- 1. When Strangers Meet
- First Reactions
- Assessment of a Stranger
- Therapeutic Purpose
- Keeping the Interview Going
- Social Amenities
- Living Conditions
- Formal Professional Arrangements
- The Fee
- A Literary Example
- 2. Personality in the Making
- Psychoanalytic Theory
- Misuse of Terminology
- The Interpersonal Theory of Psychiatry
- Modern Studies of Early Development
- Theory and Therapy
- 3. The World Around
- Contact with Relatives and Associates
- Therapeutic Involvement of the Family
- Family Interference
- Aloofness from the Family
- Hospitalization
- Medication
- 4. The Patient Speaks
- Fears and Expectations
- Previous Therapy
- Style of Communication
- Nonverbal Communication
- Dreams
- Art Work
- Schizophrenic Communication
- 5. On Talking and Listening
- The Beginner’s Dilemma
- Theoretical Concepts
- The Therapist’s Style
- History Taking
- Exploring Feelings
- Defining the Relationship
- 6. On Teaching and Learning
- Grand Rounds
- Electronic Teaching Aids
- Individual Supervision
- Styles of Supervision
- Interactional Patterns
- Developing Self-Awareness
- Unstated Messages
- Supervision as Therapy
- 7. The Therapeutic Experience
- The Case of the Former Nun
- The Doctor–Patient Relationship
- The Hostile Patient
- Sexual Problems
- Working Through
- Indications of Progress
- Termination
- 8. The Next Step
- Therapy for Therapists
- Some Books
- Last Words

Learning Psychotherapy
Rationale and Ground Rules
Product Details
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$37.00 • £32.95 • €33.95
ISBN 9780674520264
Publication Date: 10/15/1980