Psychotherapy, Society, and Politics From Theory to Practice
This book offers a comprehensive overview of the overlap between personal and political aspects of life within the context of psychotherapy. It sketches out a clear and detailed narrative of the complex interrelations between psychotherapy, society, and p
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From Theory to Practice
NISSIM AVISSAR
Psychotherapy, Society, and Politics
Nissim Avissar
Psychotherapy, Society, and Politics From Theory to Practice
Nissim Avissar Kibbutzim College of Education, Tel Aviv, Israel Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, Israel
ISBN 978-1-137-57596-8 ISBN 978-1-137-57597-5 DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-57597-5
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To my family, Zohar, Eliya, Anna and Nuri
PREFACE
This book is neither neutral nor objective: it takes a stand. It directs itself against the passive position taken by psychologists1 in the face of the woes of society, it condemns their silence about the policies that produce this distress, and it rejects the psychological community’s tendency to avoid taking part in processes that involve controversial issues. And yet this book is written from the perspective of a psychologist who takes a look at the professional community of which he is a member. Such criticism as it expresses does not come from the outside: it also is a form of self-criticism. Psychology—dynamic psychology in particular—has become part of me. This book originates from a very personal sense of discontent: a discontent which appeared unexpectedly but which then evolved into an enduring state of mind concerning the nature of my activities and my professional identity. It involves the gap which I have for some years been trying to bridge between the personal or psychological on the one hand, and the political or politics on the other. These two domains are very dear to me, but sometimes it is hard for them to coexist peacefully. Since I believe in concrete action for change in reality (also as
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