Dealing with Resistance in Psychotherapy By: Althea J. Horner PhD Publisher: Jason Aronson, Inc. Print ISBN: 9780765700773, 0765700778 eText ISBN: 9781461628095, 1461628091 Format: PDF Available from $ 52.20 USD SKU 9781461628095R120 Resistance is an unfortunate term for the manifestation of defense mechanisms in the treatment situation. Use of the word to a psychoanalytically unsophisticated patient may evoke undesired consequences because to a patient, it implies deliberate intent and thus, blame. From the patient's unconscious, or at time conscious, point of view, these defenses protect the individual from a variety of intrapsychic or interpersonal dangers. As long as these defenses are in play, the process of exploration and discovery comes to a halt. They must be understood and carefully analyzed for they are at the heart of the treatment impasse. This book is written for the professional psychotherapist Download ebook: https://ouo.io/v7FgksK
