Modern Eclectic Therapy: A Functional Orientation to Counseling and Psychotherapy
Including a Twelve-Month Manual for Therapists
Published on 16. February 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
XIV, 394 pages
978-1-4684-1160-7 (ISBN)
Description
This book is a hybrid; it contains theoretical sections and sections de voted to technique; it attempts to provide a historical perspective and to give a contemporary formulation of theory and practice; and it dis cusses both practical problems of day-by-day therapy sessions and phil osophical issues related to the meaning of psychotherapy in modern society. In a way the book reflects, in its own style and contents, the subject it is about. Eclectic therapy is certainly a hybrid of many strains of influence; it is more diverse in its structures, theories, and techniques than any other therapeutic orientation. Still, eclectic therapy does have a definite consistency and coherency that I hope will be clearly revealed in this book. The plan of the book is as follows. In Part I, I will present the arguments and evidence that there is a modern trend toward eclecticism among therapists and then in Part II, tie this trend into the historical tradition of functionalism. Both the common features of clinical func tionalism and the specific ideas and methods of James, Janet, Burrow, Taft, and Thorne are presented. I believe it will be a revelation to many readers to see the contemporary significance of the therapies practiced by these eclectic pioneers.
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Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1983
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
XIV, 394 p.
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
594 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4684-1160-7 (9781468411607)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4684-1158-4
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Joseph Truman Hart
Modern Eclectic Therapy: A Functional Orientation to Counseling and Psychotherapy
Including a Twelve-Month Manual for Therapists
Book
11/1983
Springer
€111.07
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Content
I Introduction.- 1. Modern Eclecticism in Therapy.- II History.- 2. A Historical Overview of Eclectic Therapy.- 3. William James and the Harvard Line of Clinical Functionalism.- 4. The Clinical Eclecticism of Pierre Janet.- 5. The Iconoclastic Eclecticism of Trigant Burrow.- 6. The Functional Therapy of Jessie Taft and the Systematic Eclectic Therapy of Frederick Thorne.- III Theory.- 7. A Paradigm for Modern Functional Eclecticism.- 8. The Feeling Moment and the Dynamics of Expression.- 9. A Functional Theory of Dreaming.- 10. Adult Growth and the Goals of Therapy.- 11. Psychological Fitness: A Model for Personality Exercise and Change.- 12. Therapeutic Change: Models of Integration and Reintegration.- IV Technique: A Functional Manual.- 13. Designing a Program of Functional Therapy.- 14. Month One: Orientation.- 15. Months Two through Six: Personality Changes.- 16. Months Seven through Twelve: Resistances, Defenses, and Negative Images.- 17. Extending the Manual: Creative Programming.- Appendixes.- A. Mental Status Examination.- B. History Questionnaire.- C. Psychological Fitness Survey.- D. Case Termination Form.- E. The Test of Attentional & Interpersonal Style (TAIS).- F. Social Situations Questionnaire and Social Behaviors Ratings.- G. Therapist Notes: Intake Session.- References.