Biblical Stories for Psychotherapy and Counseling: A SourcebookRoutledge, 2013 M10 23 - 238 pages Integrate Biblical spirituality into psychotherapy and examine centuries-old answers to modern psychological questions! The Joint Commision on the Accreditation of Hospitals now mandates taking spiritual assessments of all patients. This book is devoted to helping therapists employ Biblical spirituality in the actual treatment program. Biblical Stories for Psychotherapy and Counseling: A Sourcebook organizes the wisdom of the Old Testament into episodes that can shed light on specific psychological issues. From the familiar to the obscure, these stories can help us better understand self-esteem, loyalty and obligations, decision making, temptation, anger, morality, various disorders, family dynamics, support systems, developmental issues, recovery issues, aging, suicidal behavior, and more. From the authors: “As brilliant and as penetrating as Freud's insights are, they are limited in the sense that Freud relied heavily on Greek myth and literature for his models and ideas. His view of man was in many ways that of the Greeks—a view that concentrated on the pathological underside of man and on the bedrock of his developmental problems. The Greeks could never really shake the sense of doom, the foreboding and the fatalism that led so many great figures in Greek literature and in real life Greek history to depression and, in a surprising number of cases, to suicide. In contrast, the focus of the Bible is far more optimistic; depression can be successfully dealt with, and suicide is a sad error that should be—and usually can be—avoided. It encourages people to hope and teaches that day-to-day human effort has a purpose and meaning and that heroism is not a fair or useful aim for man to set for himself. The Bible offers the hope of filling every moment of human life with greater meaning and feeling. “New solutions to mental health problems are always welcome. Ours is a new approach, yet a very old one. We present stories that offer a vast treasure of knowledge and wisdom about the way people think and act, and why they do so. The stories are drawn from the Hebrew Bible, a compendium whose latest books are already twenty-four hundred or so years old. Yet, through all those centuries, the basic story of man's searching and yearning has changed little. We shall concentrate on the psychological meaning of these narratives and what they tell us about how their characters dealt with challenges of family, handicap, depression, and more.” You'll also find information drawn from modern clinical research that parallels the Biblical narratives. The wisdom gained from these ancient stories is applied to help people gain self-understanding and deal with their own situations today. For psychotherapists, these Biblical foundation stories can be used as a basis for integrating spirituality into psychotherapy. The story of Moses, who overcame a speech problem, can be applied to the problems of a Midwestern college student, and the account of David and Goliath can help a businessman overcome his fears of “lack of macho.” A small sample of the Bible stories—and their clinical implications—that you'll find in this volume:
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... death meant liberation of the mind or spirit from its earthly vessel. In contrast, the Hebraic version views human beings as unities so that death, although a part of life, is not to be idealized as liberating the spirit from the body ...
... death meant liberation of the mind or spirit from its earthly vessel. In contrast, the Hebraic version views human beings as unities so that death, although a part of life, is not to be idealized as liberating the spirit from the body ...
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... death of his son); spouses must respect and trust each other (Jacob and Rachel); couples need to learn to grow together and express appropriate care for common concerns even though they may have begun a relationship with mutual ...
... death of his son); spouses must respect and trust each other (Jacob and Rachel); couples need to learn to grow together and express appropriate care for common concerns even though they may have begun a relationship with mutual ...
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... death of his creatures. 2. The physician prays for inspiration from God for love for his art and for God's creatures. There are three involved parties: God, the physician, and God's creature (the patient). 3. The disease is a beneficent ...
... death of his creatures. 2. The physician prays for inspiration from God for love for his art and for God's creatures. There are three involved parties: God, the physician, and God's creature (the patient). 3. The disease is a beneficent ...
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... death, and suicide. This inevitably will produce different orientations in the process of psychotherapy. Freedom and Suicide Freedom is a central and fundamental idea in the literature and thought of both the ancient Greeks and Hebrews ...
... death, and suicide. This inevitably will produce different orientations in the process of psychotherapy. Freedom and Suicide Freedom is a central and fundamental idea in the literature and thought of both the ancient Greeks and Hebrews ...
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... death frees the soul. While awaiting his execution, Socrates maintains in an argument to Simmias and Cebes: Other ... death, though he leaves the reasons vague. “And they would be speaking the truth Simmias, except in the matter of ...
... death frees the soul. While awaiting his execution, Socrates maintains in an argument to Simmias and Cebes: Other ... death, though he leaves the reasons vague. “And they would be speaking the truth Simmias, except in the matter of ...
Contents
Strengths Sources Disabilities and Healing | |
Chapter 2 Obligations and Loyalty to Self and Others | |
Chapter 3 Making Difficult Decisions | |
Chapter 4 Commandments Oaths Parables and Temptations | |
Chapter 5 Good and Bad Anger | |
Chapter 7 Overcoming Family Problems | |
Chapter 8 Parental Blessings Permission and Support | |
Chapter 9 Good and Bad Development | |
Chapter 10 Recovery from Misfortune Weariness Loss and Disability | |
Chapter 11 Suicide Prevention | |
Freud Oedipus and the Hebrew Bible | |
Bibliography | |
Index | |
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Biblical Stories for Psychotherapy and Counseling: A Sourcebook Kalman Kaplan,Matthew Schwartz Limited preview - 2013 |
Biblical Stories for Psychotherapy and Counseling: A Sourcebook Matthew B. Schwartz,Kalman J. Kaplan No preview available - 2004 |
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