Mourning the person one could have become
Subtitle: on the road from trauma to authenticity
By: Witold Simon
Publisher: Jason Aronson
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 269
ISBN-13: 9780765708458
Subjects: Psychological Stress; Methods; Psychological Theory; Self Concept; Therapy; Emotions; Psychotherapy; Psychology
Description: "This book introduces the concept of the Person One Could Have Become and shows the importance of mourning for individuals with all sorts of traumatic experiences (abuse, neglect, or pregnancy loss). Presented here are philosophical tenets (existential-humanistic) as well as the clinical applications (integrative group psychotherapy). The role of the psychotherapist and appropriate supervision is emphasized. The book utilizes examples of traumatized individuals who struggle during psychotherapy"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Preface; title: Chapter I. Clash of determinism and existentialism: Causal explanations versus contextual meanings; title: Chapter II. The shattering ramifications of abuse and neglect; title: Chapter III. Potential traumatic consequences of pregnancy loss; title: Chapter IV. The anamnesis of two individuals experienced by trauma; title: Chapter V. The Person One Could Have Become; title: Chapter VI. Mourning the Person One Could Have Become; title: Chapter VII. The clinical application of mourning the Person One Could Have Become: the NEST group psychotherapy; title: Chapter VIII. The role of the therapist in mourning the Person One Could Have Become; title: Chapter IX. Supervision of the process of mourning the Person One Could Have Become; title: Chapter X. The clients process of defining and mourning the Person One Could Have Become; title: Chapter XI. Long-term ramifications: Continuous process of transformation beyond the termination of psychotherapy; title: Chapter XII. Aftermath of clients mourning processes; title: Chapter XIII. Critique of the concept of mourning the Person One Could Have Become; title: Conclusions; title: References; title: Index; title: Author.