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:

1 online resource (272 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book explores the expanding literature on spirituality as an important dimension of psychology, and explains the relationship between psychological treatment and spiritual healing. The author examines ideas from religious traditions, and considers their implications for psychotherapy and personal growth.

Contents:

Intro

Foreword

Preface and Acknowledgements

Part 1: Psychospirituality

Chapter 1. A Paradigm Shift

Chapter 2. Newer Perspectives in Science, Psychology, and Medicine

Chapter 3. The Impact of Eastern Thought

Chapter 4. Building Bridges Between Spirituality and Psychology

Chapter 5. Insights from Kleinian Object Relations Theory

Chapter 6. The Relational Matrix of Infancy

Chapter 7. The Self in Relation

Chapter 8. The Psychospiritual Self

Chapter 9. Spiritual Development throughout the life cycle

Chapter 10. The Circles of Being: Towards a 'psychospiritual map'

Part 2: Spirituality and Psychological Healing

Chapter 11. Spirituality in psychotherapy

Chapter 12. The spiritual Journey

Chapter 13. The Therapist as Mystic

Chapter 14. Conclusions

Addendum and Exemplification

Spirituality, the Twelve-step Model, and Psychotherapy

References

Subject Index

Author Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-90403-9

1-84642-365-1

OCLC:

567905604