Hidden Faults: Recognizing and Resolving Therapeutic Disjunctions
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.68 (528 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1887841377 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 212 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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Its message resonates long after one has finished reading it -- Alicia F. Frankel's absolute honestymake a compelling and persuasive read." -- Nancy D. Frankel has written a book of enormous usefulness to psychotherapists. Chodorow, Ph.D, March 2000Such openness to new possibilities is a rare event in the history of psychoanalysis -- Thomas H. Ogden, M.D., March 2000The timeliness, originality, and importance of Hidden Faults lie in Steven Frankel's highly readable integration of the personal and interpersonal -- Donnel Stern, Ph.D., March 2000. Dr. Lieberman, Ph.D., March 2000Hidden Faults is a brave and wise book
"The Therapist Is Alive" according to Dr. Paul Gilbert. In contrast to the depiction of therapy in the classical psychoanalytic mode, Dr. Frankel's therapies are both alive and passionate. The detailed reports illustrate Dr. Frankel's role in confronting his own mistakes and working collaboratively with his patients to set things right. The concept of disjunctions is readily accessible to anyone who has ever been in therapy and is certainly a daily experience for seasoned psychotherpists. What Dr. Frankel carefully describes is a technique of working with the patient, of admitting one's mistakes as a therapist, and developing greater intimacy with the patient. Child therapists will be . Dr. Paul Gilbert said A View of Disjunctions from a Woman Psychiatrist. I have found the concept of disjunctions very useful in my clinical work with patients. It has been true for many years that in my own practice I have found an active, relational perspective very useful. In Hidden Faults, Dr. Steven Frankel organizes the ways in which honest communication about errors can be conveyed to patients. In my work as a woman therapist working often with women as patients, I have found the movement away from the authoritarian male model of therapy crucial. Many of my patients have had unsuccessful prior therapies with aloof and self-justifying therapist whose errors go unrecognized. Surely Dr. Frankel's a. Not Only For Therapists Melvin M. Stowsky Hidden Faults is a book that commands the attention not only of therapists but anyone who in working in any one of the helping professions. As a retired teacher, school counselor and principal I found Dr. Frankel's discussion of disjunctions right on the mark. Dr. Frankel continues to explore the concept of the self and other unit (SO) which he developed in his book Intricate Engagements, but this time the emphasis is on the disjunctions that may occur between the two. He uses his case experiences to illustrate the ways in which therapist and patient, whether consciously or unconsciously, may misinterpret one another. Dr. Frankel'
Disjunctions. Frankel holds that heartfelt initiation from each partner in recognizing and healing failures in rapport leads to developmental momentum and lasting creative change.. Steven Frankel illustrates this central point using extensive case material, showing therapist and patient in their human, often agonizing, struggles to bring about creative change. Disjunctions may briefly confuse the therapeutic partners, grind the therapy to a temporary halt, or lead to premature termination. Disjunction is a concept that can be used with any psychodynamic system supporting a two-person view of therapy, where the inner life of both participants is available for inquiry and change. Dr. Always, they provide inestimable opportunities for therapist and patient to understand each other and bring their work to ever more profound levels. The author calls his picture of the mind the self and object unit model. Hidden Faults explores disjunctions and their place in resolving stalemate and furthering therapeutic progress. The major activities in working within this structure are recognizing the mult