In two minds : tales of a psychotherapist / / Paul Valent
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| Autore: |
Valent Paul <1938->
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| Titolo: |
In two minds : tales of a psychotherapist / / Paul Valent
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| Pubblicazione: | Sydney, : UNSW Press, 2009 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| 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.: | 9910808153703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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