1st Edition
Self-Narratives The Construction of Meaning in Psychotherapy
306 Pages
by
Guilford Press
In this book, Hubert J. M. Hermans and Els Hermans-Jansen elaborate a model of the clinical use of self-narratives--the stories people use to construct meaning out the events in their lives--in counseling and psychotherapy. Based on extensive case studies and filled with a rich variety of illustrative examples, this integrative work covers the model's theory, methodology, and clinical applications.
Acknowledments. Preface. Introduction.
1. The Person as Motivated Storyteller: Basic Metaphor
2. The Self as an Organized Process of Meaning Construction
3. The Self-Confrontation Method: Constructing and Reconstructing One's Self-Narrative
4. The Nature of Valuation: Structure and Process
5. Dreams and Myths: Routes to the Less Conscious Areas of the Self
6. Dissociations and Dysfunctions
7. Motivational Characteristics of the Self: Lifelong Development
8. Summary and Perspective
9. Manual
References. Appendices.
1. The Person as Motivated Storyteller: Basic Metaphor
2. The Self as an Organized Process of Meaning Construction
3. The Self-Confrontation Method: Constructing and Reconstructing One's Self-Narrative
4. The Nature of Valuation: Structure and Process
5. Dreams and Myths: Routes to the Less Conscious Areas of the Self
6. Dissociations and Dysfunctions
7. Motivational Characteristics of the Self: Lifelong Development
8. Summary and Perspective
9. Manual
References. Appendices.
Biography
Hubert J. M. Hermans, Els Hermans-Jansen
'Self-Narratives brings together psychological theory, the interpretation of myths and story, and the careful analysis of actual case studies to articulate a new and compelling vision of clinical work and psychological science' - Dan P. McAdams (Northwestern University)
'A powerful and significant addition to the growing literature on the implications of narrative theory for the practice of psychotherapy' - Donald E. Polkinghorne (University of Southern California)
