The Emergence of Somatic Psychology and Bodymind Therapy

B. Barratt (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

234 Seiten

2013
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-1-137-31096-5 (ISBN)

Artikel merken

Somatic psychology and bodymind therapy (the simultaneous study of the mind and body) are challenging contemporary understandings of the psyche, of what it means to be human and how to heal human suffering.

Barnaby B. Barratt (PhD, DHS) is a psychoanalyst, sexuality educator, sex therapist, and somatic psychologist, currently in private practice in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is Senior Research Fellow at the University of Cape Town, and Visiting Professor at the University of Witwatersrand. His previous books include Sexual Health and Erotic Freedom and Psychoanalysis and the Postmodern Impulse. His most recent book is What is Psychoanalysis? 100 Years after Freud's 'Secret Committee.'

SECTION I: Introducing a New Discipline Psychology at the Crossroads Epistemic Shifting Illustrations of Bodymind Therapy Healing Matters The State of Emergence SECTION II: Sources: Ancient and Contemporary Psychoanalytic Discoveries Somatic Psychodynamics Philosophical and Cultural Studies Western Traditions of Bodywork The Influx of Asian Wisdom Shamanic Practices and Transpersonal Psychologies The Advances of Neuroscience SECTION III: Current Challenges: Possible Futures Bodies and Boundaries The Inherent Sexuality of Being Human Oppression and the Momentum of Liberation Bodily Paths to Spiritual Awakening The Future of Human Awareness Bibliography

Erscheint lt. Verlag	9.1.2013
Reihe/Serie	Critical Theory and Practice in Psychology and the Human Sciences
Zusatzinfo	VIII, 234 p.
Verlagsort	Basingstoke
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 216 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Esoterik / Spiritualität
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeine Psychologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Biopsychologie / Neurowissenschaften
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Klinische Psychologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sexualität / Partnerschaft
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sozialpsychologie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
	Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Med. Psychologie / Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-137-31096-0 / 1137310960
ISBN-13	978-1-137-31096-5 / 9781137310965
Zustand	Neuware