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Claiming he had discovered the "royal road to the unconscious," Freud published The Interpretation of Dreams at the turn of the twentieth century, and thus laid the foundation for his innovative technique of psychoanalysis. Largely ignored at first, the book would eventually be considered his most important work, one that revolutionized the way human beings view themselves. Spurred on by the death of his father, Freud began analyzing his own dreams,...
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Healing the Shame that Binds You is the most enduring work of family relationship expert and New York Times bestselling author John Bradshaw. In it, he shows how unhealthy toxic shame, often learned young and maintained into adulthood, is the core component in our compulsions, co-dependencies, addictions and drive to superachieve. While positive shame empowers us and sustains the fabric of our social system, inappropriate or misdirected shame results...
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"If Avery Chambers can't fix you in 10 sessions, she won't take you on as a client. Her successes are phenomenal--she helps people overcome everything from domineering parents to assault--and almost absorb the emptiness she sometimes feels since her husband's death. Marissa and Mathew Bishop seem like the golden couple--until Marissa cheats. She wants to repair things, both because she loves her husband and for the sake of their 8-year-old son. After...
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Promising to be the debut novel of the season The Silent Patient is a shocking psychological thriller of a woman's act of violence against her husband?and of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive... Alicia Berenson's life is seemingly perfect. A famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, she lives in a grand house with big windows overlooking a park in one of London's most desirable areas. One evening her husband Gabriel...
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"A brilliant and brave investigation by Michael Pollan, author of five New York Times best sellers, into the medical and scientific revolution taking place around psychedelic drugs--and the spellbinding story of his own life-changing psychedelic experiences When Michael Pollan set out to research how LSD and psilocybin (the active ingredient in magic mushrooms) are being used to provide relief to people suffering from difficult-to-treat conditions...
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When Victoria Cruz wakes up in the psychiatric ward of a Texas hospital after her failed suicide attempt, she still has no desire to live, but as the weeks pass, and she meets Dr. Desai and three of the other patients, she begins to reflect on the reasons why she feels like a loser compared with the rest of her family, and to see a path ahead where she can make a life of her own.
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Money was invented about 5000 years ago and has proved essential to civilization. It has also become so charged with emotions that it dominates events throughout life and looms large in all interpersonal transactions. This book looks at all aspects of the money/mind relationship from the viewpoint of a psychiatrist who has dealt with the problems that money produces and the problems that it supposedly resolves. There are chapters dealing with important...
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Originally developed for the treatment of borderline personality disorder, dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, has rapidly become one of the most popular and most effective treatments for all mental health conditions rooted in out-of-control emotions. However, there are limited resources for psychologists seeking to use DBT skills with individual clients. In the tradition of ACT Made Simple, DBT Made Simple provides clinicians with everything they...
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Un libro tramposo a través de una lectura con un viaje ameno es, al mismo tiempo, una bomba silenciosa ue comienza a detonar los sí y los no del acompañamiento terapéutico. Así, aparece un valor ético de referencia inigualable en nuestro quehacer, pero con la particularidad de no ser impositivo (como ha sido históricamente), sino propositivo, lo cual nos enfrenta a una nueva treta: la de decidir en autonomía lo que a nosotros, los acompañantes...
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Book Preview: #1 The first few weeks after fertilization are a major hurdle for embryos, and many stop developing at some point during this time. Only about a third of fertilized embryos survive to become a baby.
#2 The most common type of chromosomal abnormality is the addition of a copy of chromosome 21, which is what causes Down syndrome. However, sometimes a missing chromosome...
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Humour in Therapy
Have you ever wondered why humour sometimes is not very humorous and, in fact, can inflict more damage than good?
Lansdown's research to date has shown that all therapists interviewed acknowledge that it's the relationship between the therapist and client that is one of the most important factors in the therapeutic process. The question Lansdown asked, "Could humour enhance this relationship?" He was amazed with their reactions...
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This book explores how different people have dealt with the issues related to getting on with their mothers. Psychotherapist Alyce-Faye Cleese interviewed a wide range of people to get an in-depth understanding of the different questions that arise in our relationships with our mother. From a New York taxi driver to her former husband John Cleese, and a computer consultant to General Colin Powell, the interviews show a remarkable similarity between...
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Psychoanalysis as a long term modality is inaccessible to the average South African. In this book the authors describe how psychoanalytically orientated or psychodynamic psychotherapy can be practiced as a short-term endeavour and applied to contemporary issues facing the country. Psychodynamic work is currently undertaken by clinical psychologists, therapists, clinicians, trainers, teachers, clinical supervisors, consultants and researchers working...
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Los historiales clínicos de psicoterapia constituyen una de las herramientas esenciales para comprender las diferentes psicopatologías y entender el desarrollo de un proceso psicoterapéutico. Sin embargo, la publicación de este tipo de materiales es muy escasa en nuestro medio. Esta obra, primera en su género que se edita en Colombia, presenta el caso de Oscar, un niño de 13 años, excepcionalmente inteligente, y quien a comienzos de la década...
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Have you ever wondered what really goes on in psychotherapy? What a therapist thinks while the client is pouring out all those feelings? What kind of person is drawn to doing this work, and what life experiences go into the making of a therapist? In these stories and essays, Dr.Bernstein reveals some of the answers to those questions. With warmth, humor and humanity, he will take you inside the office (and the life) of a psychotherapist and candidly...
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The theme of this book is that children with personality and behavior difficulties can be helped to help themselves. Topics discussed include the normal psychological growth process, the function of the family in the child's growth, and how therapy can help children.
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This book is a reflection of the author's clinical and human experience as a Clinical Psychologist and Somatic Psychoterapist for Couples, as well as of heart experience as a Woman.
The book is a divided in two parts. The firts part is shaped as a novel and tells us the story of the therapeutic sessions of several couples, their complaits, requests and suffering, as well as their psychoterapist
Laura. The second part is more clinical, with ideas,...
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Aquí hallará interpretaciones y aplicaciones de uno de los fenómenos más sugestivos y misteriosos que nos hace cuestionar nuestras certezas y nos pone en condiciones de poder superar límites considerados insuperables. Explicar en profundidad el estado hipnótico implicaría explicar qué es el alma, cómo funciona y cómo actúa. Como consecuencia de ello, cualquier análisis detallado del «momento hipnótico» es siempre restringido y puramente...
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This early work on play therapy is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. It details a non-directive method of play therapy and includes numerous records from therapy sessions. This is a fascinating work and highly recommended for anyone interested in child psychology and development.
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The self-help book consist of 8 Steps to well-being, and is the first of its kind to offer alternative holistic ways to describe, interpret and treat all 170 mental and emotional diagnoses worldwide – telling sufferers "you're not sick – you're sacred!" The book includes 24 healing exercises, color illustrations, as well as a dozen aftercare practices and free online support directly with Dr. Kemp, who healed herself using many of the interventions...
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