Psychotherapy in an Age of Narcissism [electronic resource] : Modernity, Science, and Society /
Paris, J.author.
Adopting a friendly but critical approach to the talking therapies, this book places psychotherapy in a social and historical context, exploring its relationship to contemporary culture and recommending a different way of thinking about practice.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- PART I: THE WORLD OF PSYCHOTHERAPY -- The Birth of Psychotherapy -- Schools of Psychotherapy -- Science and Psychotherapy -- Why People Seek Psychotherapy -- PART II: MODERNITY -- Modernity and Psychotherapy -- Narcissism: Individual and Cultural -- Therapy Culture -- PART III: PRACTICE -- Sustaining the Family -- Building Social Networks -- Practicing Psychotherapy in a Social Context -- The Future of Talking Therapy -- References -- Index.
Adopting a friendly but critical approach to the talking therapies, this book places psychotherapy in a social and historical context, exploring its relationship to contemporary culture and recommending a different way of thinking about practice.
Personality.
Social psychology.
Clinical psychology.
Psychoanalysis.
Self.
Identity (Psychology).
Community psychology.
Environmental psychology.
Psychotherapy.
Counseling.
Personality and Social Psychology.
Clinical Psychology.
Psychoanalysis.
Self and Identity.
Community and Environmental Psychology.
Psychotherapy and Counseling.