The Unanswered Self
Author | : Candace Orcutt |
Publisher | : Confer Books |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2021-05 |
ISBN-10 | : 1913494322 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781913494322 |
Rating | : 4/5 (22 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Unanswered Self written by Candace Orcutt and published by Confer Books. This book was released on 2021-05 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James F. Masterson pioneered an innovative clinical approach to the dynamic psychotherapy of personality disorder. Masterson held that borderline, narcissistic, and schizoid conditions begin when growth of outer relationship and inner object relatedness is inhibited at focal stages of the development of the self. A therapeutic relationship addressed to the specific developmental needs of a troubled personality, he believed, frees the natural progress of the self toward fulfilment. This review of Masterson's legacy cites his later integration of neurobiology as well as attachment theory and considers inclusion of such post-Masterson concepts as self-state theory. Clinical examples are offered throughout to illustrate this dynamic approach to a therapeutic challenge now at the forefront of today's caseloads.