Distinguished clinicians demonstrate how play and creativity have everything to do with the deepest healing, growth, and personal transformation. Through play, as children, we learn the rules and relationships of culture and expand our tolerance of emotions—areas of life "training" that overlap with psychotherapy. Here leading writers illuminate what play and creativity mean for the healing process at any stage of life. Contributors include: Mihály Csíkszentmihályi, Daniel J. Siegel, Marion Solomon, Aldrich Chan, Allan Schore, Terry Marks-Tarlow, Pat Ogden, Louis Cozolino, Theresa Kestly, Jaak Panksepp, Stuart Brown, Madelyn Eberly, Zoe Galvez, Betsy Crouch, Bonnie Goldstein, and Steve Gross.
Jung-Beeman, M., Bowden, E. M., Haberman, J., Frymiare, J. L., Arambel-Liu, S., Greenblatt, R., Reber, P.J., ... Revisiting Ernst Kris' concept of Regression in the Service of the Ego in art. Psychoanalytic Psychology, 19, 24–49. Kohut, H.
After seven years of being inseparable at work and at home, Stephanie lost her beloved husband, John, following his intense battle with cancer. In Wired for Love, Stephanie tells not just a science story but also a love story.
Katz, M., Liu, C., Schaer, M., Parker, K. J., Ottet, M.-C., Epps, A., et al. (2009). Prefrontal plasticity and stress inoculation-induced resilience. Developmental Neuroscience, 31, 293–299. Kawai, K., Nozaki, T., Nishikata, H., Aou, ...
Promoting cognitive, emotional, and spiritual client change: The infusion of solution‐focused counseling and ritual therapy. ... M. Solomon (Eds.), Play and Creativity in Psychotherapy (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology) (pp.
This work connects interpersonal neurobiology, attachment theory, and psychoanalytic theory with cognitive and neuroscientific work on implicit memory, trauma theory, and dissociation to propose an integrated method for treating severe ...
This book will inspire practitioners to develop a deeper sensitivity to the issues and legacy of oppression and marginalization as they impact the field of psychology, as well as present topics of trauma and early attachment injuries, ...
... 2010; Knoblauch, 2001; Ringstrom, 2011; Romanelli, Tishby, & Moran, 2017). Often, clients have difficulty adjusting to change in their lives because of their rigid set of cognitive, emotive, and behavioral patterns.
A culture of play: Essays on the origins, applications, and effects of improvised theater. Gawande, A. (2014). ... Play and creativity in psychotherapy (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology). New York, NY: W. W. Norton & Company.
Each chapter explores processes within these domains that may act as “veils.” Topics in the book include: the default mode network, cognitive distortions, decision-making heuristics, the interconnected mind, memory, and cultural ...
Hyatt-Burkhart, D. (2014). The experience of vicarious posttraumatic growth in mental health workers. ... Jia, X., Ying, L., Zhou, X., Wu, X., & Lin, C. (2015). The effects of extraversion, social support on the posttraumatic stress ...