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The Self in Process: Toward a Post-Rational Cognitive Therapy by Vittorio F. Guidano (Hardback, 1991)

In this powerful work, Dr. Guida critiques the separation of observer and observed, shows how the very meaning of self is thus redefined, and delineates the clinical ramifications of the newly conceived self for a post-rationalist cognitive therapy. Clinicians, according to Guida, can do more than help patients change dysfunctional behavior. By directing therapy toward core emotional themes and utilizing the interactional aspects of the therapeutic relationship, practitioners can modify patients' core patterns of self-perception and thereby realize substantive and lasting change. Part I of the volume lays the theoretical groundwork and Part II, replete with case examples, discusses psychotherapeutic applications. In the first part, Guida explicates his construct of the self, examining the differentiation of self-boundaries, discussing developmental pathways of self-organization, and describing the impact of self-boundaries on lifespan development. In Part II, he constructs his post-rationalist framework for cognitive therapy with discussions of the therapist's attitude, assessment procedures, self-observation method, and the structure and dynamics of therapeutic change. Case illustrations demonstrate how the practitioner, whom he views as a strategically oriented perturber, can prepare the clinical and interpersonal context; focus and reorder immediate experiencing; and help the patient reconstruct his or her affective style. .

Place of Publication
New York
Spine
22mm
Content Note
Black & White Illustrations
Author Biography
Vittorio F. Guidano, MD, founded the Rome Center for Cognitive Therapy, where he serves as Staff Psychiatrist, and is a founding member of the Italian Association for Cognitive Behavioral Therapies. From 1976 to 1986 he was Assistant Professor of Psychotherapy and Psychopathology at the School of Medicine of the University of Rome.
Date of Publication
31/03/1991
Country of Publication
United States
Genre
Psychiatry & Clinical Psychology: Professional

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