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In this book, the author discusses with a view to psychotherapeutic practice how power and the exercise of power can be used in a constructive sense. Spontaneously, people tend to associate the topic of power negatively. They mostly talk about their own powerlessness and the power of'those up there', and very rarely about their own striving for power. It is undisputed that power and the exercise of power, as well as dealing with powerlessness, play an important role in psychotherapy. Nevertheless, the constructive and destructive aspects of power are still too little reflected. Here, there is a mentalization deficit on the part of both psychotherapists and patients. In this book questions are asked and suggestions for practice are developed. Written for psychological psychotherapists, child and adolescent psychotherapists, family therapists, counselors, psychiatrists, physicians, students, and psychotherapists in training.

Dieses Handbuch gibt einen fundierten Überblick über das aktuelle Wissen zum Thema Emotionsregulation. Grundlagen- und Anwendungswissen werden zusammengeführt, so dass Forscher/innen und Praktiker/innen den aktuellen Wissensstand nachlesen und sich an den neusten Befunden orientieren können. Geschrieben für alle, die sich einen umfassenden Überblick zum Thema Emotionsregulation verschaffen wollen (u. a. Psychologische und Ärztliche Psychotherapeut/inn/en, Psychiater/innen und Ärzte für Psychosomatische Medizin, Student/inn/en der Psychologie und Medizin, Wissenschaftler/innen mit Fokus Emotionsregulation). Aus dem Inhalt: I Modelle, Konzepte und Messung von Emotionsregulation (ER) – II Genetik und Neurobiologie der ER – III Schnittstelle Kognition und ER – IV Interpersonelle ER (ER im Kontext von Dyaden und Gruppen) – V ER bei psychischen Störungen und in der Psychotherapie – VI Zusammenfassung und Implikationen für Forschung und Praxis. Der Herausgeber: Prof. Dr. Sven Barnow leitet den Lehrstuhl für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie am Psychologischen Institut der Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg. Er hat eine Vielzahl von wissenschaftlichen Publikationen und mehrere Bücher verfasst. Seine Forschung zur Emotionsregulation beinhaltet u. a. die Grundlagen, Messung und Bedeutung der Emotionsregulation für psychische Gesundheit und Psychopathologie.

This book explores how social power differences influence the therapy partnership. It offers research and clinical examples to help therapists become aware of privilege, and take steps to address power-related issues in therapy. Societal issues based in power and privilege inevitably enter the therapy room. In this book, Malin Fors offers an intersectional grammar to unmask the hidden dynamics. Integrating theory, research, and a wealth of clinical narratives, Fors explores four core situations: when therapist and patient have similar levels of social power, when either therapist or patient has more privilege relative to the other, and when therapist and patient have similar levels of nonprivilege. This fresh synthesis offers new language for understanding power dynamics in psychotherapy, counseling, and all treatment relationships. Clinical topics explored include voluntary and involuntary self-disclosure, visible and invisible similarities between patient and therapist, internalized oppression, and choosing whether or not to address privilege explicitly, among many others.

Politically incisive and iconoclastic, Gillian Proctor's updated second edition of The Dynamics of Power in Counselling and Psychotherapy draws on her extensive research and personal experience as practitioner and client to scrutinise the balance of power in the therapy relationship. Drawing on sources from Hobbes and Machiavelli to Foucault, Ferenczi, Masson and Arendt, Proctor seeks answers to some fundamental questions: are not counselling and psychotherapy, in their very essence, potentially abusive? Is there always an unequal dynamic of power in the relationship between the professional and the client in need of their expertise? Accessible, political and critical of her own profession, Proctor's book alerts the student, practitioner and researcher to be ever-mindful of the values and ethics of social justice and accountability.

In diesem Buch diskutiert die Autorin mit Blick auf die psychotherapeutische Praxis, wie Macht und Machtausübung im konstruktiven Sinne eingesetzt werden können. Spontan assoziieren Menschen eher Negatives zum Thema Macht. Es wird meist über die eigene Ohnmacht und die Macht „der da oben“ gesprochen, äußerst selten über das eigene Streben nach Macht. Dass Macht und Machtausübung sowie der Umgang mit Ohnmacht in der Psychotherapie eine bedeutende Rolle spielen, ist unstrittig. Dennoch werden die konstruktiven und destruktiven Aspekte von Macht immer noch zu wenig reflektiert. Hier liegt sowohl aufseiten der Psychotherapeuten als auch der Patienten ein Mentalisierungsdefizit vor. In diesem Buch werden Fragen gestellt und Anregungen für die Praxis entwickelt.Geschrieben für Psychologische Psychotherapeuten, Kinder- und Jugendlichenpsychotherapeuten, Familientherapeuten, Berater, Psychiater, Ärzte, Studierende und Psychotherapeuten in der Ausbildung.

The psychiatrist who broke into national prominence when it was revealed that Richard Nixon had consulted him, has written a book which history has demanded be written: an examination of the nature of the power drive and how it works in all men, whether they are vying for power in politics, in business, or in marriage. The central question to which Dr. Hutschnecker addresses his book is: “How can we distinguish between mentally healthy leaders and men who, under an appealing façade, hide an inner rage and a mind in disarray?” The answers he gives provide the basis for understanding that the power drive is an essential part of personality, and that it can be channeled into creative and constructive behavior instead of hostile and aggressive acts. Dr. Hutschnecker gives us perspective on the trends in thought in the psychoanalytic world of the seventies as he parses various historical events through his lens of psychotherapy.The Drive for Power is a major statement from a famous doctor whose lifework has been dedicated to the potential for human improvement.

This completely revised edition of Men, Women, Passion and Power offers a new critique of conventional notions of masculinity and femininity. Contemporary psychoanalytic debates about sexuality are explored, revealing how the cultural idealisation of men is replicated in theory and clinical practice. Illustrated with use of detailed and vivid case material, this book demonstrates that it is only when the feminist perspective has been truly integrated into theory that the psychoanalytic project will realise its full radical potential. Subjects covered include: • The power of female sexuality • Race, class and sexuality • The fragility of male sexual identity • Envy between the sexes. Marie Maguire argues that examining these issues and gaining an awareness of how our assumptions are influenced by social inequalities can enrich the psychotherapeutic process and result in a more balanced psychological relation between the sexes. Men, Women, Passion and Power will be of great interest to psychotherapists, psychoanalytic practitioners and anyone with an interest in the integration of a feminist perspective into psychoanalytic theory.

This training manual addresses the need for a practical and easily accessible guide for professionals working with people presenting with anger problems. It is intended for use by psychologists, OTs, psychiatric nurses, probation officers, psychiatrists, social workers and teachers. This training manual offers a wealth of photocopiable material, including client handouts and facilitators guides. The appendices contain materials for role-play and relaxation.'Anger Control Training'is a comprehensive programme using a cognitive-behavioural approach and designed for the professional to help people change their thoughts, feelings and behaviour.

Marriage as an equal partnership is the goal of amny couples in the western world today and yet equality is often limited by the ways that power and gender interact in the relationship, leading to dissatisfaction and ultimately the break up of the marriage. In Equal PArtners - Good Friends Claire Rabin examines the connection between inequality in marriage and marital distress. Drawing on extensive research and personal interviews in the UK, USA and Israel, she stresses the role of friendship in establishing a truly equal relationship. Focusing on issues of gender, sex roles and power, she provides a new clinical treatment model for therapists working with couples which is much needed in today's climate of change.

In treatment, the psychotherapist is in a position of power. Often, this power is unintentionally abused. While trying to embody a compassionate concern for patients, therapists use accepted techniques that can inadvertently lead to control, indoctrination, and therapeutic failure. Contrary to the stated tradition and values of psychotherapy, they subtly coerce patients rather than respect and genuinely help them. The more gross kinds of patient abuse, deliberate ones such as sexual and financial exploitation, are expressly forbidden by professional organizations. However, there are no regulations discouraging the more covert forms of manipulation, which are not even considered exploitative by many clinicians. In this book, noted psychiatrist Theo. L. Dorpat strongly disagrees. Using a contemporary interactional perspective Dorpat demonstrates the destructive potential of manipulation and indoctrination in treatment. This book is divided into three parts. Part I explores the various ways power can be abused. Part II examines eleven treatment cases in which covert manipulation and control either caused analytic failure or severely impaired the treatment process. Cases discussed include the analyses of Dora and the Wolf Man by Freud, the two analyses of Mr. Z by Kohut, as well as other published and unpublished treatments. An interactional perspective is used to examine the harmful short- and long-term effects of using indoctrination methods as well as to unravel conscious and unconscious communications between therapists and patients that can contribute to manipulations. Part III shows readers how to work using a non-directive, egalitarian approach in both psychoanalytic psychotherapy and psychoanalysis.