Persuasion and Healing: A Comparative Study of PsychotherapyThis popular study of "psychological healing"treats topics ranging from religious revivalism and magical healing to contemporary psychotherapies, from the role of the shaman in nonindustrialized societies to the traditional mental hospital. Jerome and Julia Frank (who are father and daughter) contend that these therapies share common elements that improve the "morale"of sufferers. And in combating the "demoralizing meaning"that people attach to their experiences, the authors argue, many therapies are surprisingly similar to rhetoric (the art of persuasion) and to hermeneutics (the study of meanings). Highly acclaimed in previous editions, Persuasion and Healing has been completely revised and expanded. In addition to a broadened exploration of the role of demoralization in illness, this latest edition offers updated information on topics including self-help, family therapy, psychopharmacology, psychotherapy for the mentally ill, and techniques such as primal therapy and bioenergetics. As they explore the power of "healing rhetoric"in these activities, the authors strengthen the ties among the various healing profession. |
Contents
A Conceptual Framework for Psychotherapy | 21 |
Psychotherapy the Transformation of Meanings | 52 |
Religious Revivalism and Cults | 74 |
The Effects of Cults and Revival Meetings | 81 |
Religiomagical Healing | 87 |
The Role of the Healer in Nonindustrialized Societies | 94 |
Lourdes and Religious Healing in the Western World | 102 |
Other Forms of Nonmedical Healing | 109 |
Summary | 152 |
Evocative Individual Psychotherapies | 185 |
Psychoanalysis and Psychodynamic Psychotherapies | 191 |
Summary | 211 |
Group and Family Psychotherapies | 242 |
Psychotherapy in a Controlled Environment | 274 |
Some Personal Reflections on the Intellectual History | 295 |
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Other editions - View all
Persuasion and Healing: A Comparative Study of Psychotherapy Jerome D. Frank,Julia B. Frank Limited preview - 1993 |
Persuasion and Healing: A Comparative Study of Psychotherapy Jerome D. Frank,Julia B. Frank Limited preview - 1991 |