Johnson / Goldstein / Krasner Existential Man

The Challenge of Psychotherapy
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4831-8671-9
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 138 Seiten, Web PDF

Existential Man: The Challenge of Psychotherapy presents a therapist's impression of existential man. The book focuses on the personal experiences and conceptual organization of a practicing psychotherapist as a student, client, and therapist. This book is divided into three main topics- foundations, encounters, and directions. In these topics, this text specifically discusses the critical commitment and existential self. The congruent, modified, body, metaphor, and emergent encounters are also deliberated. This compilation likewise covers the end of professionalism, validation of experience, and metaphysics of psychotherapy. This publication is a good reference for students researching on psychotherapy, including those interested in the therapeutic interaction or treatment contracted between a trained professional and a client, patient, family, couple, or group.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Johnson, Richard E.

Goldstein, Arnold P.

Krasner, Leonard

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Existential Man: The Challenge of Psychotherapy;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;6
5;Introduction;8
6;Preface;10
7;Acknowledgments;12
8;Part I: Foundations;16
8.1;Chapter 1. The Critical Commitment;18
8.1.1;Dostoevsky: Notes from the Underground;19
8.1.2;Berdyaev: The Meaning of the Creative Act;21
8.2;Chapter 2. The Existential Self;22
8.2.1;Kierkegaard: Concluding Unscientific Postscript;30
8.2.2;Berdyaev: Slavery and Freedom;31
8.2.3;Kierkegaard: Concluding Unscientific Postscript;31
8.2.4;Kierkegaard: Concluding Unscientific Postscript;32
8.2.5;Camus: The Myth of Sisyphus;32
8.2.6;Kierkegaard: Concluding Unscientific Postscript;33
9;Part II: Encounters;34
9.1;Chapter 3. The Congruent Encounter;36
9.2;Chapter 4. The Modified Encounter;42
9.2.1;Honosexuality;43
9.2.2;Impotence;44
9.2.3;Masturbation;44
9.2.4;Inadequacy;45
9.2.5;Prejudice;46
9.3;Chapter 5. The Body Encounter;56
9.4;Chapter 6. The Metaphor Encounter;64
9.5;Chapter 7. The Emergent Encounter;70
9.5.1;Relationship I (Hospitalized Female);70
9.5.2;Relationship II (Hospitalized Male);83
9.5.3;Summary Reaction (Relationships I and II);100
9.5.4;Subsequent Reaction (Relationship II);100
10;Part III: Directions;102
10.1;Chapter 8. The End of Professionalism;104
10.1.1;Camus: The Rebel;115
10.1.2;Berdyaev: Solitude and Society;115
10.1.3;Buber: Between Man and Man;116
10.1.4;Kierkegaard: The Concept of Dread;116
10.2;Chapter 9. The Validation of Experience;118
10.2.1;Sartre: The Emotions;132
10.2.2;Kierkegaard: Concluding Unscientific Postscript;133
10.2.3;Kierkegaard: Concluding Unscientific Postscript;133
10.2.4;Kierkegaard: Concluding Unscientific Postscript;134
10.3;Chapter 10. The Metaphysics of Psychotherapy;136
10.3.1;Buber: I and Thou;142
10.3.2;Marcel: Being and Having;142
10.3.3;Camus: The Rebel;142
10.3.4;Kierkegaard: The Concept of Dread;143
11;Existential References;144