Listening with the fourth ear : unconcious dynamics in analytic group psychotherapy /
Unconcious dynamics in analytic group psychotherapy.
Leonard Horwitz.
- London : Karnac, (c)2014.
- 1 online resource (xxxi, 346 pages)
- New international library of group analysis. .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Machine generated contents note: part I HISTORICAL -- chapter One The American and British perspectives -- chapter Two Varieties of group centered models -- chapter Three Critiques of group centered theories -- chapter Four Forty years of group psychotherapy at the Menninger Clinic -- part II THEORETICAL -- chapter Five Transference in therapy groups arid experiential groups -- chapter Six An inductive group centered approach -- chapter Seven Projective identification in groups -- chapter Eight Depth of transference in psychotherapy groups -- part III CLINICAL -- chapter Nine An integrated group centered approach: a clinical illustration -- chapter Ten Selection criteria for groups with self-disordered patients -- chapter Eleven Group psychotherapy of the borderline patient -- chapter Twelve Group psychotherapy with narcissistic patients -- chapter Thirteen The treatment of a narcissistic patient -- chapter Fourteen The self in groups -- chapter Fifteen Narcissistic leadership in groups -- part IV TRAINING -- Contents note continued: chapter Sixteen Training programs within organizations -- chapter Seventeen Training groups for mental health professionals -- chapter Eighteen A workshop model for mental health professionals -- chapter Nineteen Exciting opportunities ahead: opening plenary address to AGPA institute participants.
There are multiple meanings to the term group-as-a-whole and all have a contribution. This book emphasizes that the therapist ideally listens with the fourth ear, not only attending to the latent communication of each individual, but also listening for the shared theme of the whole group. Ferreting out the underlying theme that the entire group is dealing with, the common group tension, provides a valuable opportunity for each individual to change the underlying issues that impair his or her relationships. In addition, the author provides a wide ranging coverage of theoretical, clinical, and training issues. These include a clarification of the confusing, but all-important conception of projective identification as well as a contribution to the understanding of the similarities and differences between group and individual psychotherapy. He presents a special perspective on why groups are particularly indicated in dealing with narcissistic pathology and also explores the effect of the therapist's narcissism on his patients. Finally, he emphasizes that therapists' participation as members of experiential groups is an essential part of their training.
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