VOICES FROM THE UNCONSCIOUS
| Autor: | Gerald Alper |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Loss and Trauma. 10:73-81 |
| ISSN: | 1532-5032 1532-5024 |
| Popis: | The author, a Manhattan-based psychotherapist, contrasts the fascinating but profound differences between the autobiographical narratives of young college students and the free-associative unconscious voices of patients engaged in the process of psychotherapy. The author begins by recounting the immense impact of his own divorce upon his subsequent professional and personal life. The Children of Divorce: Stories of Loss and Growth by John Harvey and Mark Fine is cited as a compelling chronicle. The unique non-linear characteristics of the unconscious voices of patients in psychotherapy are then described. Certain universal themes and traumatically charged scenes that are the aftermath of divorce are examined. The pervasive, defensive denial of the aftermath of survivors of divorce is then explored. The author challenges the popular wisdom of those who, like Judith Wallerstein, believe children are almost invariably worse off after the divorce than before. Drawing on his own extensive studies of the self, ... |
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