Emotions in the practice of psychotherapy: Clinical implications of affect theories.

Moving beyond clinicians' often hazy understanding of what emotions ar e, this book provides therapists with concrete ways of thinking and de aling with client emotions. Demonstrates to psychologists how central emotions are to the therapeutic process and provides nine theories of emotion. Provides a description of 26 tactics and strategies that psy chotherapists may use to help uncover and understand emotions in their clients. In the past two decades there has been increasing recognition of the role of emotions in psychotherapy as well as in daily life, and an awareness of the necessity of emotional changes in order for psychotherapy to be successful. This idea, of emotion as a central concept in therapy, is relevant to all schools of therapy, and all points of view. Clinicians who think of themselves as identified with cognitive, behavioral, rational-emotive, and psychodynamic approaches recognize the need to understand emotions and their role in psychotherapy. The present book does not take a partisan stand on what school of therapy is best or on what the goals of therapy should be. It does, however, examine in detail the role of emotions as the basis of many psychological symptoms, and how emotions can be uncovered, recognized, and measured. The book describes 26 therapists tactic and strategies for uncovering emotions, tactics that can be used by practitioners of any school of therapy. The book also describes 20 distinctions between social conversation and therapeutic communication, recognizing that such communication is the basis for much that goes on in therapy. Also included are descriptions of appropriate and inappropriate interventions based on empirical surveys of clinicians. The book also describes four existential crises that all people have to deal with, and presents some of the clinical manifestations of these existential issues. Of central significance in the book is the circumplex idea that emotions can be best described by means of a circular model. The book also demonstrates that personality, personality disorders, and ego defenses can also be described by means of a circumplex model, and that all are systematically related to one another. To support these ideas one chapter of the book is devoted to a description, along with empirical data, of five tests or scales for measuring emotions and their related states. Overall, the book provides an integration of a good many clinical ideas with ideas about emotions. Annotation Plutchik (emeritus, Psychiatry And Psychology, Albert Einstein College Of Medicine, Yeshiva U.), Also The Author Of Circumplex Models Of Personality And Emotions, Turns To The Relevance Of Affect Theory To Emotional Disorders And Their Treatment. He Focuses On Personality Disorders Because They Can Be Considered Extreme Derivatives Of Personality Traits, Which In Turn Are Derived From Emotions. Two Central Issues He Describes Are The Tactics Therapists Use To Uncover Emotions And The Complex Problems Of Therapeutic Communication. He Includes A Discussion Of Tests And Scales Used To Measure Emotions And Related Concepts. Annotation C. Book News, Inc., Portland, Or (booknews.com). Annotation This Unique Compendium Of Therapist Tactics For Uncovering Emotions And Encouraging Their Expression Presents An Extended Version Of The Circumplex Model Of Emotions To Inform The Practice Of Psychotherapy Across All Theoretical Orientations And Therapeutic Modalities. Emotions In Our Lives -- Symptoms And Emotions -- Theories Of Emotion -- A Psychoevolutionary Theory Of Emotion -- Emotions And Personality Disorders -- Emotions, Deception, Ego Defenses, And Coping Styles -- Therapist Tactics For Uncovering Emotions -- Psychotherapy And Existential Issues -- Therapeutic Communication -- Measurement Implications Of Affect Theory. Robert Plutchik. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 203-216) And Indexes. according to the www.apa.org: "The circumplex model of emotions has been an extremely valuable paradigm for understanding personality, psychopathology, and interpersonal relations over the past 30 years. In this volume, Robert Plutchik extends his model to inform the practice of psychotherapy across all theoretical orientations and therapeutic modalities. Beginning with a description of the role of emotions in symptom formation, Plutchik demonstrates how the circumplex model has relevance not only to emotions, but to personality traits, personality disorders, and ego defenses as well. He presents a unique compendium of therapist tactics for uncovering emotions and encouraging their expression. He examines the many distinctions between social conversation and therapeutic communication and describes specific strategies of intervention found to be helpful to therapeutic enterprise." Examines both clinical experience and empirical evidence about the role that emotions play in psychotherapy. The author explores the relevance of emotion for psychotherapy, theory, and practice and provides sources for understanding the structure and the circumplex model of applied dynamics of emotions in general as well as their implications for psychotherapy. The author examines how the circumplex model of emotions can explain extremes of psychopathology and the normal existential issues faced by everyone. After exploring the role of emotions in symptom formation, ego defenses, and coping styles, the author presents a compendium of therapist tactics for uncovering and encouraging the expression of emotion and for understanding and improving therapeutic communication. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved) The circumplex model of emotions is a valuable paradigm for understanding personality, psychopathology and interpersonal relations. In this volume, the author extends his model to inform the practice of psychotherapy across all theoretical orientations and therapeutic modalities. FrontMatter......Page 1 Kap1......Page 15 Kap2......Page 25 Kap3......Page 42 Kap4......Page 62 Kap5......Page 83 Kap6......Page 109 Kap7......Page 129 Kap8......Page 141 Kap9......Page 151 BackMatter......Page 171