The Primacy of Structure: Psychotherapy of Underlying Character Pathology - Hardcover

Horner, Althea J.

 
9780876687482: The Primacy of Structure: Psychotherapy of Underlying Character Pathology
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0876687486 ISBN 13: 9780876687482
Verlag: Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers, 1991

Inhaltsangabe

In "The Primacy of Structure" Althea Horner argues that effective psychotherapeutic intervention depends on the understanding of clinical symptoms in terms of the patient's underlying character structure. For example, obsessive behavior that functions to hold together a fragile, inadequately integrated self must be distinguished from obsessive behavior that defends against awareness of guilt and anxiety. In evaluating patients, Dr Horner asks herself whether he or she was well integrated and well differentiated before the presenting complaint, or a borderline individual already at risk. These facts are critical for the patient's therapy. In Part I Dr Horner discusses the development of character, in Part II character pathology, and in Part III the treatment of character pathology. Mental health professionals will find this a useful guide to psychotherapy of the character problems that lie behind their patients' presenting symptoms.

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Verlag
Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers
Erscheinungsdatum
1991
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0876687486
ISBN 13 
9780876687482
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
328
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