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Care of the psyche : a history of psychological healing /

"In this book, a distinguished historian of medicine surveys the basic elements that have constituted psychological healing over the centuries. Dr. Stanley W. Jackson shows that healing practices, whether they come from the worlds of medicine, religion, or philosophy, share certain elements tha...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jackson, Stanley W., 1920- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©1999.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • pt. I. Introductory considerations. Introduction. Psychological healing in ancient Greece and Rome
  • pt. 2. The bedrock. The healer-sufferer relationship. The listening healer. The talking cures
  • pt. 3. Expressiveness and getting things out. Catharsis and abreaction. Confession and confiding
  • pt. 4. Bringing comfort. Consolation and comfort
  • pt. 5. Healing and the principle of contraries. The use of the passions. The use of the imagination
  • pt. 6. Bringing influence to bear. Animal magnetism, mesmerism, and hypnosis. Suggestion. Persuasion. Conditioning and reward or punishment
  • pt. 7. Cognitive themes. Explanation and interpretation. Self-understanding and insight. Self-observation and introspection
  • pt. 8. Concluding considerations. Overview and afterthoughts.