Alcoholism, Narcissism, and Psychopathology (The Master Work Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.29 (531 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1568213778 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 324 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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. Forrest is Executive Director of both Psychotherapy Associates, P.C., and the Institute for Addictive Behavioral Change in Colorado Springs, CO
The trenchant case studies found throughout the text amplify the author's points about the global and specific psychopathology of alcoholism as well as the interventive alternatives.Alcoholism, Narcissism, and Psychopathology will prove stimulating and resourceful to psychologists, social workers, psychiatrists, counselors and therapists who are involved in the treatment and rehabilitation of alcoholics and other substance abusers.. Among the strategies explored in this regard are analytic, family, conjoint, behavioral, confrontation, supportive and self-help modalities. Successive discussions examine the pathologies of character, personality, behavior, cognition and interpersonal relationships that manifest themselves in and as alcoholism. Shunning the disease model of alcoholism, this book delineates how narcissistic injury in early life acts as the basic psychogenic, etiological, component of addictive drinking. The part that early-life narcissistic injury plays in the development of anxiety, oral rage, avoidance defenses, depression, sadomasochism, paranoia, guilt, and obsessive-compulsive behaviors is detailed.A veteran of extensive work with alcoholics, the author delineates treatment strategies to modify and resolve the alcoholic's symptoms_the drinking disorder as well as the
Sam Vaknin said The Addicted Narcissist. To attribute alcoholism to narcissistic regression is both commonplace and controversial. But there a less convoluted clinical "handle": Pathological narcissism is an addiction to narcissistic supply, the narcissist's drug of choice. It is, therefore, not surprising that other addictive and reckless behaviors - workaholism, alc. "A somewhat dogmatic Freudian approach with lots of insight" according to A Customer. Good news, bad news, first the bad news. Forrest:1) subscribes to a now questioned if notdiscredited Freudian theory of infantile narcissim; 2) has very low standards of proof; apparently supposing that repeated repetition amounts to proof, when sometimes it isn't even adequate description; A somewhat dogmatic Freudian approach with lots of insight Good news, bad news, first the bad news. Forrest:1) subscribes to a now questioned if notdiscredited Freudian theory of infantile narcissim; 2) has very low standards of proof; apparently supposing that repeated repetition amounts to proof, when sometimes it isn't even adequate description; 3) has an editor who is asleep at the. ) has an editor who is asleep at the. A New Level of Freedom A Customer I am not a mental health professional but a recovering alcoholic, and have been searching for some understanding into who I am for a long time now. This text describes me almost too accurately. It opened my eyes up to some of the deeper emotional and psychological problems that I have suffered with for my entire life. The thing
About the Author Forrest is Executive Director of both Psychotherapy Associates, P.C., and the Institute for Addictive Behavioral Change in Colorado Springs, CO.