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Interpersonal Process in Cognitive Therapy
Author(s): Jeremy D. Safran (Author), Zindel V. Segal (Author)
- Publisher: Basic Books
- Publication Date: 16 July 1990
- Language: English
- Print length: 320 pages
- ISBN-10: 0465034004
- ISBN-13: 9780465034000
Book Description
Cognitive therapy, with its clear-cut measurable techniques, has been a welcome innovation in recent years. However, the very specificity that lends itself so well to research and training has minimized the role of the theutic relation, making it difficult for thes to respond flexibly to different clinical situations. What is needed is an approach that focuses on the underlying mechanisms of theutic change, not just on interventions. In this practical and original book, two highly respected clinician-researchers integrate findings from cognitive psychology, infant developmental research, emotion theory, and relational therapy to show how change takes place in the interpersonal context of the theutic relation and involves experiencing the self in new ways, not just altering behavior or cognitions. Making use of extensive clinical transcripts accompanied by moment-to-moment yses of the change process, the authors illustrate the subtle interaction of cognitive and interpersonal factors. They show how therapy unfolds at three different levels–in fluctuations in the patient’s world, in the theutic relation, and in the the’s inner experience–and provide clear guidelines for when to focus on a particular level. The result is a superb integration of cognitive and interpersonal approaches that will have a major impact on theory and practice. A Jason Aronson Book
