The Practitioner's Guide to the Science of Psychotherapy
Published on 8. March 2022
432 pages
978-1-324-01619-9 (ISBN)
Description
Establishing a new, scientifically validated foundation for current psychotherapeutic practice.
The twenty-first-century psychotherapist can no longer be constrained by specific schools of practice or limited reservoirs of knowledge. But this new "era of information” needs to be integrated and made manageable for every practitioner. This book helps therapists learn more about this new knowledge and how to apply it effectively. In this single-volume learning resource, Richard Hill and Matthew Dahlitz introduce practitioners to the many elements that create our psychology. From basic neuroscience to body-brain systems and genetic processes, therapists will discover how to become more "response-able” to their clients. Topics include neurobiology, genetics, key therapeutic practices to treat anxiety, depression, trauma and other disorders; memory; mirror neurons and empathy, and more. All are presented with case studies and treatment applications.More details
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Richard Hill | Matthew Dahlitz
The Practitioner's Guide to the Science of Psychotherapy
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04/2022
WW Norton & Co
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Richard Hill is managing editor of The Science of Psychotherapy magazine and lives in Sydney, Australia.
Content
- Intro
- Title
- Contents
- Preface
- Foreword
- Introduction: What Is Mental Health?
- I.1. Client Capacities and Resources
- I.2. Therapy Is a Cocreated Experience
- I.3. Predictability and Unpredictability: Linear and Complex Systems
- Epilogue: The Outcome for Patient L. D.
- Chapter 1: The Brain
- 1.1. The Brain
- 1.2. Important Neocortical and Subcortical Divisions
- 1.3. Neurons, Glia, and Neurochemicals
- 1.4. Memory
- 1.5. Interpersonal Networks
- 1.6. Cortical Columns
- 1.7. Emotions
- Chapter 2: The Body
- 2.1. Brains in the Body
- 2.2. Gut-Brain Axis
- 2.3. Vagus Nerve
- 2.4. Biofeedback
- 2.5. Trauma and the Body
- Chapter 3: The Molecules of Mental Health
- 3.1. Gene Expression
- 3.2. Epigenetics
- 3.3. Genetic Basis for Brain Dysfunction
- Chapter 4: Disorders
- 4.1. Affective Disorders
- 4.2. Trauma Disorders
- 4.3. Behavioral Disorders
- 4.4. Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- 4.5. Neurocognitive Disorders
- 4.6. Personality Disorders
- 4.7. Schizophrenia and Psychotic Behavior
- 4.8. Autoimmune Encephalitis
- Chapter 5: What the Experts Do
- 5.1. Anxiety and OCD
- 5.2. Memory Reconsolidation in Coherence Therapy
- 5.3. Somatic Therapy
- 5.4. Trauma Therapy
- 5.5. Addiction and Recovery
- Chapter 6: Innovations for the 21st-Century Therapist
- 6.1. Mind to Body
- 6.2. Effective Therapy Through Deliberate Practice
- 6.3. The Clinical Biopsychological Model
- 6.4. A Client-Responsive Approach
- 6.5. Dynamic Curiosity
- Conclusion
- References
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- Advance Praise
- About the Authors
- Copyright
