Despair and the Return of Hope: Echoes of Mourning in Psychotherapy
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| Rating | : | 4.43 (744 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0765703157 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 341 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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Shabad walks comfortably and judiciously through the terrains of psychology, literature, philosophy, and popular culture. I especially like his original clinical views on disillusionment (deep-seated negative illusions) and mourning (as distinguished from grief), and the refreshing ways he articulates complex ideas. Mitchell Center for Relational Psychoanalysis)With Despair and the Return of Hope, Dr. Dr. Shabad has written a book that sparkles with creativity as it scrutinizes the face of death. Peter Shabad has masterfully crafted a richly textured, beautifully elegant work of art, a masterpiece that represents the culmination of years of clinical work and theoretical study. His subject, in a sense, is the retreat from sociabilit
A Customer said A Moving and Truthful Book, If a Bit Hopeful. I'd like Shabad to analyze me. He takes the best of the interpersonalists and object-relationalists, views them alternately through lenses of common sense and a rigorous optimism, all framed by a more or less existential approach. It's great to see Ernest Becker invoked alongside Freud, Rank, Winnicott, Benjamin, Bollas, Mitchell, and Fromm. Shabad is of the school that sees therapy as, more or less, truth-telling, and he sees technique as a reflection of the concept of truth -- which he privileges, but in a way that doesn'. A Unique and Creative Contribution to the Therapeutic Proces Frank L. Summers Dr. Shabad does an outstanding job of bringing the concepts of despair and hope into the psychotherapeutic conversation on a variety of levels. Dr. Shabad brings an abundance of insight into this book, a work not filled with fancy jargon, but thoughtful insights from the author's experience and clinical work. He courageously confronts the importance of death in both life and psychotherapy, and, from there, provides a penetrating analysis of disillusionment and mourning as they work themselves in and out of the therapeutic p. Enlightening and Inspiring Sophia Orfanos Peter Shabad, an experienced and talented psychologist, has written a profound book based on the insights he has gained over the many years of his clinical practice. With his sharp intellect and his compassionate attitude, Dr. Shabad faces the big questions of existence. He examines the complex motivations that block individuals from living satisfying and fulfilling lives. His ideas are thought-provoking and original; his writing is poetic and evocative. The text is enriched by countless examples from clinical practice, lit
He explains how people can overcome hardships endured and losses suffered. Rich clinical material demonstrates how mourning can bring about self-acceptance, and set individuals free to take responsibility for and live out their own personal truths. This can lead individuals to memorialize past sufferings through psychological symptoms and compulsive repetitions. This is a deeply felt, and beautifully written tribute to the redemptive power of psychotherapy and to the regenerative capabilities in all human beings.. Shabad discusses how patients, after many years of living a life limited by resentment, fear, and despair, can come to terms with their childhood experiences: a mother who can never be satisfied, a father who consistently buries his head in the newspaper. When unmourned experiences of helplessness and disavowed desires turn into a passive fatalism, people stop hoping for the best and fear the worst, despairing that the real world has anything good to offer. Dr. The authentic spontaneous dialogue between therapist and patient provides the generosity and courage nec
He teaches, supervises, and maintains a private practice in Chicago. Peter Shabad, Ph.D. is currently an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Northwestern University Medical School.