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x, 405 pages ; 24 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"In Philosophy's Role in Counseling and Psychotherapy, Peter B. Raabe argues that philosophically informed methods of therapy are best for treating mental illness. Calling for a paradigm shift away from the standard belief that the brain and mind are identical, Raabe argues that so-called mental illnesses--such as depression and schizophrenia--are not the actual causes of psychological misery. Instear, distressing or painful life events can cause symptoms that are often clinically labeled as mental illness. This suffering can often be alleviated through helpful discussions without resorting to medication. Raabe instead proposes that mental illness be treated with philosophically informed therapy. He ultimately concludes that philosophy is beneficial in three ways: it can prevent the onset of a so-called mental illness in the person who studies it, it can be used to help individuals suffering from the distress that is labeled 'mental illness, ' and it will enhance the competence of the counselor or therapist who practices it."--Publisher's description. |
| Contents |
I Psychotherapy at the Start of the Twenty-first Century -- 1 Problematic Paradigms 23 -- "Mind" and "Brain" 25 -- Classification and Diagnosis of "Mind Illnesses" 34 -- Informal Diagnoses 44 -- Social Influences 56 -- 2 Problematic Practices 59 -- The So-called Medical Model 59 -- Medications 68 -- Happiness Pills 74 -- Iatrogenesis as a Causal Explanation (Etiology) 77 -- Causation and Free Will 86 -- Genetics 92 -- 3 Contemporary Modality 101 -- Science, Medicine, or Talk Therapy? 104 -- II Philosophy as Therapy -- 4 Past Precedence 131 -- Philosophical Therapy in Antiquity 133 -- Therapeutic Philosophy in More Recent History 141 -- 5 The Clinic's Appropriation of Philosophy 145 -- Therapeutic Philosophical Contents 153 -- The Therapeutic Benefits of Philosophy in Psychotherapy 161 -- 6 Psychotherapeutic Philosophy 171 -- Wants And Needs 172 -- What is Philosophy? 176 -- Counseling as Philosophical Therapy 186 -- Recognition 188 -- Trust 189 -- Emotions (Affect) 191 -- Insight 196 -- Antidote for Guilt, Shame, and Stigma 200 -- Alternative Perspectives 205 -- Meaning 208 -- "Clinical Philosophy" 209 -- 7 Preventive (Prophylactic) Philosophy 213 -- Teaching (Heuristics) for Prevention 222 -- III Application -- 8 An Education Plan 231 -- The Study of Philosophy 237 -- Differences Between Philosophy and Psychotherapy 240 -- Finding the Philosophical Issues 249 -- 9 Teaching "Sanity" 261 -- General Course Content 266 -- 10 Three Case Studies 295 -- Case #1 "Luke" the Disgraced Monk 296 -- Case #2 "Kay": Authenticity 307 -- Case #3 "Harding": A Man of War 329 -- Conclusion 337 -- 11 Recovery, Cure, and Philosophy 339 -- The Medication Trap 343 -- The Denial of Possibility 345 -- The "New" Concept of Recovery 349 -- A Paradigm Shift 355 -- Philosophy 366. |
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Philosophical counseling.
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Psychotherapy.
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Philosophical counseling. (OCoLC)fst01060769
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Psychotherapy. (OCoLC)fst01081755
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| ISBN |
9780765709172 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
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0765709171 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
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9780765709189 (electronic) |
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9781442250857 (paperback) |
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1442250852 (paperback) |
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