Internalization: The Origins and Construction of Internal Reality (Core Concepts in Therapy) [Hardcover]

Kenneth C. Wallis (Author), James L. Poulton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 2001 | ISBN-10: 033520306X | ISBN-13: 978-0335203062 | Edition: 1

The process of internalization is fundamental to all forms of psychotherapy. It is difficult to see how any healing process is meaningful unless the one to be healed "takes home" some element of the cure. How else may a "cure" take place unless it is "internalized"? This book surveys the development of concepts pertaining to the processes by which an individual's internal world comes into being. The core concepts of internalization - identification, incorporation and interjection, which heavily influenced the evolution of psychoanalytic schools, illustrate the commonalities and differences between a wide variety of psychotherapeutic paradigms. Through an examination of representative proponents of the four major sub-divisions of psychotherapeutic schools - psychoanalysis, cognitive-behavioural, humanistic/existential and family-systems - the authors show how internalizing concepts and principles shed light on the theory and practice of psychotherapy.

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About the Author

Kenneth Wallis is Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of Utah Medical Center, Salt Lake City. James L. Poulton is Professor in Psychology and Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 182 pages
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group; 1 edition (June 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 033520306X
• ISBN-13: 978-0335203062
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,328,347 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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