The Psychospiritual Clinician's Handbook

by Mijares; Sharon G.

• ISBN13: 9780789023247
• ISBN10: 0789023245
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2005-06-28
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

"This essential handbook is a window on the quiet revolution now sweeping the field of psychology, that of locating the whole human being in the center of the therapeutic process. The Psychospiritual Clinician's Handbook helps you effectively treat the whole person by providing a practical introduction to psychospiritual worldviews and effective practices, such as yoga, meditation, and humanological therapy, that are used by psychospiritually oriented therapists. Helpful illustrations of body positions used in yoga and meditation plus photographs, tables, figures, and detailed case studies illustrate the process."--BOOK JACKET.

Table of Contents

About the Editors	xi
Contributors	xiii
Foreword	xxi
Thomas Moore
Acknowledgments	xxv
Introduction	1	(16)
Sharon G. Mijares
Gurucharan Singh Khalsa
Rising Demand for and Research in Integrative Psychospiritual Therapy	6	(2)
Historical Movements Toward a Model of Psychospirituality	8	(4)
Authors in This Collection	12	(5)
Chapter 1. Approaching Extraordinary Experiences in the Mental Health Field	17	(16)
John E. Mack
Extraordinary Experiences	17	(2)
Worldviews	19	(5)
Spirituality and Religion	24	(1)
What Is Called For?	25	(2)
Diagnosis	27	(2)
Witnessing	29	(1)
Therapeutic Approaches	29	(2)
Further Implications	31	(2)
Chapter 2. Seasons of Change: Adjustment Disorder As Summons to New Life Structure	33	(18)
Dwight H. Judy
Introduction	33	(1)
DSM-IV Diagnosis	34	(1)
Physical and Relational Concerns	35	(2)
Invitation to Translation or Transformation	37	(7)
Call to Adventure	44	(5)
Finding Treasure and Sharing the Elixir	49	(1)
Adjustment Disorder in the Face of World Disorder	49	(2)
Chapter 3. Breathing into Fear: Psychospiritual Approaches for Treating Anxiety	51	(24)
Selene Vega
Introduction	51	(4)
Traditional Diagnosis and Psychotherapeutic Treatment	55	(1)
Pharmaceutical Treatment and the Placebo Effect	56	(1)
Psychospiritual Perspectives	57	(3)
Psychospiritual Treatment	60	(10)
Conclusion	70	(5)
Chapter 4. Sacred Wounding: Traumatic Openings to the Larger Self	75	(22)
Sharon G. Mijares
Introduction	75	(1)
Traditional Diagnostic and Treatment Models	76	(3)
Cross-Cultural Paradigms	79	(2)
Myth and Religion: Archetypal Themes of Abuse and Self-Discovery	81	(4)
Self-Relations Psychotherapy	85	(4)
Grounding in the Body: Somatic Awakening	89	(2)
Conclusion	91	(6)
Chapter 5. Eating Disorders As Messengers of the Soul	97	(18)
Anita Johnston
Kyrai Antares
Introduction	97	(2)
Traditional Etiology	99	(2)
The Roots of Disordered Eating: Toward a New Etiology	101	(2)
Utilizing the Language of Metaphor Within the Therapeutic Setting	103	(3)
Reconnecting	106	(5)
Conclusion: Remembering the Spirit	111	(1)
Appendix	112	(3)
Chapter 6. Getting Focused in an Age of Distraction: Approaches to Attentional Disorders Using the Humanology of Yogi Bhajan	115	(32)
Gurucharan Singh Khalsa
A Growing Need-Prevalence and Changing Diagnosis	116	(3)
Etiology	119	(3)
Treatment Approaches with Humanology	122	(20)
Conclusion	142	(5)
Chapter 7. Dissociative Identity Disorder and Psychospiritual Perspectives	147	(16)
Colin A. Ross
How Many Souls Are in This Body?	148	(2)
Cognitive Errors About God	150	(1)
Cognitive Errors About Suicide	151	(2)
Spiritual Alter Personalities-Good and Evil	153	(1)
Memories of Satanic Ritual Abuse	154	(1)
Exorcism As a Psychotherapy Technique	155	(3)
The Battle Between Good and Evil	158	(2)
Conclusion	160	(3)
Chapter 8. Alternative Treatments for Borderline and Narcissistic Personality Disorders	163	(20)
Manjit Kaur Khalsa
Introduction	163	(1)
Personality Disorders	164	(1)
Emergence of the Psychospiritual Therapies As Treatments for Personality Disorders	165	(2)
Humanological Therapy	167	(1)
Using Humanology with Borderline Personality Disorder Patients	168	(7)
Using Humanology with Narcissistic Personality Disorder Patients	175	(6)
Conclusion	181	(2)
Chapter 9. Assessment and Treatment of Conduct Disorders: A Moral Reasoning Model and Psychospiritual Approach	183	(22)
Celia A. Drake
Deborah J. Lewis
Introduction	183	(7)
The Case for Spiritual Intervention	190	(4)
A Therapeutic Model of Ethical Decision Making	194	(2)
Spiritual Techniques in the Treatment of Conduct Disorder	196	(1)
The Therapist As Spiritual Teacher and Moral Educator	197	(5)
Conclusion: Development and Utilization of Spiritual
Techniques As Therapeutic Intervention	202	(3)
Chapter 10. Bipolar Disorder and Western Anosognosia	205	(28)
Jeffrey Rediger
Introduction	205	(1)
Bipolar Disorder and the Historical Strengths and Limits of Western Thought	206	(2)
Traditional Diagnosis	208	(3)
Traditional Treatment	211	(3)
An Integrative Approach	214	(13)
Conclusion	227	(6)
Chapter 11. Spiritual and Transpersonal Approaches to Psychotic Disorders	233	(26)
David Lukoff
Traditional Views of Psychosis	233	(1)
Psychospiritual Perspectives on Psychosis	234	(5)
Differential Diagnosis	239	(9)
Recovery As a Spiritual Journey	248	(11)
Chapter 12. Journey into the Heart: Sufi Ways for Healing Depression	259	(22)
Arife Ellen Hammerle
Introduction	260	(1)
Depression: Traditional View of Etiology, Symptoms, and Treatment	261	(3)
Psychospiritual View of Etiology, Symptoms, and Treatment	264	(5)
Sufi Psychospiritual Therapy	269	(7)
Conclusion	276	(5)
Chapter 13. Mindful Awareness and Self-Directed Neuroplasticity: Integrating Psychospiritual and Biological Approaches to Mental Health with a Focus on Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder	281	(20)
Jeffrey M. Schwartz
Elizabeth Z. Gulliford
Jessica Stier
Margo Thienemann
Introduction: Focused Training and Effort Can Change Brain Function	281	(5)
The Relationship Between the Mind and the Brain	286	(2)
The Practice of Mindfulness in Daily Life	288	(4)
A Tripartite Approach to the Treatment of OCD	292	(3)
Long- and Short-Term Effects of Mindfulness Practice	295	(6)
Chapter 14. Spirituality and Sexuality: Celebrating Erotic Transcendence and Spiritual Embodiment	301	(18)
Peggy J. Kleinplatz
Stanley Krippner
Spirituality and Health Care	302	(2)
Received Religion Meets Paint-by-Numbers Sex	304	(1)
The Union of Spiritual and Erotic Desire	305	(2)
Beware of False Gods	307	(2)
Integrating Sexuality and Spirituality	309	(6)
Conclusion	315	(4)
Chapter 15. An Integrative Medical Approach to Alzheimer's Disease	319	(20)
Dharma Singh Khalsa
Introduction	319	(1)
Pathophysiology	320	(1)
Plaques or Tangles?	321	(1)
Risk Factors for Memory Loss	322	(2)
An Integrative Model for Brain Longevity	324	(7)
Pharmaceuticals	331	(1)
Psychospirituality	332	(1)
Therapeutic Review	333	(2)
Conclusion	335	(4)
Chapter 16. The Phenomenon of Centers Supporting Spiritual Approaches to Psychotherapy	339	(16)
Henry Grayson
Bruce Kerievsky
Background	339	(2)
Psychospiritual Therapy Centers	341	(6)
The Nature of Spiritually Oriented Psychotherapy	347	(1)
Current Programs and Issues	348	(2)
Dreams for Future Training	350	(1)
Conclusion	351	(4)
Index	355