Meta Model

Distortions
1. Nominalization Examples:
I have a poor relationship.
You have no respect for me.
Our sstem of education stin!s.
"ommunication is a pro#lem in their marria$e
Mana$ement made poor decisions.
%is desires $ot him into trou#le.
%er #ehavior is unaccepta#le.
&. Mind 'eadin$ Examples:
I !no( he doesn)t care.
*he !no(s #etter.
I)m sure ou)re a(are...
I can tell ou don)t li!e me.
%e isn)t interested.
You thin!...
You)re upset.
I !no( that ou are (onderin$.
+. "ause effect examples
I)m late #ecause of ou.
,hen ou #elieve in me- I can do it.
You ma!e me feel .
I (ould do it- #ut I)m mad.
I feel #adl that I hurt him.
.ust as!in$ that /uestion ou #e$in to understand.
You (ill #e$in to relax as ou learn the Meta0model.
*ince ou)re readin$ this sentence- ou can thin! of several more
examples.
1ecause
2. complex e/uivalence Examples:
.oe)s face is red. 3hat must mean he is an$r.
1ein$ here means ou (ill chan$e.
4oin$ to #ed earl means ou (ill #e alert.
You !no( the ans(er- so ou are competent.
*ittin$ in this room- ou are learnin$ man thin$s.
5s ou master these s!ills- ou (ill #e a #etter communicator.
6eepin$ our ees open li!e that means ou)ll $o into trance.
5nd closin$ our ees means ou)ll $o even deeper.
3hat means...
7. 8resuppositions examples
,e have tal!ed a#out presuppositions.
You are learnin$ a#out the Meta0model and the po(erful /uestions the
Meta0model $ives us.
If ou (ould stud and practice- ou (ould learn the Meta0model.
You can do this even #etter.
You are chan$in$ all the time.
%o( else do ou $o into trance9
You)re seein$ thin$s differentl no(.
You)ll #e a#le to learn even more tomorro(.
You realize ou have more resources than ever #efore.
You can easil move in the direction of our past memories.
Most of the examples of this pattern (ill #e (ritten here # ou
You are learnin$ man thin$s.
4eneralizations
:. ;niversal <uantifiers Examples:
5ll "hristians are hpocrites.
Ever politician is a liar.
Everone on (elfare is laz.
No#od)s perfect.
Everthin$ is (onderful.
,e are all in trance no(.
3here is al(as tomorro(.
Ever#od !no(s this part is eas.
One can never !no( all there is to !no(.
5ll of the people doin$ this process are learnin$ man ne( thin$s
5nd all the thin$s- all the thin$s...
=. Modal Operators
Examples: Modal Operators of Necessit:
I reall should #e more flexi#le at times li!e this.
I ou$ht to $o #ac! to school.
You should not hurr into trance >ust et.
You shouldn)t $o into trance too /uic!l- no(.
You must #e $ettin$ this no(... at some level...
I have to ta!e care of her.
You should learn.
Examples: Modal Operators of 8ossi#ilit?Impossi#ilit:
I can)t learn.
I couldn)t tell him (hat I thin!.
You could learn this no(.
You could (rite this do(n... or not.
You could feel more and more peaceful.
You can chan$e overni$ht.
You ma hear the (ords of (isdom.
It)s possi#le to learn everthin$ easil and /uic!l.
You could come up (ith a fe( more examples- no(.
You can learn.
@. Aost 8erformative Examples:
Oh- it)s not important an(a
It)s not $ood to #e strict.
3hat)s too #ad.
3oda is a $reat da-
No one should >ud$e others.
3hat)s perfectB
It)s reall $ood that ou sa that.
One doesn)t have to...
5nd- it is a $ood thin$ to (onder.
Deletions
C. *imple Deletions Examples:
I am uncomforta#le
I feel afraid.
I am hurtin$.
I feel alone.
I don)t !no(.
1D. "omparative Deletions Examples:
%e is the #est student in the class.
*he is the least li!el person I !no( to have succeeded
5nd it is more or less the ri$ht thin$ to do.
11. Aac! of 'eferential Index or ;nspecified Nouns and Eer#s Examples:
3he don)t listen to me
No#od cares anmore
3his is unheard of.
One can- ou !no(.
1&. ;nspecified Eer# Examples:
You don)t care a#out me.
I upset m mother.
%e doesn)t sho( me an concern
I (as (onderin$.
If onl ou !ne(.
You ma discover.
5nd ou can learn this.