In two minds : tales of a psychotherapist / Paul Valent.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Valent, Paul, 1938-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Life change events--Psychological aspects.

Life change events.

Loss (Psychology).

Change (Psychology).

Adjustment (Psychology).

Resilience (Personality trait).

Valent, Paul, 1938-.

Valent, Paul.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (350 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Sydney : UNSW Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-74223-189-6

OCLC:

635291574