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

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Schermer, Victor L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Psychoanalysis and religion.
• Psychology and religion.
• Psychotherapy--Religious aspects.

Physical Description:

272 pages ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Spirit & psyche

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2003.

Contents:

• Part I Psychospirituality
• 1 A Paradigm Shift 21
• 2 Newer Perspectives in Science, Psychology, and Medicine 41
• 3 The Impact of Eastern Thought 53
• 4 Building Bridges between Spirituality and Psychology through Object Relations Theory and Self Psychology 65
• 5 Insights from Kleinian Object Relations Theory 73
• 6 The Relational Matrix of Infancy and its Impact upon Spiritual Development 85
• 7 The Self in Relation: Vulnerability and Mutuality as Gateways to Healing 93
• 8 The Psychospiritual Self 107
• 9 Spiritual Development throughout the Life Cycle 141
• 10 The Circles of Being: Towards a 'Psychospiritual Map' 159
• Part II Spirituality and Psychological Healing
• 11 Spirituality in Psychotherapy 169
• 12 The Spiritual Journey: Story, Rite, and Ritual as Metaphors for Psychotherapy and Healing 193
• 13 The Therapist as Mystic: The Listening Process 215
• 14 Conclusions: Optimistic and Cautionary 223
• Spirituality, the Twelve-Step Model, and Psychotherapy 233.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-263) and indexes.

ISBN:

1853029262

OCLC:

50606483