The Yalom Reader Selections From The Work Of A Master Therapist And Storyteller

by Yalom, Irvin D.

• ISBN13: 9780465036103
• ISBN10: 0465036104
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-02-21
• Publisher: BASIC BOOKS
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Summary

In both his nonfiction and his fiction, Yalom uses the lens of psychotherapy to explore human nature and shows us that the line between the true and the imagined is not always easy to distinguish. What has driven Dr. Yalom from the beginning of his career is a powerful interest in narrative and it is this passion that ties these selections together. It is possible to come toThe Yalom Readerfrom many different perspectives and be richly rewarded. Readers of Dr. Yalom's clinical texts will be intrigued by the fictional entries; general readers will gain a greater understanding of and appreciation for the practice of psychotherapy. All will find the mark of a master. Dr. Yalom has written an introductory essay for theReader,section introductions and three new essays on narrative.

Author Biography

Irvin D. Yalom, M.D., is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at Stanford University and lives and practices in Palo Alto, California.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. ix
Note to the Text	p. xiii
Group Therapy	p. 1
The Therapeutic Factors: What It is That Heals	p. 5
Introduction	p. 5
The Therapist Working in the Here-And-Now	p. 42
Introduction	p. 42
Group Therapy with Specialized Groups Hospitalized Patients, Patients Addicted to Alcohol, the Terminally Ill, the Bereaved	p. 81
Introduction	p. 81
Existential Psychotherapy	p. 165
The Four Ultimate Concerns	p. 167
Introduction	p. 167
Death, Anxiety, and Psychotherapy	p. 183
Introduction	p. 183
On Writing	p. 267
Literature Informing Psychology Literary Vignettes	p. 269
Introduction	p. 269
Psychology Informing Literature 'Ernest Hemingway: a Psychiatric View""""	p. 282
Introduction	p. 282
The Journey from Psychotherapy to Fiction	p. 305
The Teaching Novel	p. 373
0	p. 413
Notes	p. 475
Index	p. 493
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