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1 online resource (226 pages) |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Editorial Note; Family Myths: An Introduction; Myths of Destruction: A Cultural Approach to Families in Therapy; The Boy with the Golden Egg Inside; Myths of Destruction; Lethal Elements in Human Cultures; The Cultural Approach; Clinical Application: Concluding Reflections; Family Myth, Metaphor and the Metaphoric Object in Therapy; The Construction and Development of the Family Myth; Myth and Metaphor; Metaphor and the Metaphoric Object in Therapy |
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Myths and Rituals: Anthropological Views and Their Application in Strategic Family TherapyA Bifocal Model of Family Culture; Anthropological and Related Views on Myth; Defining Ritual; Therapeutic Myths and Rituals; Towards a Bifocal Model of Family Therapy Interventions; A Matter of Life and Death; Discussion; Mythmaking in the Land or Imperfect Specialness: Lions, Laundry Baskets and Cognitive Deficits; Working Definition of Myth in Family Therapy; Case Report: Lions, Laundry Baskets and Cognitive Deficits; Outcome; Mythworking Techniques; Follow-Up; Personal Myths-In the Family Way |
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A Cognitive Formulation of Personal MythsMoving Through a Life Crisis with a Mythic Perspective; A Five-Stage Model for Working with the Individual's Personal Mythology; Personal and Family Myths in a Contemporary Context; Reality and Myth in Family Life: Changes Across Generations; Myth and Reality; Shared Explanations Originate in Transaction, Sustain Interaction; Reality Meets the World; The World Meets the Myth; Myth Meets Myth; Risks in Creating a Reality; Conclusion; Personal, Conjugal and Family Myths: Theoretical, Empirical and Clinical Developments |
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The Development of a Personal MythologyThe Role of Cognitive Ideals in the Development of Conjugal Themes and the Evolution of Conjugal Myths; Conjugal Myths: Assessment Considerations; Family Myths and Their Evolution; Clinical Strategies; Conclusion; Resource Section; Annotated Bibliography of Key Articles on Family Myths; An Annotated Bibliography of Intergenerational Family Issues; I. Overview of Basic Components; II. Application; III. Instrument Development and Research Design; IV. Training and Supervision |
| Summary |
Therapists can broaden their point of view and expand their options for treating individuals, couples, and families by understanding family myths. Here is a thorough and unique compilation of current studies on the development, evolution, and clinical implications of family myths. An outstanding group of international experts offers a variety of formulations regarding both personal and family myths in an attempt to bridge the chasms between individual, couple, and family systems dynamics. They focus on the conscious and unconscious elements of families'shared perceptual experiences and their r |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Family psychotherapy.
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Myth -- Psychology
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Families.
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Family Therapy
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Families
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Family psychotherapy
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Myth -- Psychology
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Bagarozzi, Dennis
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| ISBN |
9781317773665 |
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1317773667 |
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