Philosophy's role in counseling and psychotherapy / Peter B. Raabe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Raabe, Peter B., 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophical counseling.

Psychotherapy.

Physical Description:

x, 405 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Jason Aronson, [2014]

Summary:

In Philosophy's Role in Counseling and Psychotherapy, Peter B. Raabe argues that philosophically informed methods of therapy are best for treating mental illness. Calling for a paradigm shift away from the standard belief that the brain and mind axe identical, Raabe argues that so-called mental illnesses-such as depression and schizophrenia-are not the actual causes of psychological misery. Instead, distressing or painful life events can cause symptoms that are often clinically labeled as mental illness. This suffering can often be alleviated through helpful discussions without resorting to medication. Raabe instead proposes that mental illness be treated with philosophically informed therapy. He ultimately concludes that philosophy is beneficial in three ways: it can prevent the onset a so-called mental illness in the person who studies it, it can be used to help individuals suffering from the distress that is labeled "mental illness," and it will enhance the competence of the counselor or therapist who practices it. Book jacket.

Contents:

I Psychotherapy at the Start of the Twenty-first Century

1 Problematic Paradigms 23

"Mind" and "Brain" 25

Classification and Diagnosis of "Mind Illnesses" 34

Informal Diagnoses 44

Social Influences 56

2 Problematic Practices 59

The So-called Medical Model 59

Medications 68

Happiness Pills 74

Iatrogenesis as a Causal Explanation (Etiology) 77

Causation and Free Will 86

Genetics 92

3 Contemporary Modality 101

Science, Medicine, or Talk Therapy? 104

II Philosophy as Therapy

4 Past Precedence 131

Philosophical Therapy in Antiquity 133

Therapeutic Philosophy in More Recent History 141

5 The Clinic's Appropriation of Philosophy 145

Therapeutic Philosophical Contents 153

The Therapeutic Benefits of Philosophy in Psychotherapy 161

6 Psychotherapeutic Philosophy 171

Wants And Needs 172

What is Philosophy? 176

Counseling as Philosophical Therapy 186

Recognition 188

Trust 189

Emotions (Affect) 191

Insight 196

Antidote for Guilt, Shame, and Stigma 200

Alternative Perspectives 205

Meaning 208

"Clinical Philosophy" 209

7 Preventive (Prophylactic) Philosophy 213

Teaching (Heuristics) for Prevention 222

III Application

8 An Education Plan 231

The Study of Philosophy 237

Differences Between Philosophy and Psychotherapy 240

Finding the Philosophical Issues 249

9 Teaching "Sanity" 261

General Course Content 266

10 Three Case Studies 295

Case #1 "Luke" the Disgraced Monk 296

Case #2 "Kay": Authenticity 307

Case #3 "Harding": A Man of War 329

Conclusion 337

11 Recovery, Cure, and Philosophy 339

The Medication Trap 343

The Denial of Possibility 345

The "New" Concept of Recovery 349

A Paradigm Shift 355

Philosophy 366.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780765709172

0765709171

OCLC:

856902910