Emotional neglect and the adult in therapy : lifelong consequences to a lack of early attunement / Kathrin A. Stauffer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stauffer, Kathrin A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adult child abuse victims--Rehabilitation.

Adult child abuse victims.

Psychotherapy.

Adult Survivors of Child Abuse--psychology.

Emotional Intelligence.

Child Abuse.

Child.

Medical Subjects:

Adult Survivors of Child Abuse--psychology.

Psychotherapy.

Emotional Intelligence.

Child Abuse.

Child.

Physical Description:

xvii, 244 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : W. W. Norton & Company, [2021]

Summary:

"A clinical examination of the ways in which early neglect can impact adults throughout their lives, and suggestions for therapists on how to help. People who have experienced emotional neglect in the first months and years of life suffer negative consequences into adulthood. As adult psychotherapy clients, they require long-term work and delicate emotional attunement as well as a profound understanding of the experiences that have shaped their inner worlds. This book provides therapists with an in-depth view of the subjective experience of such "ignored children" and a range of possible theoretical models to help understand key features of their psychological functioning. Kathrin A. Stauffer presents do's and don't's of psychotherapy with such clients. She draws on broad clinical experience to help psychotherapeutic professionals deepen their understanding of "ignored children" and outlines available neurobiological and psychological data to assist therapists in designing effective therapeutic interventions"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 The Experience of Being an Ignored Child

ch. 2 Possible Scenarios of Emotional Neglect

ch. 3 Psychotherapeutic Theories About Ignored Children

ch. 4 Neuroscientific Contributions Toward Understanding Ignored Children

ch. 5 General Principles for Psychotherapy with Adults Who Were Ignored Children

ch. 6 Specific Psychotherapeutic Interventions.

Notes:

"A Norton professional book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780393714418

0393714411

OCLC:

1153336215

Publisher Number:

99987890418