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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462458803321

Autore

Firestone Robert

Titolo

The self under siege : a therapeutic model for differentiation / / Robert W. Firestone, Lisa Firestone, and Joyce Catlett

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-283-60645-3

9786613918901

1-136-33256-1

0-203-12242-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (297 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CatlettJoyce

FirestoneLisa A

Disciplina

155.2/5

Soggetti

Differentiation (Cognition)

Self-actualization (Psychology)

Voice

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 A Developmental Perspective; 3 The Voice; 4 Voice Therapy; 5 Relationships; 6 Voice Therapy Applied to Couple Relationships; 7 Family Dynamics That Affect Differentiation; 8 The Mother-Daughter Bond and Differentiation; 9 Death Anxiety and Differentiation; 10 The Impact of Cultural and Social Factors on Differentiation; 11 Leadership, Power, and Differentiation; 12 The Differentiated Person; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

"This book will provide therapists with the tools necessary to help their clients differentiate themselves from their parents, families of origin, and other influences that have unconsciously dominated and predetermined their lives. The authors argue that most of us are unaware of the extent to which our lives have been predetermined and pre-empted by a parent whose thoughts, beliefs, and feelings can actually be antagonistic to our own goals and desires. An integrative theoretical approach to personality development and human behavior is



introduced, providing the foundation for an innovative cognitive-affective-behavioral therapeutic process centered around Firestone's Voice Therapy technique"--