The therapist as a person : life crises, life choices, life experiences and their effects on treatment / edited by Barbara Gerson.
By: Gerson, Barbara E [author]
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BookSeries: Relational perspectives book series v. 6. Publisher: Hillsdale, N.J. : Analytic Press, [1996]Copyright date: ©1996Description: xxiii, 302 pages : illustrations, 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780881633573 (paperback); 0881631787 (paperback).Subject(s): Psychotherapists -- Psychology | Psychotherapist and patientAdditional physical formats: Electronic version : The therapist as a person : life crises, life choices, life experiences and their effects on treatmentDDC classification: 616.8914023 Also available in electronic form. | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Notes | Barcode | |
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In this collection of powerfully illuminating and often poignant essays, contributors candidly discuss the impact of central life crises and identity concerns on their work as therapists. With chapters focusing on identity concerns associated with the body-self (body size, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and age), urgent life crises, and defining life circumstances, The Therapist as a Person exemplifies the myriad ways in which the therapist's subjectivity shapes his or her interaction with patients. Included in the collection are life events rarely if ever dealt with in the literature: the death of family members, late pregnancy loss, divorce, the failure of the therapist's own therapy, infertility and childlessness, the decision to adopt a child, and the parenting of a profoundly deaf child.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Current life crises of therapists -- Death of a Psychoanalyst's child -- Trauma and disruption in the life of the analyst: enforced disclosure and disequilibrium in "The analytic instrument"More human than otherwise: working through a time of preoccupation and mourning -- An analyst's pregnancy loss and its effects on treatment: disruption and growth -- Reflections of a childless analyst -- Chloe by the afternoon: relational configurations, identificatory processes, and the organization of clinical experiences in unusual circumstances -- The ongoing, mostly happy "Crisis" of parenthood and its effect on the therapist's clinical work -- Thank you for Jenny -- When the therapist divorces -- The impact of negative experiences as a patient on my work as a therapist -- Childhood life crises and identity concerns of therapists --The effects of sexual trauma on the self in clinical work -- The loss of my father in adolescence: its impact on my work as a therapist -- Psychoanalysis in and out of the closet -- Different strokes, different folks: meanings of difference, meaningful differences -- The therapist's body in reality and fantasy: a perspective from an overweight therapist -- Working as an elder analyst.
MTU Cork Module COUN8005 - Core reading.
Also available in electronic form.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Contributors (p. ix)
- Acknowledgments (p. xi)
- Introduction (p. xiii)
- Part I Current Life Crises of Therapists
- 1. Death of a Psychoanalyst's Child (p. 3)
- 2. More Human Than Otherwise: Working Through a Time of Preoccupation and Mourning (p. 21)
- 3. Trauma and Disruption in the Life of the Analyst: Enforced Disclosure and Disequilibrium in "The Analytic Instrument" (p. 41)
- 4. An Analyst's Pregnancy Loss and Its Effects on Treatment: Disruption and Growth (p. 55)
- 5. Reflections of a Childless Analyst (p. 71)
- 6. Chloe by the Afternoon: Relational Configurations, Indentificatory Processes, and the Organization of Clinical Experiences in Unusual Circumstances (p. 89)
- 7. The Ongoing, Mostly Happy "Crisis" of Parenthood and Its Effect on the Therapist's Clinical Work (p. 101)
- 8. Thank You for Jenny (p. 119)
- 9. When the Therapist Divorces (p. 141)
- 10. The Impact of Negative Experiences as a Patient on My Work as a Therapist (p. 159)
- Part II Childhood Life Crises and Identity Concerns of Therapists
- 11. The Effects of Sexual Trauma on the Self in Clinical Work (p. 183)
- 12. The Loss of My Father in Adolescence: Its Impact on My work as a Psychoanalyst (p. 207)
- 13. Psychoanalysis In and Out of the Closet (p. 223)
- 14. Different Strokes, Different Folks: Meanings of Difference, Meaningful Differences (p. 241)
- 15. The Therapist's Body in Reality and Fantasy: A Perspective from an Overweight Therapist (p. 255)
- 16. Working as an Elder Analyst (p. 277)
- Afterword (p. 295)
- Index (p. 297)