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Body Talk
Janice S. Lieberman
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Description for Body Talk
Hardback. A number of patients in psychotherapy, male and female alike, express anxieties and obsessive concerns about their bodies - thinness, facial features, being toned, or other aspects of their appearance. Num Pages: 305 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JMS; MMJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 599.
An increasing number of patients in psychotherapy, male and female alike, express anxieties and obsessive concerns about their bodies—thinness, facial features, being toned, or other aspects of their appearance. Less concerned with issues of gender and sexuality than with the narcissistic cathexis of the body and ways of shoring up the body ego, these patients require a specific responsiveness from clinicians. Dr. Janice Lieberman recommends that the traditional emphasis placed on patients speaking and therapists listening be balanced with an increased awareness and understanding of the many visual cues and communications exchanged in therapy. Stressing the important role ... Read more
An increasing number of patients in psychotherapy, male and female alike, express anxieties and obsessive concerns about their bodies—thinness, facial features, being toned, or other aspects of their appearance. Less concerned with issues of gender and sexuality than with the narcissistic cathexis of the body and ways of shoring up the body ego, these patients require a specific responsiveness from clinicians. Dr. Janice Lieberman recommends that the traditional emphasis placed on patients speaking and therapists listening be balanced with an increased awareness and understanding of the many visual cues and communications exchanged in therapy. Stressing the important role ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
Number of pages
305
Condition
New
Number of Pages
305
Place of Publication
Northvale NJ, United States
ISBN
9780765702586
SKU
V9780765702586
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About Janice S. Lieberman
Janice S. Lieberman, Ph.D. , is in the private practice of psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic therapy in New York City. She is a faculty member and a Training and Supervising Analyst at the Institute for Psychoanalytic Training and Research (IPTAR). She serves on the editorial board of The American Psychoanalyst, is co-author of The Many Faces of Deceit: Omissions, Lies, and ... Read more
Reviews for Body Talk
In Body Talk, Dr. Lieberman has produced a book that is scholarly, clinically relevant, and accessible. In focusing on the visual, a neglected aspect of psychotherapy, she educates the reader about looking, mirrors, self-image, the therapists's vulnerability to being observed, and the need to carefully observe and respond to visual aspects of patients. Their focus on their own bodies and ... Read more