{"product_id":"human-interaction-and-emotional-awareness-in-gestalt-therapy-exploring-the-phenomenology-of-contacting-and-feeling-gestalt-therapy-book-series-9780367644543","title":"Human Interaction and Emotional Awareness in","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eHuman Interaction and Emotional Awareness in Gestalt Therapy\u003c\/i\u003e H. Peter Dreitzel explores a model of the contacting processes between human beings and their environments and presents a phenomenological exploration of the emotions guiding such contacts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book makes an important contribution to our understanding of the role of psychotherapy in the modern world, especially in the context of change and crisis. Dreitzel sets out a new perspective of how we interact with each other, how we frame our encounters and differentiate them from one another, how we give them meaning, and how they are related to our needs and wants. This is followed by a unique phenomenological exploration of the emotions guiding such contacts, the first time the world of human feelings has been explored in depth and systematically analysed in Gestalt thought. These innovative explorations are framed first by a discussion of the historical development of Western conventions regarding everyday behaviour, and secondly by an examination of perspectives on climate change. Dreitzel analyses the mental and emotional states of potential clients as they are affected by these global processes and the book also includes an epilogue which evaluates how to work with climate anxiety.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDreitzelâs conception of social change, with Gestalt therapy at its core, is relevant to all aspects of humanistic psychology. It elevates empathy, emotional development and the prevention of suffering at all levels of society, filling important gaps in Gestalt therapy theory and expanding it into exciting new territory. \u003ci\u003eHuman Interaction and Emotional Awareness in Gestalt Therapy \u003c\/i\u003ealso contains an insightful foreword by Michael Vincent Miller, PhD, and will be essential reading for Gestalt therapists, other professionals with an interest in Gestalt approaches and readers interested in social interaction, climate change and the role of psychotherapy in a changing world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"For all his continuing sociological interest, Dreitzel’s concerns are those of a practicing therapist who is interested in expanding the context and role of psychotherapy... This feature is what makes \u003ci\u003eHuman Interaction and Emotional Awareness in Gestalt Therapy\u003c\/i\u003e a particularly valuable book for Gestalt therapists — for any psychotherapist, in fact. No matter how far ranging his social interests take him, Dreitzel brings them to bear on the character and quality of individual life, particularly in his detailed examination from the standpoint of Gestalt therapy of the ways in which we suffer physical and psychological pain and how we distinctively make use of our emotions in episodes of contact.\" - \u003cstrong\u003eMichael Vincent Miller, PhD, from the foreword\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Based on his unique sociological expertise and longstanding psychotherapeutic practice, H. Peter Dreitzel presents a provocative call for simultaneous interpersonal and ecological awareness. Human individuality requires respectful co-evolution with the others and with nature, both being inseparable environments. This highly recommended book provides a close look at the complexity of our continuous 'contacts'. It encourages emotionally charged, self-reflexive and collective actions, which may maturely face, tackle and change the many man-made social and climate destructions, which are already endangering our survival as a species.\" - \u003cstrong\u003eProfessor Helmut Milz, MD, psychosomatic medicine; psychotherapist; former in-house consultant, WHO; author, \u003ci\u003eThe Self-Sensing Human\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"For all his continuing sociological interest, Dreitzel’s concerns are those of a practicing therapist who is interested in expanding the context and role of psychotherapy... This feature is what makes \u003ci\u003eHuman Interaction and Emotional Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e a particularly valuable book for Gestalt therapists — for any psychotherapist, in fact. No matter how far ranging his social interests take him, Dreitzel brings them to bear on the character and quality of individual life, particularly in his detailed examination from the standpoint of Gestalt therapy of the ways in which we suffer physical and psychological pain and how we distinctively make use of our emotions in episodes of contact.\" - \u003cstrong\u003eMichael Vincent Miller, PhD, from the foreword\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Based on his unique sociological expertise and longstanding psychotherapeutic practice, H. Peter Dreitzel presents a provocative call for simultaneous interpersonal and ecological awareness. Human individuality requires respectful co-evolution with the others and with nature, both being inseparable environments. This highly recommended book provides a close look at the complexity of our continuous 'contacts'. It encourages emotionally charged, self-reflexive and collective actions, which may maturely face, tackle and change the many man-made social and climate destructions, which are already endangering our survival as a species.\" -\u003cstrong\u003e Professor Helmut Milz, MD, psychosomatic medicine; psychotherapist; former in-house consultant, WHO; author, \u003ci\u003eThe Self-Sensing Human\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslator’s Note, \u003ci\u003eby Michaela von Britzke \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword, \u003cem\u003eby Michael Vincent Miller, PhD\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI. Introduction \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eII. Historical Context \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fate of the Body and the Senses in the Civilizing Process\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIII. The satisfying Experience \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Contacting Process in the Interaction between Humans and their Environments\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Figure and Ground \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe process of gestalt formation in the contacting situation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. The Phases of the Contacting Process \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe unfolding of the self\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. The Instincts \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeeding and desiring\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. Sensori-motor Functions \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePerceiving and acting\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. Consciousness and Awareness \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAccepting and rejecting \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. Aggression \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDestroying and annihilating\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. Integration \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSurrender and enjoyment\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8. Post Contact \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnjoying the afterglow of an experience and affirming \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9. Assimilation \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRemembering and forgetting\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10. Self-Identification and social Anchoring \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIdentifying oneself and taking responsibility\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIV. Emotional Orientation in the Phases of the Contacting Process \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eConsidering the Significance of Emotions in the Contacting Process\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Relationship between the Senses and the Emotions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOn physical Pain and the Nature of Suffering \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmotional Expression and emotional Experience \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn the anthropology of emotions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. The fore-contact Emotions \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAversion and attraction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. Aggression \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe differences between aggression and assertiveness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. Smiling, Laughing and Crying \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmotional gestures and emotional expressions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. Beyond the Moment \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimeless emotions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8. Post-contact \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAppreciative emotions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9. The inhibiting Emotions \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeing anxious and feeling ashamed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eV. The Impact of Emotions on Personality and Society\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the many Ways our Civilization depends on the refinement of our feelings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. The Problem of Violence \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe limits of emotional freedom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. Un-integrated Affects and emotional Habits \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmotional attitudes and character\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. Forms of Sympathy \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContagious emotions and shared emotions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. Forms of Empathy \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTo be emotionally sensitive to others and to identify with them\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. Catharsis and Therapy \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn the relationship between involvement and distance in emotional experience\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. Aliveness and the Joy of Life: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeneral goals of Gestalt Therapy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVI. Cultural Context \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMan´s Transformations in the Age of Environmental Destruction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Looking down from the Moon or End and Eternity of Nature\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. Anxiety and Civilization in everyday Life on Earth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. Pressure of Time and the Fragility of Hope \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. The Uncertainty of the Future and the Certainty of Death\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. Flight into the trans-human Realm and the Misery of Power\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVII. 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