1st Edition
The Psyche of the Body A Jungian Approach to Psychosomatics
By Denise Gimenez Ramos
Copyright 2005
176 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
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The Psyche of the Body is a passionate and well-informed plea for a Jungian version of psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy. Illustrated by vivid clinical illustrations of case histories, The Psyche of the Body reviews the long history of psychosomatic medicine and models of the relationship between psyche and body that have evolved over time, and presents a full revision of research in... Read more
Introduction. Some Models and Concepts of Disease and the Healing Process. The Analytical Model. Disease as Symbolic Expression: A New Proposal. Critical Analysis of Psychosomatic Research. The Analytical Model in Organic Diseases. The Symbolic Body: Case Vignettes. Conclusions. Appendix: Placebo Studies.
Biography
Denise Gimenez Ramos is a clinical psychologist and a member of the Brazilian Society of Analytical Psychology. She has a private clinic in Sao Paulo and is also Professor of Analytical Psychology and Head of the Department of Post-Graduate Studies in Clinical Psychology at the Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Sao Paulo.
"After an interesting introductory chapter on the history of models of disease and the healing process, Dr. Ramos briefly introduces analytic concepts and then describes her conceptualization of disease as a symbolized process. Eschewing the mind/body split as untenable, she analyzes three organic diseases as examples and then presents several case vignettes." - Jacqueline A. Carleton, PhD, EABP Newsletter
