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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Jackson, Stanley W., 1920- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©1999.
Subjects:
Counseling > History.
Psychotherapy > History.
Mental health services.
Psychology, Applied.
National health services.
Medical care.
Psychotherapy.
Counseling > history
Behavioral Disciplines and Activities
Community Health Services
Mental Health Services
Psychology, Applied
Health Services
Psychiatry and Psychology
Psychological Phenomena and Processes
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services
Delivery of Health Care
Counseling
Psychotherapy
State Medicine
Psychotherapy > history
Patient Care
Services de santé mentale.
Psychologie appliquée.
Services de santé.
Prestation de soins.
Psychothérapie.
Soins médicaux.
PSYCHOLOGY > Psychotherapy > General.
National health services
Mental health services
Medical care
Psychotherapie.
Counseling.
History
Geschiedenis (vorm)
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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