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Choosing a Good Psychotherapist |
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by Sam Vaknin |
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1. The therapist should be trustworthy, competent, and |
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caring. |
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2. The therapist should facilitate behavioral |
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modification in the patient by fostering hope and |
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"stimulating emotional arousal" (as Millon puts it). In |
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other words, the patient should be re-introduced to his |
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repressed or stunted emotions and thereby undergo a |
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"corrective emotional experience." |
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3. The therapist should help the patient develop insight |
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about herself - a new way of looking at herself and her |
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world and of understanding who she is. |
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4. All therapies must weather the inevitable crises and |
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demoralization that accompany the process of confronting |
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oneself and one's shortcomings. Loss of self-esteem and |
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devastating feelings of inadequacy, helplessness, |
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hopelessness, alienation, and even despair are an |
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integral, productive, and important part of the sessions |
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if handled properly and competently. |
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(From the book "Malignant Self-love: Narcissism |
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Revisited" by Sam Vaknin - Click on this link to purchase |
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the print book, or 16 e-books, or 2 DVDs with 12 hours of |
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video lectures on narcissists, psychopaths, and abuse in |
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relationships: http://www.narcissistic- |
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abuse.com/thebook.html) |
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Date Published: 2011-05-04 14:42:43 |
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Identifier: ChoosingAGoodPsychotherapist |
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