American Journal of Psychotherapy
- Volume 31
- Number 4
- October 1977
Editorial
Publication date: 01 October 1977
Pages501–503https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.4.501Articles
Publication date: 01 October 1977
Pages504–515A nine-year-old boy, unaware of his mother’s three personalities, was referred for treatment because of difficulties in adjustment. The mother’s two created personalities, despite antagonism toward each other, evidenced mutual dependency needs strong ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.4.504Publication date: 01 October 1977
Pages516–524A series of intensive psychotherapy cases of wives and children of psychiatrists reveals that the special problems they present may be divided into those at the onset of treatment, those in the process of the treatment, and special countertransference ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.4.516Publication date: 01 October 1977
Pages525–532Preadolescent and adolescent hydrocarbon inhalation is a significant mental and physical health problem among low socioeconomic communities, particularly those with large concentrations of Mexican-Americans. For a variety of reasons to be discussed in ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.4.525Publication date: 01 October 1977
Pages533–545This paper explores the affect of boredom with specific reference to its arousal in psychotherapists within psychotherapeutic sessions. Using Fenichel’s classical psychoanalytic formulation regarding ego-defensive operations as a starting point, it ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.4.533Publication date: 01 October 1977
Pages546–560Three types of mental disorder, based on libido-destrudo balances are introduced: (1) Hyperinstrumental-narcissistic type, or psychopathic type with destrudo object hypercathexis; (2) Dysmutual-cyclic type with libido-destrudo shifting cathexis; (3) ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.4.546Publication date: 01 October 1977
Pages561–569This paper offers a study of the ways in which a war and its consequences affect psychologically those on the victorious side. The subjects of my study are the Turks of Cyprus; I will report on the psychological processes dominant among them—their ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.4.561Publication date: 01 October 1977
Pages570–576The psychosocial sequences involved in becoming a human being, becoming a patient, and becoming healed are rooted in the need for contact with a parent or surrogate and in the incorporation of his cultural system through the adoption of his communication ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.4.570Publication date: 01 October 1977
Pages577–594Some Soviet therapists admit the role of latent (that is, sexual) conflicts and childhood experiences in the origin of emotional disorders. They also attempt to utilize the influence of the social environment in the “readaptation” of neurotics. However, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.4.577Publication date: 01 October 1977
Pages595–604This paper presents a relatively new approach to the treatment of phobia. The technique is based on the special attributes of eidetic images. A discussion of relevant eidetic concepts and eidetic methodology is followed by two case histories that ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.4.595Strategies of Therapeutic Contact: Working with Children with Severe Object Relationship Disturbance
Publication date: 01 October 1977
Pages605–617This article discusses the strategies for making contact with severely disturbed children from the viewpoint of developmental ego psychology. Four stages of object development are described and the strategies for making contact at the various levels of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.4.605Publication date: 01 October 1977
Pages618–625The importance of the distinction between supervision and psychotherapy is examined, utilizing experience in several residency training programs and theoretical literature. The tendency to confound personal and professional issues in supervision is ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.4.618Publication date: 01 October 1977
Pages640–641https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.4.640Book Review
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Pages626–630https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.4.626Publication date: 01 October 1977
Pages631–632https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.4.631aPublication date: 01 October 1977
Pages632–633https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.4.632Publication date: 01 October 1977
Pages633–634https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.4.633Publication date: 01 October 1977
Pages636–637https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.4.636Publication date: 01 October 1977
Pages637–638https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.4.637Publication date: 01 October 1977
Pages638–639https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.4.638Abstracts
Index
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Pages643–648https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1977.31.4.643Past Issues
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