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Relational theory and the practice of psychotherapy / Paul L. Wachtel.

By: Wachtel, Paul L, 1940-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: New York : Guilford Press, 2008Description: xiv, 338 p. ; 23 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 9781609180454 (pbk.); 9781593856144 (hbk.); 1593856148 (hbk.).Subject(s): Interpersonal psychotherapy | Interpersonal relations | Psychotherapist and patient | PsychoanalysisDDC classification: 616.8914
Contents:
Context and relationship in psychotherapy: an introduction -- How do we understand another person?: one-person and two-person perspectives -- The dynamics of personality: one-person and two-person views -- From two-person to contextual: beyond intimacy and the consulting room -- Drives, relationships, and the foundations of the relational point of view -- The limits of the archaeological vision: relational theory and the cyclical-contextual model -- Self-states, dissociation, and the schemas of subjectivity and intersubjectivity -- Exploration, support, self-acceptance, and the school of suspicion -- Insight, direct experience, and the implications of a new understanding of anxiety -- Enactments, new relational experience, and implicit relational knowing -- Confusions about self-disclosure: real issues, pseudo-issues, and the inevitability of trade-offs -- The inner world, the outer world, and the lived-in world: mobilizing for change in the patient's daily life.
Holdings
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This important and innovative book explores a new direction in psychoanalytic thought that can expand and deepen clinical practice. Relational psychoanalysis diverges in key ways from the assumptions and practices that have traditionally characterized psychoanalysis. At the same time, it preserves, and even extends, the profound understanding of human experience and psychological conflict that has always been the strength of the psychoanalytic approach. Through probing theoretical analysis and illuminating examples, the book offers new and powerful ways to revitalize clinical practice.



See also Wachtel's Therapeutic Communication, Second Edition: Knowing What to Say When, an integrative, practical guide for therapists of all orientations.

Bibliography: p. 304-325. - Includes indexes.

Context and relationship in psychotherapy: an introduction -- How do we understand another person?: one-person and two-person perspectives -- The dynamics of personality: one-person and two-person views -- From two-person to contextual: beyond intimacy and the consulting room -- Drives, relationships, and the foundations of the relational point of view -- The limits of the archaeological vision: relational theory and the cyclical-contextual model -- Self-states, dissociation, and the schemas of subjectivity and intersubjectivity -- Exploration, support, self-acceptance, and the school of suspicion -- Insight, direct experience, and the implications of a new understanding of anxiety -- Enactments, new relational experience, and implicit relational knowing -- Confusions about self-disclosure: real issues, pseudo-issues, and the inevitability of trade-offs -- The inner world, the outer world, and the lived-in world: mobilizing for change in the patient's daily life.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • 1 Context and Relationship in Psychotherapy: An Introduction (p. 1)
  • 2 How Do We Understand Another Person?: One-Person and Two-Person Perspectives (p. 16)
  • 3 The Dynamics of Personality: One-Person and Two-Person Views (p. 36)
  • 4 From Two-Person to Contextual: Beyond Infancy and the Consulting Room (p. 54)
  • 5 Drives, Relationships, and the Foundations of the Relational Point of View (p. 76)
  • 6 The Limits of the Archaeological Vision: Relational Theory and the Cyclical-Contextual Model (p. 96)
  • 7 Self-States, Dissociation, and the Schemas of Subjectivity and Intersubjectivity (p. 129)
  • 8 Exploration, Support, Self-Acceptance, and the ôSchool of Suspicionö (p. 158)
  • 9 Insight, Direct Experience, and the Implications of a New Understanding of Anxieiy (p. 195)
  • 10 Enactments, New Relational Experience, and Implicit Relational Knowing (p. 220)
  • 11 Confusions about Self-Disclosure: Real Issues, Pseudo-Issues, and the Inevitability of Trade-Offs (p. 245)
  • 12 The ôInnerö World, the ôOuterö World, and the Lived-in World: Mobilizing for Change in the Patient's Daily Life (p. 266)
  • References (p. 304)
  • Author Index (p. 326)
  • Subject Index (p. 330)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Paul L. Wachtel, PhD, is Cuny Distinguished Professor in the doctoral program in clinical psychology at City College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.

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