1 option
Psychotherapy in an Age of Narcissism : Modernity, Science, and Society / by J. Paris.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Paris, Joel, 1940-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Personality.
- Difference (Psychology).
- Clinical psychology.
- Psychoanalysis.
- Philosophy of mind.
- Self.
- Community psychology.
- Counseling.
- Personality and Differential Psychology.
- Clinical Psychology.
- Philosophy of the Self.
- Community Psychology.
- Counseling Psychology.
- Local Subjects:
- Personality and Differential Psychology.
- Clinical Psychology.
- Psychoanalysis.
- Philosophy of the Self.
- Community Psychology.
- Counseling Psychology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (182 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2013.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Adopting a friendly but critical approach to the talking therapies, this book places psychotherapy in a social and historical context, exploring its relationship to contemporary culture and recommending a different way of thinking about practice.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note:
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- PART I: THE WORLD OF PSYCHOTHERAPY
- The Birth of Psychotherapy
- Schools of Psychotherapy
- Science and Psychotherapy
- Why People Seek Psychotherapy
- PART II: MODERNITY
- Modernity and Psychotherapy
- Narcissism: Individual and Cultural
- Therapy Culture
- PART III: PRACTICE
- Sustaining the Family
- Building Social Networks
- Practicing Psychotherapy in a Social Context
- The Future of Talking Therapy
- References
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781283946797
- 1283946793
- 9781137291394
- 1137291397
- OCLC:
- 824118017
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.