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Contemporary psychoanalysis and Eastern thought

Title: Contemporary psychoanalysis and Eastern thought / John R. Suler.
Author: Suler, John R., 1955-
Publication: Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York, ©1993.

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Description

x, 292 pages; 24 cm.

Summary

This book explores the convergence of psychoanalysis and Asian thought. It explores key theoretical issues. What role does paradox play in psychological transformations? How can the oriental emphasis on attaining "no-self" be reconciled with the western emphasis on achieving an integrated self? The book also inquires into pragmatic questions concerning the nature of psychological change and the practice of psychotherapy. The Taoist I Ching is explored as a framework for understanding the therapeutic process. Principles from martial arts philosophy and strategy are applied to clinical work. Combining theoretical analyses, case studies, empirical data, literary references, and anecdotes, this book is intended for researchers as well as clinicians, and beginning students as well as scholars.

Series Statement

SUNY series, alternatives in psychology

Uniform Title

SUNY series, alternatives in psychology

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Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-280) and indexes.

Contents

1. Chasing Two Rabbits? -- Comparing the Disciplines -- The Starting Points -- Some Obstacles -- Integrating and Pointing -- 2. East Meets West -- The History of East Meeting West -- A Progression of Selfobject Relationships -- Historical Themes -- Historical Themes of the Individual Self -- 3. Self and No-Self -- The Self/No-Self Controversy -- Facets of Selfhood -- The No-Self as Observing Self -- No-Self as Spontaneity and Unity -- The Developmental Path to No-Self -- Oscillations Between Self and No-Self -- Interpenetration of Self and No-Self -- Interpenetration of Self and Object -- 4. Paradox -- The Meanings of Paradox -- Entering the Paradox -- Paradoxes Within and Between -- Beyond Within and Between -- The Paradox of the Willing Self -- 5. Grasping Reality: Words, Images, Things -- The Representational Systems -- The Word -- Imaging and Un-Imaging the Self -- Enacting the Inner Meaning -- Grasping the Thing -- 6. Meditative Consciousness -- The Intrapsychic Mechanisms and Types of Meditation -- The Liabilities of Meditation -- The Therapeutics of Meditation -- The Clinician's Contemplative Experience -- Meditation in Life Context -- Epistemological Approaches -- 7. Students, Teachers, and Their Relationships -- Hidden Motives of the Student -- The Student's Strengths -- The Teacher: Quirks, Pathology, and Crazy Wisdom -- The Student-Teacher Relationship -- 8. The Therapist as Warrior -- Psychotherapy as Martial Art -- The Warrior Philosophy -- The Pursuit of Self-Awareness -- Aggression -- Basic Martial Concepts and Psychotherapy -- The Dynamics of Soft and Hard Techniques -- Participating in Transcendent Realms -- 9. Tai Chi Images: The Tao of Psychotherapy -- The Tai Chi System -- The Secrets of the Swimming Fish -- The Trigram Images and Attributes -- Trigram Structures and Relationships -- The Tao of Psychological Transformations -- 10. Vision Quest -- The Vision Quest Concept -- Wandering: Free Association and Destructuring -- Signs and Visions -- Individuation and Union -- Vicissitudes of the Vision Quest -- Conclusion: The Future of An Allusion.

ISBN

0791415775
9780791415771
0791415783
9780791415788

LCCN

92030817

OCLC

ocm26401476
26401476
SCSB-9573571

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library