Bryant Doris Kessler Judy 1950 (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. xiv, 142 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm ; ISBN: 0393702065; 9780393702064; National Library: 9601225 LCCN: 95-31824 ; LC: RC569.5.M8; Dewey: 616.85/236/0092 ; OCLC: 32894959 ; "A Norton professional book." ; black cloth in illustrated color dustjacket ; "Beyond Integration describes the challenges a former multiple faces after "the family inside" - the inner personalities created during childhood to cope in a violently abusive world - integrates. This is the first book to deal with therapy beyond integration. It is also unique in its presentation, alternating between the voices of the therapist, Doris Bryant, and the former multiple/former client, Judy Kessler. In this way, two perspectives on the different phases of therapy following integration are given. The book begins with Kessler's childhood story and proceeds through the process of integration, the three stages of post-integration, the recovery of lost developmental stages, and the development of new patterns of coping with ongoing issues. Kessler's personal experiences are interwoven with Bryant's responses, observations, and comments. Their insights are extremely valuable and often enlightening. Although this is the story of a single individual's triumph over multiple personality disorder, its elements apply to all multiples and their therapists, who will benefit from both the work that Kessler has done to reclaim her shattered self and her willingness to share the realities of a life irrevocably altered by abuse." ; FINE/FINE. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. [2nd printing] ; xiii, 268 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm ; ISBN: 0393701425; 9780393701425; National Library: 9305462 LCCN: 92-19219 ; LC: RC569.5.M8; Dewey: 616.85/236/0092 ; OCLC: 25965251 ; textured white coth in illustrated color dustjacket ; Contents: Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Origins of MPD: foundations for treatment -- Symptomatology of multiple personality -- MPD and lost developmental stages -- A view of multiple's inner family -- Techniques of treatment -- The beginning stages of treatment -- The middle stages of treatment -- Difficult issues in treatment -- Integration -- Ritualistic abuse.; "This practical book on working with multiple personality disorder demystifies MPD and redefines it as a creative and sensible way of surviving a childhood of extreme trauma and absolute powerlessness. At the same time it addresses the complex results of this survival skill and the challenges that MPD clients and their therapists face in reintegrating the shattered self. Judy Kessler's story is the thread that weaves the book together. Without going into the details of the abuse that Judy endured, the authors illuminate the intensity of her suffering, the strength of her spirit, and the miracle of her recovery from multiple personality disorder. Now integrated, she is a powerful voice, not only for herself but for other multiples who seek wholeness. In addition to telling Judy's story in her own words, the book is illustrated with numerous drawings, paintings, and sculptures that Judy did during her therapy. Throughout the book, but particularly in their final chapter on ritualistic abuse of children, the authors show compassion for the multiple, who experienced so much suffering as a child. Their approach to the "inner family" of the multiple is consistently respectful; after all, these personalities enabled the child to survive. Seldomdo readers have the opportunity to witness the dramatic success of therapy for a multiple personality, told by both the patient and her therapists. Not only the clearly presented treatment approach but also the honestly shared memories and impressions will be helpful to clients, teachers, students, and multiples as they endeavor to understand some of the most disenfranchised people in our society." ; FINE/FINE. Book.