Healing plots : the narrative basis of psychotherapy / edited by Amia Lieblich, Dan P. McAdams, and Ruthellen Josselson.
| Other author | Lieblich, Amia, 1939- |
| Other author | McAdams, Dan P. |
| Other author | Josselson, Ruthellen. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, ©2004. |
| Description | x, 222 pages ; 26 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Narrative study of lives Narrative study of lives. ^A692201 |
| Contents | The significance of narrative and storytelling in postpsychological counseling and psychotherapy -- Demonic and tragic narratives in psychotherapy -- The paradigm of tragedy as meta-narrative : a window to understanding the life story of a woman in economic and social deprivation -- Between abstract individualism and gendered lives : negotiating abused women's agency and identity in therapy -- Echoes of silence : remembering and repeating childhood trauma -- On becoming the narrator of one's own life -- Living to tell the tale : redemption narratives, shame management, and offender rehabilitation -- The core conflictual relationship theme approach to relational narratives : interpersonal themes in the context of intergenerational communication of trauma -- The place of psychotherapy in the life stories of women in households without men -- A love story : self-defining memories in couples therapy. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| LCCN | 2003017997 |
| ISBN | 1591471001 : |