family but also receive no care."

Nan Zhubin voiced his assessment: "This further proves his condition. The overlay of two missing needs—especially when including the lack of security needs—can destroy a person so quickly."

"At the same time, like vines in the mire, it clutches him, preventing his escape."

Weng Pinting nodded and flipped through Li Minglu’s file.

Then she agreed: "Your metaphorical illustration is quite effective."

She added a side note.

Then the supervisor quickly brought the topic back: "How do you plan to handle it? Consult with Li Minglu’s wife, Wang Sui, together?"

Nan Zhubin pondered but didn’t immediately reply.

He was thinking about whether the situation would improve after he completed a few more Monthly Goals.

...

Weng Pinting waited a few breaths for his response.

She didn’t hear Nan Zhubin’s answer.

She wasn’t surprised.

If a depression case—especially one with such complex family circumstances—could have an intervention plan so quickly, it would be abnormal.

"If you have no ideas, you can check past cases, and then we’ll slowly collaborate to finalize a scheme."

Weng Pinting gently said: "But for now, I have a perspective you could reference."

Nan Zhubin assumed a listening posture.

"When you were analyzing just now, it seemed like you placed yourself too much in ’Li Minglu’s position, making your thought process antagonistic towards ’Wang Sui.’"

"But you should understand—Li Minglu and Wang Sui are on the same side; being in conflict with Wang Sui means being in conflict with Li Minglu as well."

Weng Pinting looked into Nan Zhubin’s eyes.

"In fact, from another angle, Wang Sui’s approach isn’t ’wrong’; it’s just ’inappropriate,’ or rather ’mismatched.’"

Nan Zhubin blinked.

"Recently, I read the latest paper from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, discussing how intervening with the client’s family can therapeutically impact the client—I believe it’s highly relevant to your current situation."

Weng Pinting gently continued: "According to what you’ve described, Wang Sui indeed extracts emotional value from Li Minglu. However, caring for a husband with depression is in itself emotionally taxing, especially for someone unaware of the related disorders—it can easily lead to emotional exhaustion."

"Based on your account, Wang Sui has almost no cognition of depression; alongside their mismatched daily life expectations, she is practically uninvolved in her husband’s mental world."

"Nonetheless, she truly accompanied Li Minglu through his hardest times and has indeed cared for a depressed husband for two years—a feat that’s particularly rare."

Saying this, Weng Pinting placed Li Minglu’s file in front of Nan Zhubin, her slender finger pointing at the two segments she had mentioned.

"From the perspective of cognition, Wang Sui indeed doesn’t suit Li Minglu; but what about other aspects?"

"Zhuren, if you wish to delve more into the field of Family Consultation, you mustn’t solely focus on the ’attributes’ people inherently have; instead, you should extend the timeline to examine their ’experiences.’"

"Since they can accompany each other so long without parting, does that imply the possibility of changing Wang Sui, thus changing Li Minglu, in the future?"

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Nan Zhubin remained silent.

No matter how this method fares, as a professional, he instinctively began to ponder the feasibility of the scheme.

For various reasons, although Nan Zhubin surpasses seasoned consultants in some aspects,

in terms of ’professional reading volume,’ ’work experience,’ ’life experience,’ Weng Pinting clearly excels.

After all, she is a senior Psychological Consultant capable of overseeing a newly established psychological center in Jiangdu.

At Weng Pinting’s level, progressing further means transitioning into a ’psychologist.’

Thus, Nan Zhubin thought it over and followed Weng Pinting’s train of thought: "So should I intervene with Wang Sui next?"

Weng Pinting nodded: "From the perspective of consulting benefits, intervening with her is relatively easier compared to the husband with depression."

"Perhaps you could start by exploring Wang Sui’s childhood experiences. According to your description, she plays the role of a ’mother’ in the intimate relationship, and a ’stern mother’ at that."

She teased suggestively: "Maybe you could use your skill in micro-expression analysis to try?"

Nan Zhubin gave Weng Pinting a peculiar glance.

After contemplating it, he denied it.

"No, while micro-expression analysis is convenient for gathering intelligence, it’s not suitable for the consultation room."

In a consultation room, clients are compelled to answer the consultant’s questions—at first glance, it seems like an ideal setting for Micro-expression Analysis.

But that’s not the case.

Using Micro-expression Analysis to constantly press, to dig into privacy, leaves considerable psychological damage.

Even with a solid consulting relationship as a foundation, it still applies.

When dealing with characters like ’corrupt scoundrel’ Wang An, ’complicit’ Huang Xin, ’complicit number two’ Consultant Zhang, using this method is harmless.

Micro-expression Analysis is still not quite suitable for the consultation process, compared to scrutiny, interrogation, and such...

The theme of consultation is ultimately ’healing.’

Nan Zhubin was going to say this.

Suddenly, he paused.

[Something’s off; at Sister Pingting’s level, she wouldn’t ask such a question mistakenly.]

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