Crucial issues in psychotherapy
By: by Herbert S. Strean.
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 1976
Place of publication: Metuchen, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 312
Subjects: Psychotherapy -- Addresses, essays, lectures
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Theoretical approaches to psychotherapeutic intervention: Introduction. Social change and the proliferation of regressive therapies. Psychoanalysis versus behavior modification therapy. A psychosocial view of social deviancy. Adapting Erik Erikson to psychotherapeutic intervention. Application of the life model. Choosing among practice modalities. Long or short term therapy.; title: Practice issues: Introduction. Some psychodynamics in referring a patient for psychotherapy. The extra-marital affair. Psychotherapy with the narcissistic character disorder. Some reflections on therapeutic work with the college dropout. Treatment of a stutterer in a group. Helping patients fail. Youth as advisers to adults, and vice versa. Treating parents of emotionally disturbed children through role playing. The analyst's silence. Non-verbal intervention in psychotherapy.; title: Training the psychotherapist: Introduction. Some psychological aspects of psychoanalytic training. An extension of the paranormal hypothesis. A note on the treatment of schizophrenia. Educating mental health practitioners. The social worker as psychotherapist.