{"product_id":"9781630512361","title":"The Soul in Anguish: Psychotherapeutic Approaches to Suffering","description":"\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Soul in Anguish: Psychotherapeutic Approaches to Suffering\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e presents a variety of\u003cp\u003eapproaches to psychotherapeutic work with suffering people, from the perspectives of both Jungian and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epsychoanalytic psychology. An important theme of the book is that suffering may be harmful or helpful to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe development of the personality. Our culture tends to assume that suffering is invariably negative or\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epointless, but this is not necessarily so; suffering may be destructive, but it may lead to positive developments such as enhanced empathy for others, wisdom, or spiritual development. The book offers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eprofessionals in any helping profession various frameworks within which to view suffering, so that the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eindividual's suffering does not seem to be random or meaningless. Cognitive-behavioral approaches, the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eapproach of the \u003ci\u003eDiagnostic and Statistical Manual\u003c\/i\u003e of the American Psychiatric association, and the promise of evidence-based strategies may or may not be applicable to the unique circumstances of the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esuffering individual. These approaches also ignore the unconscious sources of much suffering, its implications for the ongoing development of the personality, and the nuances of the therapeutic relationship. We cannot objectify or measure suffering; suffering is best viewed from within the individual's perspective, because people with the same diagnosis suffer in unique ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Soul in Anguish\u003c\/i\u003e is a groundbreaking, meticulously researched study from an outstanding\u003cbr\u003e Jungian analyst and scholar. It provides illuminating ways into the transformative potential of suffering\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand how it can be dealt with in the consulting room. Charting the soul's agonies with great compassion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand profound sensitivity, Dr. Corbett skillfully delineates clinical, philosophical and spiritual concepts of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esuffering that testify to the endurance of the human spirit. This book is an enlightening read for anybody\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewith a passionate concern for the human soul. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cb\u003e Ursula Wirtz, PhD, Jungian Analyst, Author of \u003ci\u003eTrauma and Beyond: The Mystery of\u003cbr\u003e Transformation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith extraordinary candor\u003ci\u003e The Soul in Anguish\u003c\/i\u003e brings its readers face to face with one of the most\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edifficult topics in life, suffering. This remarkable exploration of the range of suffering, especially as encountered in psychotherapy, mines for meaning and finds both its positive and negative expressions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranscending the categorical, pathological descriptions of the DSM, \u003ci\u003eThe Soul in Anguish\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the archetypal nature of the experience of suffering. Dr. Lionel Corbett offers healing to mind, soul and body, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein this uplifting engagement with what is usually either avoided in most treatments or only touched upon, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ei.e., anguish. This book reimagines our pain and anguish to bring about the possibility of a true psychological and soulful grasp of suffering. No therapist should miss the opportunities of Dr. Corbett's \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erich study. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cb\u003eJoe Cambray, Ph.D.,Past-President IAAP, Author\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDR. LIONEL CORBETT\u003c\/b\u003e trained in medicine and psychiatry in England and as a Jungian Analyst at the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eC.G. Jung Institute of Chicago. His primary interests are: the religious function of the psyche, the development of psychotherapy as a spiritual practice, and the interface of Jungian psychology and contemporary psychoanalytic thought. Dr. Corbett is a professor of depth psychology at Pacifica Graduate\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstitute. He is the author of numerous papers and three books: \u003ci\u003eThe Sacred Cauldron: Psychotherapy as a\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpiritual Practice, Psyche and the Sacred, and \u003ci\u003eThe Religious Function of the Psyche\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the co-editor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof: \u003ci\u003eJung and Aging, Depth Psychology, Meditations in the Field,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePsychology at the Threshold. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chiron Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47045871272176,"sku":"9781630512361","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781630512361_p0.jpg?v=1763670410","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781630512361","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}