Metaphor in Practice: A Professional's Guide to Using the Science of Language in Psychotherapy
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| Rating | : | 4.95 (939 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B06XGR3C94 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 394 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-05 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
If you are a mental health professional—or simply interested in the science of metaphor—this book will provide everything you need to understand and apply this approach.. In Metaphor in Practice, psychotherapist Niklas Törneke presents the first practical book to combine the behavioral and linguistic sciences of metaphor, and illustrates how and when to apply metaphors in practice for better treatment outcomes.The use of metaphors and experiential exercises can help clients gain a deeper understanding of the problems that cause their disorders. The book includes an overview of RFT, how metaphor has influenced the community of behavior analysis, as well as available clinical research on metaphor use. You’ll also discover how to create metaphors for functional analysis, distance of observation, and things that matter to your client. And while metaphor is central to relational frame theory (RFT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and dialectical behavior therapy (D
It covers the scientific underpinnings of how metaphors work, and explains the best way to create a therapeutic context that will enable metaphors to do what they do best: create psychological flexibility in the way in which we relate to ourselves. It is a light and interesting book that highlights the power and potential complexity of metaphor when harnessed appropriately by the therapist. The work is scholarly and timely, but it is also alive with interesting transcript segments and relevant clinical metaphors. In fact, it was pleasurable and interesting, and takes