What therapists don't talk about and why : understanding taboos that hurt us and our clients /
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| Author / Creator: | Pope, Kenneth S. |
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Imprint: | Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, c2006. |
| Description: | xxix, 199 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5929852 |
Table of Contents:
- About the Second Edition
- Foreword to the Second Edition: Things My Teachers Never Mentioned
- Foreword to the 1993 Edition
- Chapter 1. Questioning Myths, Taboos, Secrets, and Uncomfortable Topics
- Basic Myths About the Psychotherapist
- The Nature and Reality of Myths, Taboos, Secrets, and Uncomfortable Topics
- The Process of Questioning Myths, Taboos, Secrets, and Uncomfortable Topics
- The Proces of Exploration, Discovery, and Learning
- Chapter 2. Therapists' Sexual Arousals, Attractions, and Fantasies: An Example of a Topic That Isn't There
- Another Myth
- Guilt by Association
- Keeping Dirty Laundry Private
- "Sensitive Information" About Patients but Not About Therapists
- Angry, Greedy, Powerful Women and Innocent, Virtuous, Vulnerable Men
- Higher Premiums
- "Victimized" by Exclusion?
- Are Sexual Feelings Harder to Talk About Than Actual Sexual Involvement?
- Chapter 3. Creating Conditions for Learning
- Safety
- Understanding the Task
- Openness
- Respect
- Encouragement
- Privacy
- Acceptance
- Sensitivity
- Frankness
- Support
- Chapter 4. Questions We'd Rather Avoid: A Self-Assessment
- Questions
- Chapter 5. Possible Clues to Taboo Topics and Uncomfortable Feelings
- Therapy Adrift
- Repetitive Therapy
- The Discrepant Record
- The Dehumanized Client
- The Dehumanized Therapist
- Avoidance
- Theory-Obliterated Therapy
- The Client-Friend
- Obsession
- Interesting Slips and Meaningful Mistakes
- Fantasies, Dreams, Daydreams, and Other Imaginings
- Undue Special Treatment
- Isolation of the Client
- Isolation of the Therapist
- Creating a Secret
- Seeking Repeated Reassurance From Colleagues
- Boredom and Drowsiness as Protective Reactions
- Chapter 6. Passages and Scenarios for Exploration
- Beginning and Ending the Session
- Initial Appointment
- The Movie
- The New Client
- The Therapist's Fear of Showing Feeling: A Passage From Clara Thompson
- The Perfect Therapist
- Cognitive-Behavioral Approach to "Ugly": A Passage From Ellen Toby Klass and Joann Paley Galst
- The Two-Person Practice
- The Request
- Telling a Client to Undress During a Therapy Session: A Passage From Milton Erickson
- Staffing Patterns
- A Client's Anger at a Therapist's Voyeurism: A Passage From Laura Brown
- The Requirement
- Sounds
- Are Beliefs About Race and Sex Related? A Passage From Leon Williams
- A Request for Help
- The Media and the Message
- Beatings, Grief, Love, and Sex: A Passage From Fritz Perls
- What You Enjoy
- A Client in Crisis
- A Patient's Difficulties Talking About Sexual Fantasies: A Passage From Mardi Horowitz
- The New Client
- The Surprise Date
- A Voyeuristic Response to an Incest Survivor: A Passage From Christine Courtois
- Adjunctive Therapy
- The Note
- Eyes Open
- No More
- Your Income
- Leaving on Vacation
- Bright, Funny, Articulate, and Likable
- Normal
- Fantasizing Love and Marriage With a Patient: A Passage From Harold Searles
- Saved!
- The Security Guard
- The Partner
- A Therapist Unaware of the Client's Attraction: A Passage From Marny Hall
- Diagnosis
- Size
- Recordings and Photographs
- A Different Direction
- Research Data
- The Right Stuff
- The Party
- Misusing the Borderline Diagnosis: A Passage From David Reiser and Hanna Levenson
- A Strong Reaction
- Medication
- A Client Becomes Aroused When Her Therapist Comes to Her Home: A Passage From Helen Block Lewis
- Descriptions
- A Suicidal Client
- The Newspaper
- Instructing a Client to Imagine Her Breasts Tingling: A Passage From Theodore Barber
- Feeling Safe
- Pleasing a Husband
- Chapter 7. Confronting an Impasse: What Do We Do When We Don't Know What to Do?
- Consulting
- Competence
- Charting
- Uncharacteristic Behaviors
- Advances in Theory, Research, and Practice
- Looking for Logical Flaws
- The Legal and Ethical Framework
- Continued Questioning
- Appendix. "Therapists' Anger, Hate, Fear, and Sexual Feelings: National Survey of Therapist Responses, Client Characteristics, Critical Events, Formal Complaints, and Training"
- Index
- About the Authors
