ABSTRACT
How can a theory of the self be used to understand the psychotherapeutic process?
The basic assumption of the 'dialogical self' is that there is no centralised 'headquarter' in the mind, but that the internal self is made up of a number of different 'characters'. Interpersonal relationships, from infancy onwards, become internalised - these internalised relationships then influence relationships during life.
The Dialogical Self in Psychotherapy is divided into four clear and accessible sections, which explore:
* theoretical and historical assumptions of the dialogical self from different angles: psychological, developmental and neurobiological
* the relationships between Dialogical Self Therapy and the authors' own theoretical perspectives
* treatment of clients suffering from severe disorders
* method and research.
The Dialogical Self in Psychotherapy gathers together psychotherapists from divergent origins to explore current thinking in the field: cognitive, constructivist, process-experiential, narrative, psychodynamic, psychodramatic, humanistic, and cognitive analytic. This innovative book brings together inter- and intra-subjective dialogue and clearly demonstrates how they are incorporated into the therapeutic process.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |2 pages
Part I General theory
chapter 2|14 pages
Developmental origins of the dialogical self: some significant moments
chapter 3|17 pages
Toward a neuropsychological model of internal dialogue
part |2 pages
Part II Theory and clinical practice
chapter 6|17 pages
Encounters between internal voices generate emotion
chapter 7|16 pages
From discord to dialogue
chapter 9|14 pages
Standing in the spaces
chapter 10|19 pages
The psychodramatic ‘social atom method’ with children
part |2 pages
Part III Reconstructing dialogical processes in severely affected patients
chapter 11|17 pages
Performing the self:
part |2 pages
Part IV Methodological issues in the psychotherapeutic process