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The author exposes the many masks of shame and examines the way it paralyzes us, individually and collectively. He draws on powerful case stories to illustrate the language and impact of shame and how it can be overcome.

Dr. David Scharff explores the role of sexuality in human relationships by combining his extensive experience in individual, marital, family, and sex therapy with theoretical contributions from object relations theory and child development.

A new generation of dynamic therapists is taking a fresh look at what actually heals the patient. There is a growing awareness among practitioners of what patients have always known-that the successful therepeutic experience derives not only from the insight rooted in interpretation but rather from a relationship of optimal responsiveness.

Presented in a question answer format, this book brings together concepts and methods from psychodynamic, behavioral, cognitive, and developmental perspectives.

Men and women are more alike then they are different. They share common hopes and fears, the capacity to engage in dysfunctional behaviors, and the ability to change. Dr.Wenning helps spouses master skills in communication and conflict-resolution and corresponding behavioral strategies.

This text brings together concepts and methods from psychodynamic, behavioural, cognitive and developmental perspectives to provide an integrative conceptual model and therapeutic approach for conducting psychotherapy with children and adolescents.

Brainstorms examines questions surrounding the possible neurobiological underpinnings of the emotionally hyperactive and hyperreactive components of ADHD and related disorders. These 'pre-psychological' substrata may, for example, be fundamental to what we think of as temperament.

The idea that men too are a 'gender,' and that their addiction patterns and treatment needs must be reexamined in the light of postfeminist and men's movement consciousness as well as the rapid recent growth of scientific knowledge, is only now beginning to be explored.

This book explores and expands upon the work of the late Frances Tustin, which was devoted to the psychoanalytic understanding of the bewildering elemental world of the autistic child.

Examines the clinical diagnosis of individuals who show physical violence as a manifestation of their emotional attachments. The wish to injure or kill the object of one's love is a paradox, but it is not uncommon.

Shows readers how to engage even hard-to-reach parents, how to have an impact on their ways of parenting, and how to make them effective partners in fostering growth in their children.

Offers insight into the suffering and treatment of seriously disturbed, traumatized children. This title outlines an object relational theory of the consequences of sexual traumatization as well as a detailed portrait of child treatment. It gives an account of the psychodynamics of trauma.

This book is a comprehensive reference on both the structure and content of the clinical interview, and its authors present the strategies and fundamental knowledge required to conduct the clinical interview with different kinds of patients and for specific psychopathologies.

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This book is a friendly, engaging explanations of the traditions and lifestyles of Orthodox Jews. Informative for both Jews and non-Jews, Eli W. Schlossberg draws on personal experiences as an Orthodox Jew active in the international business world to answer the most commonly asked questions people have about religious Jewish life. The World of Orthodox Judaism is a concise resource for anyone interested in learning more about the customs and standards of Orthodox Jewish life.

Multimedia Psychotherapy: A Psychodynamic Approach for Mourning in the Technological Age is a complete manual to let all health professionals learn Multimedia Psychotherapy and apply it with their own patients. Excerpts from sessions are quoted to describe each step of the therapy: from intake to outcome through the "picture sessions," "music session," and "screening session" where patient and therapist watch the "psychodynamic montage" together. A new supervision model (the Clinic and Dreams Workshop) and a training group experience in Multimedia Psychotherapy are also described.

Guilt: Origins, Manifestations, and Management is replete with clinical pearls and highly useful tips for the management of patients driven by feelings of guilt and remorse. Eight distinguished psychoanalysts address the ubiquitous phenomenon of guilt, describing the childhood experiences that form the bedrock of this emotion. They critically assess previously published findings, review diverse theories, and offer illustrative material from the treatment of children and adults.

A pragmatic existential therapist exposes a suggestive underworld of clinical experience, not only disclosing direct experience of the erotization of the clinic, the erotization of the clinician, and the erotization of clinical confession, but also showing by example that these enchantments facilitate psychological healing if managed well. Addressing clinical and cultural concerns, the philosophically-minded dialogical therapist also offers a vigorous critique of the clinical nihilism that defines psychotherapeutic practice in the postmodern clinic.

This book describes the profound interferences with normal developmental processes that occur throughout the life cycle as a result of chronic child sexual abuse. This conviction is supported by the presentation of detailed case histories of individuals ranging in age from five to sixty three.

Humanity's self-destructive failure to give global and human survival top priority is complex, puzzling, and irrational. Berger conceptualizes it as analogous to manifestations of individuals' psychopathology. He devises a 'sociocultural therapy' patterned after an individual psychotherapy framework, the so-called analysis of defense and designed to supplement the standard approaches to global threats. The new and valuable principal contributions are: identifying our failures with societal pathology; focusing on the latter's defenses; conceptualizing a therapeutic analogue applicable at the social level; and constructing a prototypical example of that therapy.

This book is designed to help partners assess the most important domains of their marriages using information gathered from decades of marital research and therapy. The theme is about health, how to take your marital temperature, how to celebrate your strengths, and how to effectively attend to areas of concern.

Presents the theory of female development based on drive theory since Helene Deutsch's "Psychology of Women" in 1945. The author posits an internal triangle - an intrapsychic structure unique to female development.

Seeks to formulate an understanding of ADHD and its treatment within the domain of children's emotional development. This work sketches out a manner of conducting play therapy with ADHD children to enhance their emotion-regulation skills that is grounded in the therapist embodying an energetic, participatory style of engaging children.

Play Therapy for Very Young Children presents the major models of play interventions with very young children, primarily ages zero to three, and their families. The editors have compiled essays by child development experts to create a comprehensive guide of the most beneficial effects of play therapy and play for the very young.

The lived relation between Buddhism and psychotherapy finds expression in the Buddhist's practice, the therapist's stance and response to those who seek help. This book contains papers that demonstrate through autobiographical material the relationship between personal religious experience and clinical work.

Explores the therapeutic effects of dramatic action. This book details the psychoanalysts and action psychotherapists who conceived of the continuity of mind and body, words and action, challenging Freud's purely verbal and rational route to the unconscious.

Dreaming: an Opportunity for Change is a practical guide for both therapist and dreamer that utilizes dream interpretation for the purpose of promoting clinical change. It is written in clear, understandable language with a minimum of psychological jargon.

The Ego and Analysis of Defense is an analytic technique.

This is a comprehensive statement about adolescent development, identity formation, and treatment.