Alone in the Mirror: Twins in Therapy

by Klein; Barbara

• ISBN13: 9780415893404
• ISBN10: 0415893402
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-02-24
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Twins face serious challenges when approaching adulthood, as they try to find their own voices and identities in the world. Author Barbara Klein, a practicing psychologist who is a twin herself, discusses the effects of stress and trauma on twin attachments and answers how psychotherapy should be applied to twins. Large emphasis is placed on attachment theory and the focus of the text revolves around the author's observation (concluded from studies and research) that twins form very strong attachments to their therapists, which makes them more vulnerable to the stated and unstated directions from their therapist. A further unique feature of this book is the detailed case studies found in each chapter. This biographical data provides insights into unique identity development that will help the professional and non-professional become more aware of the twin experience.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction: The Girl With Two Heads	p. xv
The Real Facts About Twins	p. 1
Unique Developmental Processes in Twins: Implications for Psychotherapy and Parenting	p. 19
Always Close but Never One: Anxiety and Depressive Disorders in Twins	p. 45
Understanding Conflicting Attachments in Twins: The Resolution of Major Depressive Disorders	p. 69
ôRealö Differences Between Twins and Identity Development	p. 91
Looking at and Reacting to the Twin Attachment	p. 113
What is Lost When a Twin Dies?	p. 125
Once a Twin, Always a Twin: Implications for Psychotherapy	p. 151
Alone in the Mirror	p. 171
Bibliography	p. 173
Index	p. 181
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