Cognitive psychodynamics as an integrative framework in counselling psychology and psychotherapy /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ward, Tony, 1954 March 17-
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Other Authors: Plagnol, Arnaud
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, [2019]
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1 The Psychotherapeutic Landscape at the Start of the Twenty-First Century; 1 The Origins of Psychotherapy; 2 Key Elements of Psychodynamic Thought-The Importance of Early Experience, Unconscious Phenomena and Defence Processes; 3 The Person-Centred Contribution; 4 Cognitive and Behavioural Approaches; 5 Questions of Existence; 6 Differences Between Therapies and Schoolism; 7 The Key Requirements of a Theoretical Framework for Psychotherapy
  • 7.1 A Comprehensive Account of Human Development, Experience and Phenomenology7.2 An Account of Human Relationships; 7.3 An Account of the Therapeutic Process; 8 Concluding Remarks-The Cognitive Psychodynamic Approach, a Unified Framework for Psychotherapy; References; 2 Insights from Cognitive Neuroscience; 1 Why Is Cognitive Neuroscience Likely to Be Helpful in Progressing Our Thinking About Psychotherapy?; 2 Overview of the Human Cognitive System; 3 Controlling, Planning and Problem Solving-The Rational, Intellectual, Part of the Mind
  • 4 The Limited Capacity of Attention and Immediate Memory5 The Presenting Past-Long-Term Representation; 6 The Cognitive Architecture and the Nature of Consciousness; 7 The Role of Emotion in Cognitive Processing; 8 Fear and the Amygdala; 9 The Role of the Hippocampus; 10 Obsessive-Compulsive Behaviour-A Distinct Type of Anxiety-Related Condition?; 11 The Neurobiology of Depression; 12 Concluding Remarks-What Are the Implications for Psychotherapy?; References; 3 In Search of the Good Life; 1 The Motivational System; 2 Motivational Schemas and How They Operate; 3 Orientation and Control
  • 4 Avoiding Pain/Seeking Pleasure5 Attachment; 6 Self-Esteem Enhancement; 7 Defence Mechanisms as Motivational Schemas; 8 Concluding Remarks-What Are the Implications for Psychotherapy?; References; 4 Defined by Our Past; 1 Explicit vs. Implicit Memory; 2 Autobiographical Memory; 3 Self-defining Memories; 4 Explicit Memory and Psychotherapy; 5 Implicit Memory and Schemas; 5.1 Schemas; 5.2 Application of Schema Theory to Therapy; 6 Childhood Amnesia; 7 Schemas and Transference; 8 Concluding Remarks-The Implications of Memory Theory for Psychotherapy; References
  • 5 Principles of Cognitive Psychodynamic Therapy1 Findings from the Literature Which Guide Cognitive Psychodynamic Therapy; 2 The Therapeutic Relationship in Cognitive Psychodynamic Therapy; 3 The Therapeutic Process; 3.1 Beginnings and Assessment; 3.2 Ongoing Therapeutic Working; 3.3 Ending; 3.3.1 Ending with Hilary; 4 Specific Client Issues; 5 Concluding Remarks; References; 6 When Life Loses Its Lustre; 1 Background; 2 Mapping the Contours of a Bleak Inner World; 3 Approach/Avoidance and Behavioural Activation; 4 Pointers from the Psychotherapy Literature