Editorial : "Patients come to psychotherapy hoping to get better and look to therapists to help them feel safe by disconfirming conscious pathogenic beliefs. Here we have what seems like a remarkably simple idea. But what is revolutionary and most startling, Weiss's theory has been empirically tested and validated. Weiss ranges from his broad conceptualization of motivation and pathogenesis to the microanalysis of the clinical exchange. He demonstrates the impact of psychotherapy is in the effect of interventions, not on the intent or "purity" of technique. Reading HOW PSYCHOTHERAPY WORKS is a corrective educational experience." --Joseph Lichtenberg, M.D., Washington, D.C."This exciting and original book is a veritable treasure-house of practical understanding and clinical wisdom gained from Dr. Weiss's decades of psychoanalytic experience and amply supported by an impressive body of systematic research on the theories he has advanced. The lucidity and readability of this work is outstandin
| Title | : | How Psychotherapy Works: Process and Technique |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.61 (805 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0898625483 |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 1993-08-20 |
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In the landmark volume, THE PSYCHOANALYTIC PROCESS, Joseph Weiss presented a bold, original theory of the therapeutic process. Now, in HOW PSYCHOTHERAPY WORKS, Weiss extends his powerful theory and focuses on its clinical applications, often challenging many familiar ideas about the psychotherapeutic process.Weiss' theory, which is supported by formal, empirical research, assumes that psychopathology stems from unconscious, pathogenic beliefs that the patient acquires by inference from early traumatic experiences. He suffers unconsciously from these beliefs and the feelings of guilt, shame, and remorse that they engender, and he is powerfully motivated unconsciously to change them. According to Weiss's theory, the patient exerts considerable control over unconscious mental life, and he makes and carries out plans for working with the therapist to change his pathogenic beliefs. He works to disprove these beliefs by testing them with the therapist. The theory derives its clinical power n
Great book. Readers are going to have to be willing to work a little harder for this story and stretch their minds further than usual, but the journey is worth it. Last week, I made the delicious Pineapple Pork Chops and used the leftovers to make Open Pork Sandwiches with Kale and Basil (which were even more delicious than the main recipe). It helps make sense of interactions in the therapy room though the concept of "testing", gives you a tool for assessing the success of your interventions (or, in the terms of CMT, whether you pass or feil the patient's tests), and perhaps most importantly presents a very positive and caring way to think about your patients, especially the "challenging" ones.. It was a nice way to learn history. I want to write a memoir now and have the author write it for me, really excellent storytelling. The main character in this novel is the land itself, yet it is neither the protagonist nor the antagonist. The story is interesting as are the new characters, bu
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