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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813306103321

Titolo

Critical issues in psychotherapy : translating new ideas into practice / / edited by Brent D. Slife, Richard N. Williams, and Sally H. Barlow

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Sage Publications, c2001

ISBN

1-322-41632-X

0-7619-2080-3

1-4522-6250-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvii, 353 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SlifeBrent D

WilliamsRichard N. <1950->

BarlowSally H

Disciplina

616.89/14

Soggetti

Psychotherapy

Psychiatry

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 indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Issue 1 - Empirically Supported Treatments; Empirically Supported Treatments: What's a Nonbehaviorist to Do?; Commentary: Empirically Supported Treatments: Some Thoughts on the Nonbehaviorists' Dilemma; Issue 2 - Assessment; Psychological Assessment: From Objectification Back to the Life World; Commentary: Collaborative Psychological Assessment:Becoming Psychological Hermeneuts; Issue 3 - Biologization of Psychotherapy; The Biologization of Psychotherapy: Understanding the Nature of Influence

Commentary: The Biologization of Psychotherapy:Understanding the Nature of InfluenceIssue 4 - Spirituality; The Phenomenon of Spirit in a Secular Psychotherapy; Commentary: The Phenomenon of Spirit in aSecular Psychotherapy; Issue 5 - Culture; Psychotherapy as an Instrument of Culture; Commentary: Psychotherapy as an Instrumentof Culture: A Clinician's View; Issue 6 - Managed Care; Managed Care Programs: What Do Clinicians Need?; Commentary: Managed Care Programs:What Do Clinicians Need?; Issue 7 - Individualism; Individualism and Modern Psychotherapy



Commentary: Individualism and Modem PsychotherapyIssue 8 - The Scientist-Practitioner Model; The Patient-Philosopher Evaluates the Scientist-Practitioner: A Case Study; Commentary: The Clinician Turned Philosopher; Issue 9 - Free Will/Determinism; Psychotherapy as Practical Teleology: Viewing the Person as Agent; Commentary: Human Agency in Psychotherapy:To Choose or Not to Choose ...Is That the Question?; Issue 10 - Eclecticism; Eclecticism in Psychotherapy: Is it Really the Best Substitute for Traditional Theories?; Commentary: New Bottles, Old Wine?; Issue 11 - Postmodernism

The Postmodern Turn: What It Means for Psychotherapy-and What It Doesn'tCommentary: The Dilemma of Realism and Antirealism:A Response to Held's Postmodern Turn; Issue 12 - Multiculturalism; Culture, Identity, and Loyalty: New Pathways for a Culturally Aware Psychotherapy; Commentary: Multiculturalism and Diversity: Response to Dr. Fowers; Issue 13 - Diagnosis; ""Objectivity"" in Diagnosis and Treatment: A Philosophical Analysis; Commentary: ""Objectivity"" in Diagnosis and Treatment:A Philosophical Analysis; Issue 14 - Feminism; Bringing FeministIssues to Therapy

Commentary: Bringing Feminist Issues to TherapyConclusion: The Values of Psychotherapy; Name Index; Subject Index; About the Editors and Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

This volume evaluates the theory and practice of new and existing models in psychotherapy. It includes the topics individualism, spirituality, mainstream theories, empirically validated treatments, multiculturalism and managed care.