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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825584403321

Autore

Schermer Victor L

Titolo

Spirit and psyche : a new paradigm for psychology, psychoanalysis, and psychotherapy / / Victor L. Schermer ; foreword by Kenneth Porter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2003

ISBN

1-283-90403-9

1-84642-365-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (272 p.)

Disciplina

616.8914

Soggetti

Psychoanalysis and religion

Psychology and religion

Psychotherapy - Religious aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Foreword -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Part 1: Psychospirituality -- Chapter 1. A Paradigm Shift -- Chapter 2. Newer Perspectives in Science, Psychology, and Medicine -- Chapter 3. The Impact of Eastern Thought -- Chapter 4. Building Bridges Between Spirituality and Psychology -- Chapter 5. Insights from Kleinian Object Relations Theory -- Chapter 6. The Relational Matrix of Infancy -- Chapter 7. The Self in Relation -- Chapter 8. The Psychospiritual Self -- Chapter 9. Spiritual Development throughout the life cycle -- Chapter 10. The Circles of Being: Towards a 'psychospiritual map' -- Part 2: Spirituality and Psychological Healing -- Chapter 11. Spirituality in psychotherapy -- Chapter 12. The spiritual Journey -- Chapter 13. The Therapist as Mystic -- Chapter 14. Conclusions -- Addendum and Exemplification -- Spirituality, the Twelve-step Model, and Psychotherapy -- References -- Subject Index -- Author Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores the expanding literature on spirituality as an important dimension of psychology, and explains the relationship between psychological treatment and spiritual healing. The author examines ideas from religious traditions, and considers their implications for psychotherapy and personal growth.