486 research outputs found
The ABC\u27s of Schizophrenia
SCHIZOPHRENIA GENESIS, THE ORIGINS OF MADNESS
Irving I. Gottesman
W.H. Freeman and Company, New York, 1991
296 pages, $14.95, paperbac
Critical social theory and psychotherapy: an analysis of the moral ethos of contemporary psychotherapeutic theory and practice
This study explores the moral ethos of contemporary psychotherapy as represented in
the psychoanalytic and systemic therapeutic traditions. It examines current moral/ethical
debate in the field and presents a detailed critique of the individualistic normative
orientation of this debate; its peripheral status within the discourse of psychotherapy; its
restrictive focus on professional micro ethics; and the eschewing of engagement with
wider macro level moral themes and concerns. The disjuncture between this
individualistic moral ethos and the vigorously relational thrust of wider developments in
psychotherapeutic theory and technique is highlighted. An argument is made for the
reformulation of moral/ethical debate in terms that take account of these relational
developments, which might in turn serve as a catalyst for the realization of what is
arguably their progressive and democratizing potential. The failure of hermeneutical,
post-structuralist and postmodernist influences in recent decades to move this debate
forward and the entrenched modernist/postmodernist divide within psychotherapeutic
discourse are also explored.
Underlying the limitations of current moral/ethical debate is the restricted paradigm of
individual consciousness within which this debate unfolds and which it appears unable
to transcend. In this study the critical social theory of J!rgen Habermas serves as a
touchstone for exploring potential for movement from the paradigm of consciousness to
that of communication as a framework for moral/ethical deliberation. It is argued that
key trends within psychotherapy are already straining towards a communicative ethical
orientation which is implicit in current practice and that the theoretical vacuum around
this subject is impeding recognition of its full potential. Alongside Habermasian theory,
Axel Honneth’s theory of recognition and Anthony Giddens’s social theoretical
perspective on psychotherapy offer key points of reference for the dialogue between
critical social theory and psychotherapy which this study seeks to promote.
Drawing on the work of Habermas and Honneth, it is argued that the underlying moral
“grammar” of the psychotherapeutic encounter may be framed in terms of the struggle
for understanding and agreement and the struggle for recognition. The theme of
reflexivity emerges as an important organizing framework for this discussion and as a
bridge for dialogue between psychotherapy and social theory. It is proposed that we can
helpfully think of significant discursive moments in the therapeutic encounter as islands
of heightened reflexivity in which the full communicative power of language is
potentially unleashed. The study concludes with a view of psychotherapy as a reflexive
resource and potential carrier of communicative reason helping people to develop and
enhance cognitive and emotional capacities that may in turn help them participate in
spheres of discursive communication and move towards genuinely communicative use
of language
An analysis and compilation of motivation devices in bookkeeping
This item was digitized by the Internet Archive. Thesis (M.A.)--Boston Universityhttps://archive.org/details/analysiscompilat00don
Keeping it in the family : an analysis of doctors' decision-making about access in the provision of donor insemination
A Synthesis of Coral Reef Community Structure in Hawai‘i and the Caribbean.
Ph.D. Thesis. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa 2017
The serological classification of streptococci
Thesis (M.A.)--Boston University, 1948. This item was digitized by the Internet Archive
Web Archiving for Academic Institutions
With the advent of the internet, content that institutional archivists once preserved in physical formats is now web-based, and new avenues for information sharing, interaction and record-keeping are fundamentally changing how the history of the 21st century will be studied. Due to the transient nature of web content, much of this information is at risk. This half-day workshop will cover the basics of web archiving, help attendees identify content of interest to them and their communities, and give them an opportunity to interact with tools that assist with the capture and preservation of web content. Attendees will gain hands-on web archiving skills, insights into selection and collecting policies for web archives and how to apply what they\u27ve learned in the workshop to their own organizations
The Woman Elizabeth Ann Seton: 1804–1812
Mary Donovan examines Elizabeth Seton’s experience as a widow and as a mother of a teen daughter and explores the impact of two of Elizabeth’s closest relationships. In these years, the most important relationships in Elizabeth’s life were with her husband’s friend Antonio Filicchi, who played a great role in her conversion, and her daughter Anna. After her husband’s death, Elizabeth had to construct a new identity for herself, and the process is best documented in her correspondence with Filicchi. The two struggled with affection for each other, but ultimately she looked on him as a spiritual friend and he acted as her benefactor. Elizabeth found it difficult to believe she could love her children deeply without losing God’s love but eventually reconciled the two. With time, she learned to put Anna’s needs ahead of her own and respected Anna’s initial reluctance to join the Sisters of Charity. Anna’s death led Elizabeth to greater trust in God
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