A Psychodynamic View of Action and Responsibility: Clinical Studies in Subjective Experience
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| Rating | : | 4.28 (721 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B073FNR434 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 588 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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With numerous excerpts from therapeutic sessions, he shows these to be self-protective reactions forestalling or dispelling the anxiety of internal conflict and also, as in false confessions, external threat or intimidation. This new book by David Shapiro, author of the classic Neurotic Styles, throws light, from a clinical standpoint, on a subject of importance, both theoretically and for therapeutic practice, for psychoanalysts and psychotherapists, as well as for those with general interests in philosophy or psychology. This book demonstrates the central place in psychological dynamics of the subjective sense of personal responsibility or ownership of what one says or does. A Psychodynamic View of Action and Responsibility explores the individual’s experience of ownership or responsibility for what he or she does, says, and even believes, and their avoidance of that experience.David Shapiro considers the self-deception necessary for these disclaimers of responsibility and the surrender of personal conviction
Wachtel, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Psychology, City College of New York and CUNY Graduate Center.. "Ever since his classic book Neurotic Styles, I have followed each new work by David Shapiro with eagerness, and I have never been disappointed. Few writers in our field come close to his ability to capture the nuances of subjectivity and the painful consequences of our efforts to blur that subjectivity in order to gain short-term comfort. In an age of psychotherapy by acronym, he offers us instead an engagement with each patient’s humanity."-Paul L
"In the fine tradition of Reich and Kaiser he emphasizes how people" according to Amazon Customer. Shapiro reminds us to pay attention to the subjective experience of our patients. In the fine tradition of Reich and Kaiser he emphasizes how people communicate is as important as what they communicate. His work on the function of self-deception is articulate in an area that is typically unclear. This text is appropr
David Shapiro is Professor Emeritus at the Graduate Faculty, New School for Social Research in New York City and practices psychotherapy in New York. He is the author of Neurotic Styles, Autonomy and Rigid Character, Psychotherapy of Neurotic Character, and Dynamics of Character.. He previously practiced psychotherapy in Los Angeles and taught at the School of Social Wel