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9780393701920

Back to Reality A Critique of Postmodern Theory in Psychotherapy

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    9780393701920

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    0393701921

  • Edition: 00
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1995-07-17
  • Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Summary

The author critiques postmodern/narrative theory, with its underlyingantirealist/constructivist philosophy that the knower makes rather thandiscovers reality. As an alternative, she introduces readers to theintegrative/eclective therapy movement and proposes "modest realism."

Author Biography

Barbara S. Held, Ph.D., is professor of psychology at Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine.

Table of Contents

Preface
An Introduction to Postmodern Theory and Its Use in Psychotherapyp. 1
The Eclectic Therapy Movement: A Modern Scientific Realismp. 29
The Structure of Therapy Systems and the Realism-Antirealism Debatep. 55
The Narrative Therapy Movement: A Postmodern Humanistic Antirealismp. 93
Epistemological Oscillation in Narrative Therapy: A Critique and a Hopep. 135
An Alternative Philosophy of Knowingp. 162
Three Proposed Modestly Realist Therapy Systemsp. 190
Ethical and Other Practical Implications of Postmodern Antirealism in Therapyp. 230
Notesp. 257
Referencesp. 275
Indexp. 285
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