Wisdom in the practice of psychotherapy

摘要: Part 1 On psychological theories and their limitations: of psychotherapy should anchor, not drown, the therapist. 2 patienthood role its implications: a patient is sufferer who cannot cope believes in therapist diagnosis means understanding human conditions that are both unique universal behind question, what do I want? larger am I? - or even, patients come to treatment search substitute object, if self. 3 therapeutic settings mythologies: must establish psychologically safe environment, wherein anything can be said any feeling experienced establishes optimum environment through balance neutrality empathy need share view myth illness cure shared between may culturally inherited, but intention mutually cultivated by heightening lowering arousal, enters patient's world. 4 clinical listening nuances: therapist's suspended attention only objective empathic "completely understands" has stopped therapists tend underestimate power overestimate speaking strangle questions answering them silence intended facilitate unintentionally resists it always golden misused misunderstood wish understood without verbalizing. 5 relationships variations: develop communicative intimacy does exist other patterns relatedness determine moment-to-moment course relationship undue dependency on failure get close represent two sides rapprochement conflict transference reflect excessive activity an bond reflects insufficient for patient. contents.