Combating Destructive Thought Processes

Voice Therapy and Separation Theory
1. Auflage 1996
ISBN: 978-0-7619-0551-6
Verlag: Sage Publications

Buch, Englisch, 384 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 622 g

What keeps people from living in ways that satisfy their individual needs and priorities? In this book, noted clinical psychologist Robert W. Firestone sets forth the theory--synthesizing psychodynamic and existential approaches to the psyche--underlying his voice therapy methodology. From childhood, Firestone maintains, humans are prevented from experiencing an individuated life by the pressures of society and destructive interactions within the family. The goal of voice therapy is to uncover the insidious forces--represented by internal messages, called voices--that limit humans. Firestone's technique, grounded in clinical research, helps the client to reveal these voices quickly, recognize their detrimental source, and begin the path to a meaningful life. In addition to laying theoretical foundations, this book emphasizes the use of voice therapy in direct practice with couples, parents, and individuals and expands these theories to consider existential and social concerns such as death anxiety and ethnic conflict. Therapists seeking to expand their techniques will find in this book a unique advancement on traditional psychodynamic models. Combating Destructive Thought Processes offers a methodology of interest to professionals in psychology, clinical psychology, counseling, social work, and developmental psychology.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Firestone, Robert W.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Differentielle Psychologie, Persönlichkeitspsychologie Psychologische Diagnostik, Testpsychologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Logopädie, Sprachstörungen, Stimmtherapie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Psychiatrie, Sozialpsychiatrie, Suchttherapie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie Logopädie, Sprech- & Sprachstörungen & Therapie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword - Larry Beutler
The Self under Siege
PART ONE: DEVELOPMENTAL PERSPECTIVE
The Reality of Childhood Trauma
Patterns of Emotional Mistreatment
Psychodynamics Involved in the Intergenerational Cycle of Child Abuse
Identification with the Aggressor
PART TWO: DEFENSE FORMATION
The Fantasy Bond and Self-Parenting Process
The Fantasy Bond in Couple Relationships
Manifestations of the Inward Process
PART THREE: METHODOLOGY
The Concept of the Voice and Voice Therapy
Approach to Psychotherapy
Application of Voice Therapy to Couples and Parenting Groups
Assessment of Suicide Risk
PART FOUR: THEORETICAL ISSUES
The Dual Nature of Guilt Reactions
The Psychodynamics of Fantasy, Addiction and Addictive Attachments
The Essential Paradox of Psychotherapy
PART FIVE: SOCIAL CONCERNS AND EXISTENTIAL ISSUES
Psychological Defenses against Death Anxiety
Origins of Ethnic Strife
The `Good Life'