Assessing and Treating Emotionally Inexpressive Men
1st Edition
Published on 30. July 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
184 pages
978-1-032-44469-7 (ISBN)
Description
What if your new client, a man in his early 40s, cannot answer basic questions in your initial assessment interview? You were aware that many men do not like to talk about their feelings, but this client seems kind of frozen. You think he might be alexithymic, but you do not know how to assess for that, or even more importantly, how to treat it. Assessing and Treating Emotionally Inexpressive Men has answers. Chapters explain why some men are emotionally inexpressive because of their childhood socialization, and the book provides both scales for assessing alexithymia in men and treatment manuals for helping these men became more emotionally self-aware in individual and group therapy. The book also offers case studies that explains how to integrate the authors' approach with any model of psychotherapy. Clinicians will come away from this book with a clear sense for how to treat alexithymia in the early sessions of psychotherapy and thereby improve treatment uptake and outcomes.
Reviews / Votes
"A significant contribution to the field of clinical psychology."Ginelle Wolfe and Jessica Terrizzi in Independent Practitioner, fall 2024
"Providing psychotherapy for men who 'feel nothing' or deny emotions can prove challenging at best, and often intensely frustrating for many therapists. Long known for his expertise on the special needs of men in psychotherapy, Dr. Ron Levant is joined by Shana Pryor in producing this excellent collection of chapters to guide psychotherapists in assessing and treating emotionally unexpressive men. Packed with clinically validated suggestions for both individual and group work, this book provides both a comprehensive overview and many ideas for starting points with clients who avoid, deny, or fail to recognize many of their own feelings."
Gerry Koocher, PhD, ABPP, former president of the American Psychological Association
"Augmenting their own considerable expertise, the editors have assembled a remarkable group of scholars and clinicians to produce the definitive volume on this very important and much neglected topic-a must read for any psychotherapist who works with men."
Christopher Kilmartin, PhD, independent consultant, professor emeritus of psychology, University of Mary Washington
"Levant and Pryor have given mental health practitioners a true gift. The outstanding contributors in this book have developed a roadmap for treating men who are trying to ditch traditional masculinity and develop loving and fulfilling relationships. The evidence-based research and treatment put forward here belongs on your shelf immediately."
Lenore Walker, EdD, ABPP, professor emerita, College of Psychology, Nova Southeastern University
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Professional Practice & Development
Illustrations
21 s/w Tabellen, 2 s/w Abbildungen, 2 s/w Zeichnungen
21 Tables, black and white; 2 Line drawings, black and white; 2 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
318 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-032-44469-7 (9781032444697)
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Assessing and Treating Emotionally Inexpressive Men
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Assessing and Treating Emotionally Inexpressive Men
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1st Edition
Routledge
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Ronald F. Levant | Shana Pryor
Assessing and Treating Emotionally Inexpressive Men
E-Book
07/2024
1st Edition
Routledge
€41.99
Available for download
Persons
Ronald F. Levant, EdD, ABPP, is professor emeritus of psychology at The University of Akron.
Shana Pryor, PhD, is a full-time clinician serving active-duty service members.
Shana Pryor, PhD, is a full-time clinician serving active-duty service members.
Content
Part 1: Theory and Research 1. The Normative Male Alexithymia Hypothesis 2. Research on Normative Male Alexithymia and Related Phenomena 3. Research on the Severity of Normative Male Alexithymia Part 2: Assessment 4. Variance Composition, Reliability, Validity, and Measurement Invariance of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20 in Non-clinical Samples 5. The Normative Male Alexithymia Scale: Measurement of a Gender-Linked Syndrome 6. The Development and Evaluation of a Brief Form of the Normative Male Alexithymia Scale (NMAS-BF) Part 2 Conclusion Part 3: Treatment 7. Alexithymia Reduction Treatment (ART): A Manual for a Brief Psycho-educational Intervention for Treating Normative Male Alexithymia. Individual Therapy Format 8. Alexithymia Reduction Treatment (ART): A Manual for a Brief Psycho-educational Intervention for Treating Normative Male Alexithymia. Group Therapy Format. 9. The Efficiacy of Alexithymia Reduction Treatment: A Pilot Study Part 4: Case Studies 10. The Man Who Felt Nothing About His Impending Fatherhood 11. The 'Both/And' Approach to Treating a Postmodern Couple