Kalman Kaplan, Matthew Schwartz

Biblical Stories for Psychotherapy and Counseling (eBook, PDF)

A Sourcebook

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The Joint Commision on the Accreditation of Hospitals now mandates taking spiritual assessments of all patients. Biblical Stories for Psychotherapy and Counseling is devoted to helping therapists employ Biblical spirituality in the actual treatment program.This essential sourcebook organizes the wisdom of the Old Testament into episodes that can shed light on specific psychological issues. From the familiar to the obscure, these stories can help us better understand self-esteem, loyalty and obligations, decision making, temptation, anger, morality, various disorders, family dynamics, support systems, developmental issues, recovery issues, aging, suicidal behavior, and more. This book also provides information drawn from modern clinical research that parallels the Biblical narratives. Each story concludes with a discussion of its clinical implications. For psychotherapists, these Biblical foundation stories can be used as a basis for integrating spirituality into psychotherapy.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 238
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Oktober 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317787280
• Artikelnr.: 39957610

Autorenporträt

Kalman Kaplan, Matthew Schwartz

Inhaltsangabe

* Foreword * Acknowledgments * Introduction * The Greek Bias in Medicine * The Greek Bias in Psychology and Psychiatry * Biblical Stories * Chapter 1. Self-Esteem: Strengths, Sources, Disabilities, and Healing * Introduction * The Basis of Self-Image: Adam and Narcissus * Definitions of Strength: David and Goliath * Dealing with Special Gifts: Samson and Delilah * The Source of Health: Elisha and Naaman * The Foundation of Self-Esteem: Saul * The Courage to Emigrate: Abraham * Chapter 2. Obligations and Loyalty to Self and Others * Introduction * Assuming Responsibility for Others: Jonah * Assuming Responsibility for Self: Lot
s Wife * Singing One
s Own Song: Miriam * Completing Another
s Vision: Joshua and Moses * Friendship and Love: David and Jonathan * Saving One
s People: Esther * Chapter 3. Making Difficult Decisions * Introduction * Weighing Abilities: Rebecca and Her Two Sons * Focusing on One
s Main Aim: Sarah and Hagar * Distinguishing Motivations: Michal, David, and Saul * Two Views of Wisdom: Solomon and the Two Mothers * Two Types of Giving: Cain and Abel * Chapter 4. Commandments, Oaths, Parables, and Temptations * Introduction * Dealing with Commandments: Abraham and Isaac * Dealing with Oaths: Jephthah and His Daughter * Communicating Through Parables: Nathan and David * Dealing with Temptations: Adam and Eve * Rejecting Temptations: Joseph and Potiphar
s Wife * Chapter 5. Good and Bad Anger * Introduction * Confronting Immorality: Phinehas * Taking Revenge: Simeon and Levi * Misplaced Mercy, Misplaced Violence: King Saul * Protecting the Innocent: Moses * Escaping Cynicism: Hezekiah versus Rabshakeh * Chapter 6. Various Disorders * Introduction * Overcoming Eating Disorders: Adam and Eve versus Erysichthon * Drunkenness and Disrespect: Noah * Work versus Workaholism: Adam * Unrealistically Heavy Burdens: Cain * Hoarding or Enjoying: Manna * Chapter 7. Overcoming Family Problems * Introduction * Forgiving Deceit: Rachel and Jacob * Covering a Family Problem: Achan * Overcoming a Bad Start: David and Bathsheba * Wise Mate Selection: Rebecca, Isaac, and Eliezer * Kindness for Kindness: Boaz and Ruth * Chapter 8. Parental Blessings, Permission, and Support * Introduction * Being Careful with a Blessing: Isaac and His Sons * Spreading the Blessing Around: Joseph and His Brothers * Supporting One
s Son: Hannah and Samuel * Reciprocity Between Generations: Naomi and Ruth * Controlling One
s Daughter: Lot * Chapter 9. Good and Bad Development * Introduction * Amoral Intellectualism: Balaam * Totalitarian Utopianism: The Tower of Babel * Acquiring Wisdom: Solomon * Undone by Ambition: Jeroboam * Using Others: Amnon * Chapter 10. Recovery from Misfortune, Weariness, Loss, and Disability * Introduction * Dealing with Disaster: Jeremiah * Feeling Rejected: The Curser * Aging: Ecclesiastes * The Experience of Almost-Loss: Sarah * Dealing with Disability: Moses and Aaron * Knowing That Life Has Meaning: The Fugitive * Chapter 11. Suicide Prevention * Introduction * Recovering form Weariness: Elijah * Feeling Overwhelmed: Moses * Friends in Need: Job * Abandonment: David * Protected Regression: Jonah versus Narcissus * Epilogue: Freud, Oedipus, and the Hebrew Bible * Bibliography