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
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoWashington, DC : American Psychological Association, ©2004.
Descriptionx, 222 pages ; 26 cm.
Subjects

SeriesNarrative 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 noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
LCCN 2003017997
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