In two minds [[electronic resource] ] : tales of a psychotherapist / / Paul Valent

• Autore: Valent Paul <1938->
• Pubblicazione: Sydney, : UNSW Press, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (350 p.)
• Disciplina: 155.9; 616.89
• Soggetto topico: Life change events - Psychological aspects; Loss (Psychology); Change (Psychology); Adjustment (Psychology); Resilience (Personality trait)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Mind over matter; 2 The too good murderer; 3 Life and death?; 4 Out of the ashes; 5 A stroke of bad luck; 6 Love in the emergency room; 7 Numb pain; 8 In her right mind; 9 In the parents' bedroom; 10 Tortoises; 11 A sheep in wolf's clothing; 12 On a knife edge; 13 Relivings; 14 Epilogue
• Sommario/riassunto: Paul Valent, retired medical doctor, psychiatrist, psychotherapist and traumatologist, describes the struggles and discoveries in his varied four-decade career. Each chapter offers a glimpse into the psychotherapeutic encounter, from the author's field work with survivors of the Ash Wednesday bushfires, to the private challenges of unearthing childhood trauma in a sex offender. Through the fascinating stories of his work with patients and the examination of his own life story as a Holocaust survivor, Valent articulates and grapples with ubiquitous human issues such as morality, trauma, illness
• Titolo autorizzato: In two minds
• ISBN: 1-74223-189-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910780957803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II