Isbn: 9781913494209 - what is normal?: psychotherapists explore the question (4 Ergebnisse)

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Many people strive to be normal, and deviation from accepted norms can feel likefailure. But why do we want to be normal And what does that mean Ordinary Sane Similar When probed, the notion of normality starts to look fragile. It is not clear whodecides what being normal means or who is entitled to say. Nonetheless, concerns aboutconforming and being accepted are deeply pervasive.With an extraordinary diversity of perspectives, the authors featured in this collection - allpsychotherapists - use biographical accounts, political analyses and clinical vignettes tochallenge the concept of normality. Through these stories and discussions, it emerges thatour very uniqueness, oddness and differences as individuals are what make us fully human.At a time of rapid social change, the freedom to be oneself - whatever form that takes - is atthe core of contemporary debate, and this volume makes a vital contribution to that project.…

Zustand: New. This volume explores contemporary notions of normality and how the therapy profession is engaging with that question today. Can being normal ever be observed and tested? Who defines the norm of the mental health? Is it constrained by a social concept of n.