Psychotherapy and the quest for happiness / Emmy van Deurzen.

By:

Deurzen, Emmy Van

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: London : SAGE, 2009.Edition: 1st edDescription: 182 p. : ill. ; 23.5 cmISBN:

9780761944102 (hbk.)
0761944109 (hbk.)
9780761944119 (pbk.)
0761944117 (pbk.)

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DDC classification:

616.891401 23 DEU

Contents:

1. Opening Pandora's box : values and beliefs in psychotherapy -- 2. The good life : philosophy as a guide to therapy -- 3. Positive psychology : a science of well being -- 4. Predictable difficulties : everyday challenges -- 5. Life crisis : triumph over trauma -- 6. Speech is silver and silence golden : feelings remain unspoken -- 7. The meaning of being : beyond the quest for happiness

Summary: The author addresses the controversial subject of the moral role of psychotherapists. She asks searching questions about the meaning of life, seeking to define what a good life consists of and how therapists might help their clients to live well rather than living simply in search of happiness.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
General Books	CUTN Central Library Philosophy & psychology	Non-fiction	616.891401 DEU (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		43996

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1. Opening Pandora's box : values and beliefs in psychotherapy --
2. The good life : philosophy as a guide to therapy --
3. Positive psychology : a science of well being --
4. Predictable difficulties : everyday challenges --
5. Life crisis : triumph over trauma --
6. Speech is silver and silence golden : feelings remain unspoken --
7. The meaning of being : beyond the quest for happiness

The author addresses the controversial subject of the moral role of psychotherapists. She asks searching questions about the meaning of life, seeking to define what a good life consists of and how therapists might help their clients to live well rather than living simply in search of happiness.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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