Self-Narratives The Construction of Meaning

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.

Introduction

1

(6)

The Person as Motivated Storyteller: Basic Metaphor

6

(8)

How the Story Reflects the Metaphor of Contextualism

6

(3)

Telling and Retelling One's Self-Narrative

9

(2)

Motivation, Plot Structure, and Story Themes

11

(3)

The Self as an Organized Process of Meaning Construction

14

(17)

Valuation Theory

14

(3)

The Constructive Nature of Valuation: The Manifest Level

17

(4)

Psychological Motivation: The Latent Level

21

(4)

Affect: The Bridge between Motivation and Valuation

25

(2)

Telling and Retelling One's Self-Narrative

27

(4)

The Self-Confrontation Method: Constructing and Reconstructing One's Self-Narrative

31

(42)

The First Self-Investigation: Content and Structure of the Valuation System

33

(14)

The Validation/Invalidation Process

47

(7)

The Second Self-Investigation

54

(1)

Case Example

55

(7)

Assessment, Process Promotion, Evaluation

62

(11)

The Nature of Valuation: Structure and Process

73

(47)

The Autonomous Quality of Self-Enhancement

73

(5)

Opposition: Anger and Hate as Defensive Forms of Self-Enhancement

78

(5)

Unity and Love: Beyond Self-Esteem

83

(3)

Unfulfilled Longing: Fugit Amor

86

(5)

Powerlessness and Isolation: Basic Anxiety

91

(4)

Combining High Levels of Self-Enhancement and Contact

95

(2)

Two Valuation Systems: Their Dialogical Change

97

(4)

The Role of Imaginal Figures in Valuation

101

(10)

Implications for Psychological Health

111

(9)

Dreams and Myths: Routes to the Less Conscious Areas of the Self

120

(34)

Dreams as Personal Stories

120

(18)

Collective Stories: Themes in Greek Mythology

138

(7)

The Narcissus Myth and the Concerns of Clients: The Relevance of the Manifest-Latent Distinction

145

(6)

Summary

151

(3)

Dissociations and Dysfunctions

154

(45)

Dissociation: A Precursor to Dysfunction

154

(9)

Dysfunctional Valuation Systems

163

(13)

Other Forms of Dysfunction

176

(19)

Discussion: The Relation between Dissociation and Dysfunction

195

(4)

Motivational Characteristics of the Self: Lifelong Development

199

(41)

Infancy: Early Differentiation of Self and Other

200

(4)

Early Childhood: Growing Self-Integration

204

(4)

Middle Childhood: The Power of Peers

208

(4)

Adolescence: Integrating a Complexity of New Experiences

212

(10)

Early and Middle Adulthood

222

(6)

Late Adulthood

228

(5)

Death as Opponent and Companion

233

(2)

Summary: Flexibility and the Life Cycle

235

(5)

Summary and Perspective

240

(4)

Manual

244

(31)

Formulation of the Valuations

245

(4)

Affective Exploration and Analyses

249

(9)

Discussion with the Client

258

(4)

The Validation/Invalidation Process

262

(2)

The Second Self-Evaluation

264

(2)

Guidelines for the Learning Psychologist

266

(3)

Adaptations and Extensions of the Self-Confrontation Method

269

(6)

Appendix 1 Extended Set of Questions

275

(2)

Appendix 2 Extended List of Affect Terms

277

(1)

Appendix 3 Information for Those Interested in Learning This Method

278

(3)

References

281

(16)

Index

297

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Self-Narratives The Construction of Meaning in Psychotherapy

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