The Intimacy Paradox: Personal Authority in the Family SystemGuilford Press, 1 lug 2002 - 305 pagine Although most people physically leave home by their early 20s, emotional separation from one's family is a more difficult process that can continue for a lifetime. Now available in paper for the first time, this acclaimed book addresses the struggle of adults to establish autonomy without sacrificing family connections. Donald S. Williamson presents personal authority therapy, an approach designed to simultaneously foster individual development and family-of-origin intimacy. Therapists are taken step by step through conducting individual, couple, and small group sessions that culminate in several sessions with each client and his or her parents. Writing with sensitivity and humor, the author demonstrates effective ways to help adult children construct new personal and family narratives, resolve intergenerational intimidation, and enjoy healthier, more equal relationships with parents and significant others. |
Sommario
Personal Authority in the Family System An Overview | 3 |
The Question | 4 |
The Dilemma | 5 |
Differentiation of Self | 6 |
Personal Authority in the Family System Introduced | 7 |
Intergenerational Intimidation | 8 |
A Matter of Timing | 9 |
Humanization of the Parent | 10 |
Performing Outdoors New Life at the GraveyardRenegotiation with a Deceased Former Parent | 171 |
Detailed Agenda for Graveside Visit with a Deceased Parent | 177 |
Compassion and Honor for the Dead | 181 |
Production Problems Limitations to the Method | 183 |
The Client as a Source of Limitations | 187 |
Reluctance to Making Changes in Family Politics | 189 |
PERSONAL AUTHORITY CONTEXTUAL ISSUES | 193 |
Personal Authority The Personal Story | 195 |
The Focus Is on the Primary Triangle | 11 |
The Therapeutic Style in Personal Authority Work | 12 |
Some Distinctions in the Interest of Differentiation | 14 |
The Role of Theory in Practice | 19 |
A HowTo Book | 20 |
Background Theoretical Assumptions | 23 |
Four Assumptions about Parents Underlying Personal Authority Work | 30 |
Personal Authority The Construct in Theoretical Context | 33 |
Personal Authority Work in the Context of Psychotherapy Theory in General | 36 |
The Theoretical Construct | 38 |
PERSONAL AUTHORITY METHOD THE PLAYS THE THING | 47 |
Setting the Scene Playful Interventions as a Method of Therapy | 49 |
Personal Authority Psychotherapy Practice in Context | 50 |
Personal Authority Work as SymbolicExperiential and as Strategic Family Therapy | 51 |
The Uses of Absurdity | 52 |
The Ambience of the Therapeutic ProcessTrembling on the Edge | 55 |
Four Assumptions about the Therapeutic Interaction | 60 |
Auditioning and Casting Background Preparations for the Conversations with Parents | 65 |
Screening Selecting and Assigning the New Client to a Small FamilyofOrigin Group | 67 |
Black Out Sketches The Group at Play | 79 |
Scenes from a Group | 84 |
The Rehearsal Preparing the Client for Political Renegotiations with Parents | 103 |
Release | 104 |
Observation | 106 |
Preparing the Parents | 109 |
Preparation of the Agenda | 110 |
The Invitation to Parents | 111 |
Scheduling the Performance and Contract Negotiating with the Players | 115 |
The Ground Rules for the InOffice Conversations | 116 |
The Consultant Sits Down with the Client and the Parents | 118 |
A Matter of Timing | 120 |
Writing the Script The InOffice Agenda for the Primary TrianglePart 1 The Parents Speak | 125 |
So What Is This Play About? The Parental Narrative | 126 |
The Parents Memories | 127 |
The Parents Reflections | 140 |
Writing the Script The InOffice Agenda for the Primary TrianglePart 2 The Client Responds and the Consultant Reflects | 151 |
Crafting the Language for the Questions | 162 |
So What Was That All About? The Dynamics of the InOffice Consultation | 163 |
Postscript | 166 |
The Family | 198 |
Illness | 199 |
Religion | 200 |
Brave New World | 201 |
On Returning to the Parental Home | 202 |
Critical Incidents in Conversations at the Parental Home | 204 |
Two Observations on the Work | 211 |
Personal and Professional Authority in Professional Life | 213 |
The Future Lies Ahead | 219 |
Personal Authority Professional Authority and Physical Health | 221 |
Mind Emotion and Physical Health | 222 |
The Further Implications of These Ideas | 226 |
Reasons for Hesitancy to Change Health Education Practices | 233 |
Is Change Then Possible at All? | 236 |
Personal Authority and Gender Differences Typecasting | 239 |
Introduction | 240 |
Contributions of Feminism | 241 |
Historical Perspective on Family and Homelife | 243 |
A Gendered Perspective | 244 |
PAFS and Alpha Bias | 250 |
Christophers Story | 252 |
The Transgenerational Model and Murray Bowen | 253 |
Barbaras Story | 257 |
Conclusions | 259 |
Beyond Personal Authority | 261 |
Personal Authority as Illusion | 264 |
PERSONAL AUTHORITY RESEARCH | 271 |
The Personal Authority in the Family System Questionnaire Assessment of Intergenerational Family Relationships | 273 |
Key Concepts | 274 |
Questionnaire Development | 276 |
Norms for the PAFSQ | 279 |
Validity | 280 |
Interpretation of PAFSQ Scale Scores | 281 |
Clinical Applications | 282 |
Research and Theory Applications | 283 |
Summary and Future Work | 285 |
REFERENCES | 287 |
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The Intimacy Paradox: Personal Authority in the Family System Donald S. Williamson Anteprima limitata - 2002 |
The Intimacy Paradox: Personal Authority in the Family System Donald S. Williamson Anteprima non disponibile - 1991 |
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