Voice Therapy : A Psychotherapeutic Approach to Self-Destructive Behavior

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ISBN: 9780967668437 | 0967668433
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 5/1/2001

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This work provides clinicians with a detailed description of Voice Therapy, a cognitive/affective/behavioral technique developed by Dr. Firestone that can be used to elicit and bring to the foreground negative thought patterns antithetical to the self and cynical toward others.

Dedication
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Introduction	p. 21
The Voice	p. 29
The Concept of the Voice	p. 31
The Voice	p. 33
Dimensions of the Voice	p. 35
Events that Precipitate Self-Attacks	p. 39
Vanity as Compensation for the Negative Self-Image	p. 45
Manifestations of the Voice	p. 45
The Voice Process and Value Systems	p. 51
Conclusion	p. 53
Historical Development of Voice Therapy	p. 55
Initial Investigations of the Voice Process	p. 56
Dramatization of the Voice	p. 58
Defensive Functions of the Voice	p. 62
Two Points of View	p. 66
Dynamics of the Voice	p. 69
Introjection, Negative Identification, and the Voice--a Developmental Perspective	p. 72
Imitation	p. 73
The Relationship Between the Voice Process, Melancholia, and Suicide	p. 77
Origins of the Voice	p. 82
The Voice and Child Abuse, a Cyclical Process	p. 83
Repression and the Introjection of Parental Attitudes	p. 85
The Universality of Childhood Trauma	p. 87
Manifestations of Child Abuse Perpetuated by the Voice	p. 90
Circumstances That Provoke Parental Rage	p. 99
The Fantasy Bond and "the Divided Self"	p. 106
Pseudo-Independence and the Process of Introjection	p. 107
The Addictive Nature of the Fantasy Bond	p. 109
Repressed Trauma	p. 110
Recapitulation of the Past	p. 111
The Basic Split in Schizophrenia	p. 112
Three Modes of Experience: The Parent, the Child, and the Adult	p. 113
Conclusion	p. 127
Self-Destructive Manifestations of the Voice	p. 131
The Dual Nature of Guilt Reactions	p. 133
Neurotic and Existential Guilt	p. 134
Guilt and Separation	p. 137
Self-Hatred and Guilt	p. 143
The Voice and Neurotic Guilt	p. 145
The Voice and Existential Guilt	p. 149
Manifestations of Guilt in Schizophrenia	p. 151
Guilt and Death Anxiety	p. 153
Conclusion	p. 156
Micro-Suicide and Suicidal Threats of Everyday Life	p. 157
The Dynamics of Micro-Suicide	p. 160
Micro-Suicides of Everyday Life	p. 162
Micro-Suicidal Behavior Following Positive Recognition--A Case Report	p. 169
Conclusion	p. 174
The Voice in Depression and Suicide	p. 176
The Problem of the Rising Incidence of Suicide	p. 177
The Voice in Depression	p. 178
Other Cognitive Approaches to Suicidal Ideation	p. 184
Bipolar Causality of Suicidal Ideation and Behavior	p. 186
Operating Levels	p. 187
Case History	p. 188
Other Case Reports	p. 194
Theoretical Considerations	p. 196
Summary	p. 199
Therapeutic Approaches	p. 201
Voice Therapy Procedures	p. 203
The Analytic and Abreactive Methods of Voice Therapy	p. 204
The Three Steps in Voice Therapy	p. 205
Corrective Suggestions	p. 208
Clinical Findings	p. 211
Voice Therapy in Marital and Family Therapy	p. 222
Voice Therapy Evaluation	p. 227
Evaluation of Procedures	p. 229
Comparison with Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies	p. 244
Conclusion	p. 249
The Dilemma of Psychotherapy	p. 252
Definitions of Psychotherapeutic "Cure"--Some Perspectives	p. 255
Paradox of Feeling	p. 258
Guilt and Fear Reactions Arising from Breaking Bonds	p. 261
Problems in Personal Relationships	p. 263
Increased Death Anxiety	p. 267
Conclusion	p. 271
References	p. 273
Index	p. 285
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