The Psyche of the Body

by Denise Gimenez Ramos

The Psyche of the Body is a passionate and well-informed plea for a Jungian version of psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy.

Illustrated by vivid clinical illustrations of case histories, The Psyche of the Body reviews the long history of psychosomatic medicine and models of the relationship between psyche and body that have evolved over time, and presents a full revision of research in the field over the last twenty years. It presents a much-needed theoretical model together with practical guidelines that demonstrate how the psychological aspects of specific illnesses should be handled in therapy and analysis.

Practicing and training Jungian analysts, as well as all those involved in clinical treatment, will find the interdisciplinary approach to psychosomatic medicine promoted in this book fascinating reading.

Genres: Psychology

176 pages, Paperback

First published May 8, 2004

Reviews

[Algirdas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kai, mus užvaldančių stiprių emocijų mes nesugebame išreikšti simboliais ar žodžiais, jos gali pasireikšti įvairių ligų simptomais. Knygoje daug pavyzdžių, kaip somatinius simptomus ar net ligas gydo sapnų nagrinėjimas, aktyvi vaizduotė ar smėlio terapija.

[Dārta Daneviča · Rating 2 out of 5]

I believe it could be helpful for someone who seeks very professional approach, argumented with a lot of facts from long studies and researches, but I really hoped to find more general and wider information about how (and what) reactions or signs of a body possibly tell about us and our emotional inner (and often- hidden) life from a psychosomatic angle. This book did not help to find these answers.