Don T You Buy Crutch Analysis

This conversation also an example of patient disagreement or resistance against the treatment program. In the above example when the therapist asked about buying crutch (Don’t you buy crutch?’) then the patient expressed his resistance in the form of an indirect speech act (That’s not necessary. Walker is enough for me.). Speech acts may be direct or indirect. From the line ‘Don’t you buy crutch?’ it is clear that intention of the therapist to confirm the decision of the patient through a yes or no answer. At that time, the patient was not answered directly (yes or no) ; but indirectly patient illustrate the ground of resistance by using the lines ‘That’s not necessary. Walker is enough for me’. Patient’s this kind of answer provide sufficient