Love's executioner, and other tales of psychotherapy
by
Yalom, Irvin D., 1931- author.
Title
:
Love's executioner, and other tales of psychotherapy
Author
:
Yalom, Irvin D., 1931- author.
ISBN
:
9780465020119
Personal Author
:
Yalom, Irvin D., 1931- author.
Physical Description
:
xxiii, 285 pages ; 21 cm
General Note
:
"A hardcover edition of this book was first published in 1989 by Basic Books."--Title page verso.
Contents
:
Love's executioner -- "If rape were legal ..." -- "The wrong one died" -- Fat lady -- "I never thought it would happen to me" -- "Do not go gentle" -- Two smiles -- Three unopened letters -- Therapeutic monogamy -- In search of the dreamer -- Afterword [by the author]: On rereading Love's executioner at age eighty.
Abstract
:
"First published in 1989, this ... collection of ten tales by distinguished psychotherapist Irvin D. Yalom has become a classic. ... Yalom uncovers the mysteries, frustrations, pathos, and humor at the heart of the therapeutic encounter. In recounting his patients' dilemmas, Yalom not only gives us a rare and enthralling glimpse into their personal desires and motivations but also tells us his own story as he struggles to reconcile his all-too-human responses with his sensibility as a psychiatrist. Now with a new afterword ..." Publisher's statement, p. [4] of cover.
Subject Term
:
Existential psychotherapy -- Case studies.
Psychotherapist and patient -- Case studies.
Existentialism.
Psychotherapy.
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
|---|
| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168025831989 | 616.8914 Y16L 2012 | 1 |
| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168025831971 | 616.8914 Y16L 2012 | 2 |