Shame and attachment loss
Subtitle: the practical work of reparative therapy
By: Joseph Nicolosi.
Publisher: IVP Academic
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Downers Grove, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 474
ISBN-13: 9780830828999
Subjects: Gay men -- Mental health; Male homosexuality; Sexual reorientation programs; Psychotherapy
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Psychodynamics of homosexuality; title: Overview : advances in reparative therapy; title: Family dynamics; title: Homosexuality as a shame-based symptom; title: Homosexuality as a repetition compulsion; title: Homosexuality as a reparative drive; title: Treatment : affect-focused therapy; title: The primacy of affect; title: The body; title: Reparative body work : the concept of the two-triangle sequence; title: Reparative body work : working the two-triangle sequence; title: The double bind; title: The double loop; title: From double bind to double loop; title: The scenario preceding homosexual enactment; title: Working through the scenario preceding homosexual enactment; title: Journaling; title: Counseling teenagers; title: Male friendships; title: Relationships with women; title: Grief work; title: The role of grief work in reparative therapy; title: Approaching the core injury; title: Defenses against grief; title: Homosexual enactment as an opportunity for grief work; title: Resolution of grief : a life without illusions and distortions.