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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819518603321

Autore

Aron Elaine

Titolo

Psychotherapy and the highly sensitive person : improving outcomes for that minority of people who are the majority of clients / / Elaine N. Aron

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-135-96755-5

1-135-96756-3

1-283-04555-9

9786613045553

0-203-87908-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 p.)

Disciplina

616.89/14

Soggetti

Psychotherapy

Sensitivity (Personality trait)

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

Highly sensitive patients : who they are, who they aren't, and why it matters -- Assessing for high sensitivity issues arising from innate sensitivity : being easily over aroused and stronger emotional reactions -- Common problems : low self-esteem, the wrong life style, and over reactions to criticism -- Adapting treatment to the highly sensitive patient -- Helping them establish relationships : meeting others, shyness, and fears of commitment -- Helping long-term relationships : working with conflicts, degree of temperament similarity, and sensitive sexuality -- The sensitive person in the work place -- Personality variations.

Sommario/riassunto

Dr. Elaine Aron's newest book, Psychotherapy and the Highly Sensitive Person, redefines the term "highly sensitive" for the professional researcher and practitioner. She dispels common misconceptions about the relationship between sensitivity and other personality traits, such as introversion and shyness, and further defines the trait for the benefit of both the clinician and patient. Readers will learn to assess for the trait, distinguish it from clinical diagnoses such as panic disorder or avoidant



personality disorder, understand how sensitivity may change the p