Psychotherapy and the Selfless Patient

Psychotherapy and the Selfless Patient

Author: Jerome A. Travers

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 9780866565158

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A wealth of theoretical and clinical material on the developmental and philosophical issues regarding the origin and loss of self.


A PERSON-CENTERED FOUNDATION FOR COUNSELING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY

A PERSON-CENTERED FOUNDATION FOR COUNSELING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY

Author: Angelo V. Boy

Publisher: Charles C Thomas Publisher

Published: 1999-01-01

Total Pages: 275

ISBN-13: 0398083363

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The focus of this new edition is on counseling and psychotherapy, and its goals are to renew interest in the person-centered approach in the U.S., make a significant contribution to extending person-centered theory and practice, and promote fruitful dialogue and further development of person-centered theory. The text presents and clarifies the following main topics: the rationale for an eclectic application of person-centered counseling, the rationale and process for reflecting clients' feelings, the importance of theory as the foundation for the counseling process, the importance of values and their influence on the counseling relationship, the modern person- centered counselor's role, the essential characteristics of a person-centered counseling relationship, the group counseling movement and the person-centered perspective, the application of person-centeredness through play therapy, the difficulties and opportunities surrounding evaluation, a person-centered perspective on the process of counselor education, and therapeutic opportunities available outside the field of counseling. These discussions serve as a transition from traditional interpretation of personcentered to an eclectic application of the viewpoint. The process of person-centered counseling has evolved over the years and this comprehensive book contributes to that evolution. It represents the status of person-centered counseling while also identifying ideas which can influence its future.


The Psychotic Core

The Psychotic Core

Author: Michael Eigen

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-05-30

Total Pages: 459

ISBN-13: 0429921977

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This book examines the key ordering—disordering processes of the psychotic self. It draws on Sigmund Freud, Jung, object relation and selfpsychologies, and, particularly, the work of Winnicott, Bion, and Elkin.


Treatment Of Suicidal People

Treatment Of Suicidal People

Author: Robert A. Neimeyer

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2013-02-01

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 1134937091

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Treatment of suicidal people takes three forms: prevention - strategies to avert conditions leading to suicide; intervention - treatment and care during the crisis; and postvention - response after the event has occurred. Unlike other current literature, here the focus is on the state of the art of intervention. This type of examination is essential, because suicidal people themselves are in need of such treatments - crisis intervention, psychotherapy, psychopharmacology and hospitalization. Written by professionals in the field, the Treatment of Suicidal People allows readers to participate in a learning experience. First is a case presentation of an individual - Arthur Inman - and his long road toward suicide, as chronicled in his personal diary. The seond section puts forth guidelines for the evaluation of suicide risk and crisis intervention. A focus on more sustained efforts in psychotherapy is next, a theme which is continued in the fourth part by addressing psychiatric issues that are essential for treatment of highly disturbed and lethal patients. The following section examines a number of clinical and legal issues that transcend any one population of suicidal people, and any particular treatment approach or context. And lastly, the volume returns to Arthur Inman, with case consultations providing alternative perspectives and recommendations on his treatment. Suicide and related forms of self-injurious behaviour can be circumvented, if the involved professionals are sufficiently trained in assessment and prevention.


Removing the Mask of Kindness

Removing the Mask of Kindness

Author: Les Barbanell

Publisher: Jason Aronson, Incorporated

Published: 2006-10-16

Total Pages: 211

ISBN-13: 1461630479

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Character traits may be used as defenses, or, 'coping mechanisms' that may be developed by individuals in an exaggerated fashion in order to conceal psychological conflicts. When these mechanisms break down, previously repressed trauma erupts into consciousness. One such trait is selflessness. Les Barbanell examines the transformation of selflessness into the Caretaker Personality Disorder and how it is not always better to give than receive, that being good can go bad, and that the 'disease to please' can even be fatal.


Suicide in Psychiatric Disorders

Suicide in Psychiatric Disorders

Author: Roberto Tatarelli

Publisher: Nova Publishers

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 414

ISBN-13: 9781600217388

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The main purpose of this book is to provide the first comprehensive analysis of suicide in psychiatric patients. 95 per cent of those who commit suicide had a psychiatric disorder and yet suicide is rarely investigated in psychiatric patients. The book provides a relevant contribution to the prediction and prevention of suicide. This is a first book devoted to the subject with comprehensive chapters, including epidemiology, risk factors, preventive strategies and available treatments.


Psychotherapy and the Lonely Patient

Psychotherapy and the Lonely Patient

Author: Samuel M Natale

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2014-04-04

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 1317774116

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Here is an important new book focusing on the contribution of the therapist's love and empathy to the therapeutic process. Technique without dedication, discipline, and understanding will rarely benefit patients nor help resolve their conflicts. Psychoanalytic Technique demonstrates how the therapist's countertransference feelings, anxieties, wishes, and superego admonitions shape his or her therapeutic interventions.