Dealing with Resistance in Psychotherapy

By Althea J. Horner

Resistance is the word for a patient's defense mechanisms encountered in psychotherapy. They protect the individual from a variety of conscious or unconscious intrapsychic or interpersonal dangers, but interfere with the process of exploration and discovery, causing an impasse in treatment. Written for professional psychotherapists who may be puzzled by such an impasse, this book spotlights a wide variety of these resistances, so they can be addressed and resolved.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0765700778
• ISBN13: 9780765700773
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: Jason Aronson
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.3"