Gaining a Second Impression in Psychotherapy: Pivoting Toward a More Accurate Understanding of the Patient

ISBN-13: 9780367259365 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 130 str.

James Gustafson

Opis

Integrating psychotherapy with psychoanalysis and philosophy, this text offers therapists a way to reframe a client’s understanding of their mental health issues through a holistic, dynamic lens.

Spis treści

Part 1. Focus; 1. What Is Possible And What Is Not Possible; 2. Forces In Shadow; 3. Dilemmas; Part 2. Reversals; 4. Life Lies; 5. Will Trying To Do The Work Of The Imagination; 6. Double Takes; Part 3. Dreams and Myths As Second Impression; 7. The Pivot Of The Night Painting As Second Impression; 8. A Step From Walking Off A Cliff; 9. Imagining What Has Not Been Imagined; Part 4. The Evolution Of The Species In Everyday Life; 10. How Our Species Came To Love Acceleration In Jumps; 11. Dangerous Intersections Of Evolution In Everyday Life; 12. Brakes Are Necessary If You Are To See The Whole Situation; Part 5. The Great World In Everyday Life; 13. The Immense Realm Of The False; 14. Noble Playing Fields; 15. Religious Deliverance: Light And Dark

O autorze

James Gustafson is a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin and the author of thirteen books on psychotherapy, including Very Brief Psychotherapy, The Complex Secret of Brief Psychotherapy and The Dilemmas of Brief Psychotherapy. He is a graduate of Harvard College with AB and of Harvard Medical School with MD.