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.

Psychotherapy.

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