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Psychotherapy and the quest for happiness / Emmy van Deurzen.

By: Material type: TextLanguage: English Publication details: London : SAGE, 2009.Edition: 1st edDescription: 182 p. : ill. ; 23.5 cmISBN:
  • 9780761944102 (hbk.)
  • 0761944109 (hbk.)
  • 9780761944119 (pbk.)
  • 0761944117 (pbk.)
Subject(s): 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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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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