Taming the Negative Introject

Empowering Patients to Take Control of Their Mental Health
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-1-138-58458-7
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 138 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 364 g

In this book, Dr. Carol W. Berman describes how to help patients control the self-sabotaging element of their unconscious minds, often called the punitive superego, the negative introject, or the hurt child. The negative introject can provoke horrendous acts against the self, ranging from suicide and addiction to making hurtful comments to loved ones. The role of the psychotherapist is to make the unconscious conscious, allowing the sufferers to take back control of their actions.

Dr. Berman uses case studies to personalize the theory and demonstrate how the negative introject can take hold and impact the lives of those suffering from a variety of illnesses and disorders, including depression, anxiety, eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and bipolar disorder. Each chapter concludes with a guide demonstrating how the negative introject was tamed in each case, showing the reader that the negative introject can be identified and then brought into some control.

This book is essential reading for all kinds of psychotherapists, from psychiatrists to social workers and psychologists, as well as all those who wish to identify the negative introject, and help "tame" it.

Zielgruppe

Professional and Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Berman, Carol

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse Psychoanalyse (S. Freud)
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologische Disziplinen Gesundheitspsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Dedication

Table of Contents

List of Tables

Foreword (by Dr. Phyllis Cohen)

Chapter One: What is the Negative Introject?

Chapter Two: Anxiety and the Negative Introject

Chapter Three: Hypochondria, ptsd, ocd, and the Negative Introject

Chapter Four: Major Depression, Bipolar Disorder, and the Negative Introject

Chapter Five: Psychosis and the Negative Introject

Chapter Six: Personality Disorders and the Negative Introject

Chapter Seven: Addictions and the Negative Introject

Chapter Eight: Denial of the Negative Introject

Chapter Nine: Negative Introject in the Group

Chapter Ten: Dreams and the Negative Introject

Chapter Eleven: Happiness and the Negative Introject

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Carol W. Berman, M.D., is a clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at N.Y.U. Langone Medical Center. This is Dr. Berman’s fourth book. She is also the author of 100 Questions and Answers About Panic Disorder, Personality Disorders, and Surviving Dementia: A Clinical and Personal Perspective.