Introduction to neuropsychotherapy : guidelines for rehabilitation of neurological and neuropsychiatric patients throughout the lifespan / / edited by Ritva Laaksonen and Mirvi Ranta

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910465390803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, N.Y. : , : Psychology Press, , 2013
• ISBN: 0-203-07587-0; 1-299-28056-0; 1-135-12254-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (266 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): LaaksonenRitva; RantaMirvi
• Disciplina: 616.8914
• Soggetti: Neurobehavioral disorders - Patients - Rehabilitation; Clinical neuropsychology; Psychotherapy; 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; Introduction to Neuropsychotherapy; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Introduction; 1 Neuropsychotherapeutic Approaches in the Rehabilitation Context; 2 Neuropsychological Assessment in Adults: Integrating Neuropsychological Knowledge for Treatment and Therapeutic Purposes; 3 Brain Development and the Everlasting Process of Self-Regulation: Implications for the Development of Perception, Attention, Language, and Memory; 4 Motivational Regulation and Its Effect on Mental Processing in Neuropsychiatric Disorders: A Rehabilitation Perspective; 5 Effects of Brain Injury on Emotional Reactions in a Therapeutic Process6 Resistance in Treating Neurological Patients; 7 Process-Oriented Neuropsychological Outpatient Rehabilitation: Practical Examples of Various Etiological Groups at the Post-Acute Stages; 8 Helping Children with Acquired Brain Injury to Engage in a Neuropsychotherapeutic Process; 9 Therapeutic Applications with ; Different Types of Developmental Disabilities in Young Adults; 10 Challenge to Change in the Family Narrative; 11 Neuropsychotherapeutic Elements as an Integrative Part of Holistic Rehabilitation Programs; 12 Summary of Applications of Psychotherapeutic Methods in NeuropsychotherapyEpilogue; Acknowledgments; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This groundbreaking volume provides a theoretical overview and clinical guidelines for the application of neuropsychotherapy. It takes a multidisciplinary approach, combining neuropsychological knowledge with recent conceptualizations from neuroscience and psychotherapy, with special emphasis on the role of working alliance.The first part of the book focuses on the historical roots of neuropsychotherapy. Then, a framework of interpersonal process in neuropsychotherapy and conceptualization for clinical purposes are described. Resistance is described through a historical perspective o