The Rationality of Psychological Disorders

by Rofe, Yacov

• ISBN13: 9780792379317
• ISBN10: 0792379314
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-09-01
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Pub

Summary

'Rofè's book is a unique scientific contribution to the understanding of psychopathological phenomena. He does more to unravel the mystery of the underlying causes of psychological disorders than we've seen in a long time. His book The Rationality of Psychological Disorders is a 'true endeavor that presents a definite challenge to the scientific community of Psychology'. This book is a must-read for scientists, mental health professionals and others who search for the logic and rationale in the irrational and bizarre.' Elizabeth F. Loftus, University of Washington, Past President, American Psychological Society. 'The notion of repression is crucial to many psychological theories, but serious questions have been raised about it. Indeed, some investigators have questioned whether repression even exists. In this book, Professor Rofè offers provocative ideas concerning repression and its role in psychopathology in general. His ideas merit attention and I can highly recommend his book for both researchers and clinicians.' David S. Holmes, Chancellor and Distinguished Professor, University of Kansas.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures	xi
Forward	xiii
Preface	xvii
Acknowledgements	xxv
Part I Shortcomings of Traditional Theories of Psychopathology
Psychoanalysis: Flaws in Repression	3	(30)
The Unconscious System	4	(10)
Forgetting and Permanency of Memory	14	(5)
Pathogenic Effect of Repression	19	(5)
Discussion	24	(9)
Flaws in Behavioral-Cognitive Theories of Fear	33	(28)
Behavioral Models	33	(14)
Cognitive Models	47	(9)
Non-Associative Account of Fear	56	(2)
Discussion	58	(3)
Biological Models of Psychopathology: A Critique	61	(34)
Neurosis	61	(16)
Psychosis	77	(8)
Discussion	85	(8)
Part II Psychobizarreness Theory
Introduction	93	(2)
Repression: The Cornerstone of PBT	95	(24)
Definition	95	(1)
Normal Repression	96	(2)
Pathological Repression	98	(5)
Diagnosis of Bizarreness	103	(2)
Emotional Function of Bizarreness	105	(2)
Case Studies	107	(8)
Discussion	115	(4)
Choice of Neurotic Symptom	119	(52)
The Preliminary Stage	120	(4)
The Symptom Adoption Stage	124	(1)
Controllability	124	(16)
Availability	140	(19)
Cost-Benefit	159	(9)
Discussion	168	(3)
Unawareness: A Self-Deceptive Process	171	(38)
Definition	171	(3)
Generation of Unawareness	174	(7)
Preservation of Unawareness	181	(11)
Stabilization of Unawareness	192	(9)
Exceptional Cases	201	(5)
Discussion	206	(3)
PBT as a Unified Theory of Psychotherapy	209	(46)
Introduction	209	(3)
Behavioral Therapy	212	(23)
Cognitive Therapy	235	(7)
Informal Therapy	242	(4)
Psychoanalysis	246	(3)
Drug Therapy	249	(2)
Discussion	251	(4)
Psychoses	255	(44)
Definition	255	(1)
Schizophrenia	256	(2)
Typical Schizophrenia	258	(15)
Paranoid Schizophrenia	273	(5)
Catatonic/Schizoaffective Disorders	278	(5)
Bipolar Disorder	283	(4)
A Unified Therapeutic Theory of Psychoses	287	(8)
Discussion	295	(4)
Rational-Automatic Theory	299	(18)
Theoretical Foundations	301	(4)
Facilitating/Inhibiting Factors of conditioning	305	(4)
Spontaneous Conditioning Method	309	(4)
Resistance to Extinction	313	(1)
Discussion	314	(3)
Concluding Remarks	317	(6)
References	323	(74)
Index	397