Anatomy of Psychotherapy

In this brilliant examination of how the therapist makes use of theories and styles in order to achieve equilibrium under stress, Lawrence Friedman probes the subtle interplay of theory and practice and offers penetrating assessments of recent theories of the mind en route to a consideration of the "disambiguating postures" through which the therapist copes with the "absolute ambiguity" that is central to his role. Friedman explores three such disambiguating postures -- the therapist as reader, as historian, and as pragmatic operation -- paying special attention to their bearing on the therapist's narrative prejudice, the relativity of his knowledge, and the relationship of his work to natural science and hermeneutics.Friedman, Lawrence is the author of 'Anatomy of Psychotherapy' with ISBN 9780881630534 and ISBN 0881630535.