Full Description
Originally published in 1991, The Science of Psychotherapy was trailblazing in addressing both academic and clinical topics from a strictly scientific viewpoint. The author presents a reasonable progression from the fundamentals and methods that characterize all sciences, to their use as an orientation and textual set in defining the field of scientific psychology. The treatment is philosophically sound, well-researched, balanced, comprehensive, and candid.
Contents
Preface. Part I: Philosophy 1. General Philosophical Considerations 2. Philosophy of Science of Psychology Part II: Psychology 3. Impulses 4. The Drive for Pleasure 5. Motivation 6. Neonate Experience 7. Self-Images and Object-Images 8. Object Relations 9. Narcissistic Impulse 10. Narcissistic Attitude 11. Development 12. Emotion Part III: Psychopathology 13. Current Status of Psychopathology 14. Relativistic Theory 15. Resistance 16. Transference Part IV: Psychotherapy 17. Relativist Theory 18. Psychological Pain 19. Treatment of Disavowal 20. Treatment of Denial 21. Psychodiagnosis. Index.
