Positive Family Therapy

1. Front Matter

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2. List of Stories

   1. List of Stories

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3. A Story for the Positive Process: The Dream

   1. A Story for the Positive Process: The Dream

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4. Six Theses of Positive Family Therapy

   1. Six Theses of Positive Family Therapy

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5. Introduction

   1. Introduction

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6. Introduction to the Theory of Positive Family Therapy

   1. Front Matter

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   2. The Situation in Science, Religion, Education, and Psychotherapy

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   3. What is “Family Therapy”?

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   4. What does “Positive Family Therapy” Mean?

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   5. Guidelines for the Reader

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7. Transcultural Psychotherapy (The East-West Concept)

   1. Front Matter

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   2. Social Changes and the Image of Man

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   3. Practical Aspects of the East-West Concept in Family Therapy

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8. From Family Therapy to Positive Familiy Therapy

   1. Front Matter

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   2. The Family as Hell

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   3. The Family as Heaven

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   4. The Family as Fate

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   5. Forms of the Family

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   6. The Family Equilibrium

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   7. Family Therapy: Who Should Be Treated

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The author's principal aim is to win over the patient through the development of the "positive" aspects of his psychopathology-a concern the significance of which I have also discovered, especially in schizophrenic therapy. It is in this specific sense that Peseschkian speaks of "positive" psychotherapy. His model is a notable synthesis of psychodynamic and behavior-therapeutic elements, making an essential contribution to unified relationships within psychotherapy. In this way Peseschkian is attempting not to directly confront the patient's resistances. The consultation takes place in a loving way through allusions to poetry, proverbs and oriental fairy tales and myths, to which Peseschkian, as a Persian, has direct access. His ability to offer his patient a great treasure of handed-down wisdom knows no bounds. Anyone who has personally experi­ enced the author's therapeutic enthusiasm and optimism will understand why this method of short psychotherapeutic procedure is highly successful in its effects. Professor Gaetano Benedetti, M. D.

• Psychotherapeut
• family therapy
• identity
• interaction
• neurosis
• psychotherapy
• therapy

• Wiesbaden, Germany

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