Summary of Levels 1. Typical immediate reactions, uninsightful. More emotional response when defenses are triggered. Some penetration of defenses where person has some enhanced awareness of functioning of defenses and motives. Physical release of tension.
Deeper release is more likely to allow awareness of energy .
Sense of connectedness of all things emerges in a way that makes an enduring change of perspective and values more likely. More intense transpersonal phenomena. Surface Superficial reaction, defenses are undisturbed. Reactive Ambivalence is sufficiently surfaced to heighten emotion and elicit regressive, less creative, stereotypical reactions. Deep reactive Depth of awareness is sufficient for person to verbalize subtler emotions and motives, including defenses, behind behavior.