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The Anatomy of Psychotherapy (Paperback)
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The Anatomy of Psychotherapy (Paperback)
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Over the past decades, Lawrence Friedman has emerged as one of the
most erudite and provocative theoriss in contemporary
psychotherapy. The Anatomy of Psychotherapy interweaves Friedman's
major contributions to the analytic and psychiatric literature with
extensive new material in arriving at an extraordinarily rich and
nuanced appreciation of psychotherapy. The Anatomy of Psychotherapy
describes how the therapist makes use of theories and styles in
order to achieve equilibrium under stress. This stress, according
to Friedman, is related to the "absolute ambiguity" that is
essential to psychotherapy. To cope with this ambiguity, the
therapist alternates among three different roles, those of reader,
historian, and pragmatic operator. Friedman examines these
"disambiguating postures" in detail, paying special attention to
their bearing on the therapist's narrative prejudice, the
relativity of his knowledge, and the relationship of his work to
natural science and hermeneutics. Brilliantly constructed and
masterfully written, The Anatomy of Psychotherapy traverses the
same basic themes in each of its six sections. Readers who are
interested in theory can hone in on relevant topics or the work of
particular theorists. Readers seeking insight into the demands of
daily clinical work, on the other hand, can bypass the systematic
studies and immerse themselves in Friedman's engrossing reflections
on the experience of psychotherapy. Best served will be those who
ponder Friedman's writings and therapy as complementary meditations
issuing from a single, unifying vision, one in which psychotherapy,
in both its promise and frustrations, becomes a subtle interplay
among theories about psychotherapy, the personal styles of
psychotherapists, and the practical exigencies of aiding those in
distress.
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