![[dr. bob]](/dr-bob-sm.gif)
Dr. Bob is Robert Hsiung, MD,
bob@dr-bob.orgShown: posts 1 to 9 of 9. This is the beginning of the thread.
Posted by Dinah on November 28, 2005, at 17:13:08
I have several psych books in my shopping cart at Amazon, and I'm positive some of them were recommendations from Babblers. Does anyone recognize any of these books?
"The Fantasy Bond: Structure of Psychological Defenses" Robert W. Firestone
"Interpersonal Reconstructive Therapy: Promoting Change in Nonresponders" Lorna Smith Benjamin
"A General Theory of Love" Thomas Lewis
"Metaphor Therapy: Using Client-Generated Metaphors in Psychotherapy"
"Affective Dysregulation and Disorders of the Self" and "Affect Regulation and the Repair of the Self" and "Affect Regulation and the Origin of the Self: The Neurobiology of Emotional Development" Allan Schore
"The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy: Building and Rebuilding the Human Brain" Louis Cozolino
"The Present Moment in Psychotherapy and Everyday Life" Daniel Stern
If I were to make one change to Amazon, it would be to allow notes in the shopping cart. :)
Posted by annierose on November 28, 2005, at 17:40:46
In reply to Amazon list - Recommendations?, posted by Dinah on November 28, 2005, at 17:13:08
No I don't, but I got to say, I've never read so many glowing reviews than for the book
"The Fantasy Bond: Structure of Psychological Defenses" Robert W. Firestone
I think I'll have to add that one to my shopping cart. But I must get through the books I already own first!!
Posted by Pfinstegg on November 28, 2005, at 18:25:31
In reply to Re: Amazon list - Recommendations?, posted by annierose on November 28, 2005, at 17:40:46
I think the Allan Schore recommendation came from me. I'd recommend just the second volume- the 'Repair of the Self", as they are all together a bit repetitive (originally published in journals, I think). Still, the ideas of how the right hemisphere develops in the first two years of life, in order for a person to maintain well-being and trust in others throughout life, are extremely interesting, and are backed up with a lot of research. I think it helps both patients and therapists understand what is truly healing in therapy. These are new ideas, still on the horizon, but they are very interesting and exciting.
Posted by alexandra_k on November 28, 2005, at 19:19:30
In reply to Re: Amazon list - Recommendations? Dinah, posted by Pfinstegg on November 28, 2005, at 18:25:31
The Schore books did sound interesting...
Are they derived from journal articles?
When I get some time...
I may go on a hunt for those :-)
Thanks.
Posted by fallsfall on November 28, 2005, at 21:25:20
In reply to Amazon list - Recommendations?, posted by Dinah on November 28, 2005, at 17:13:08
"Metaphor Therapy: Using Client-Generated Metaphors in Psychotherapy" was my recommendation. I find it very, very helpful (and facinating, too). I'm glad I bought it.
Posted by Shortelise on November 28, 2005, at 23:06:18
In reply to Amazon list - Recommendations?, posted by Dinah on November 28, 2005, at 17:13:08
Those all look interesting to me, but I've read none of them.
I found the neurobiology thing the most imteresting. If it's true, which obviously it is, that's huge.
If I think of it, I can imagine a mother feeding a child to keep it quiet, to calm it down, in situation where it actually needed to play or cuddle or whatever else it might have needed, none of which involved eating.
So, here's this liitle brain that gets to thinking, hey, I want to play, hmmm... guess I'll have a bite to eat. Hey, I want some affection, where's the Hagen Daz?
And the idea of affirmations, well, it suddenly makes a little more sense. What we're really trying to do is ... retrain ourselves, not only emotionally but... I don't quite have the words for this.
Very interesting.
ShortE
Posted by daisym on November 28, 2005, at 23:19:18
In reply to Amazon list - Recommendations?, posted by Dinah on November 28, 2005, at 17:13:08
The Daniel Stern Book and Thomas Lewis Book might have been recommended by me, I don't remember. I have both and really like both of them. I highly recommend the Lewis book, it helped me understand attachment behavior a lot. It isn't specifically about therapy, more about life in general.
Maybe time for another go at the book club? I'm up for it.
Posted by Dinah on November 29, 2005, at 17:40:23
In reply to Re: Amazon list - Recommendations?, posted by daisym on November 28, 2005, at 23:19:18
Thanks guys.
I'm trying to make some selections from my overloaded cart, since I also want to order the civility book that Clear Skies recommended.
After I get these, I should have plenty of material for the book club. :)
Posted by littleone on December 1, 2005, at 14:39:15
In reply to Amazon list - Recommendations?, posted by Dinah on November 28, 2005, at 17:13:08
None of them were recommended by me, however I just happened to buy "Sex & Love in Intimate Relationships" by that Robert W Firestone and I know that there's a section in it on his theory of the Fantasy Bond.
So far the book is very good. A lot of books dealing with sex problems focus on techniques, but this one is different. It focuses on how defenses you learnt in childhood are causing problems both in your sex life and also in your whole intimate relationship.
I've only read 2 chapters so far, but I have a *lot* of post it flags in it already of things I'd love to discuss with my T.
This is the end of the thread.
Psycho-Babble Psychology | Extras | FAQ
Dr. Bob is Robert Hsiung, MD,
bob@dr-bob.org
Script revised: February 4, 2008
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/cgi-bin/pb/mget.pl
Copyright 2006-17 Robert Hsiung.
Owned and operated by Dr. Bob LLC and not the University of Chicago.