Symbol, Story, and Ceremony: Using Metaphor in Individual and Family Therapy (A Norton Professional Book)

Gene Combs, M.D. and Jill Freedman, M.S.W.

ISBN 10: 0393700925 / ISBN 13: 9780393700923

Published by W.W. Norton & Company, New York, London, 1990

About this Item

279 pp. Solid binding and unmarked pages. Book shows all the usual signs of being an Ex-Universtity- (Dr. Jerome S. Coles Science Library, New York University, Elmer Holmes Bobst Library; New York) Library (stamps, stickers, etc.)-Book. Stains on cover boards. Still an excellent work/study copy.

Seller Inventory # 5vBb0006

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Symbol, Story, and Ceremony: Using Metaphor in Individual and Family Therapy (A Norton Professional Book)
• Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company, New York, London
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0393700925
• ISBN 13: 9780393700923
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Psychology, Psychiatry, Psychotherapy
  • Academic, Scholarly, Research

About this title

Synopsis

Describes the psychotherapeutic use of metaphor in its three basic forms: symbol, story and ritual. Case studies are used to illustrate metaphorical strategies for facilitating new patterns of thought. Exercises are also offered to help therapists develop confidence in thinking metaphorically.

From the Back Cover

'Human problems often are like a crystallized lattice. Heat is needed to excite stable molecules and promote a fluid state. In psychotherapy, properly tailored and timed symbols, rituals, and anecdotes are tools to 'heat up' entrenched positions and elicit previously dormant flexibilities.'--Jeffrey K. Zeig, Ph.D., Director, The Milton H. Erickson Foundation