Reshaping the self : reflections on renewal through therapy / by Michael Eigen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eigen, Michael, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychotherapy--Case studies.

Psychotherapy.

Self-actualization (Psychology)--Case studies.

Self-actualization (Psychology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (215 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Karnac, 2013.

Boca Raton, FL : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, [2018].

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The authorrelates the stories of two patients reshaping their lives into something they could believe in, and examines the complex roles of the therapist and therapy, self/other and mind/body relations, and the dramatic interplay of faith and catastrophe.

Contents:

COVER; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: Bits of the Processing Puzzle; Chapter 2: Defining Moments in Les's Therapy; Chapter 3: Key Stages in Lynn's Therapy; Chapter 4: Self-Other; Chapter 5: Mind-Body; Chapter 6: Faith and Catastrophe; Chapter 7: Primary Process and the Wound that Never Heals; Bibliography

Notes:

Originally published by Psychosocial Press in 1995.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-429-91858-5

0-429-90435-5

0-429-47958-1

1-78241-142-9

OCLC:

847947528