Psychotherapy in an age of narcissism [electronic resource] : modernity, science, and society / Joel Paris, McGill University, Canada.
Narcissism and narcissistic personality disorder are subjects of great interest in contemporary society. The modern world, with its strongly individualistic values, encourages people to focus on themselves. Psychotherapy, although used to treat narcissism, is influenced by the same values, and runs...
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Palgrave Macmillan,
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Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- PART I: THE WORLD OF PSYCHOTHERAPY
- The Birth of Psychotherapy
- Schools of Psychotherapy
- Science and Psychotherapy
- Why People Seek Psychotherapy
- PART II: MODERNITY
- Modernity and Psychotherapy
- Narcissism: Individual and Cultural
- Therapy Culture
- PART III: PRACTICE
- Sustaining the Family
- Building Social Networks
- Practicing Psychotherapy in a Social Context
- The Future of Talking Therapy
- References
- Index.