Defense Mechanisms in the Counseling Process

'[The client material]... stimulated thought and reflection... Clark presented a large number of very tricky case studies and illustrated all manner of different and interesting ways of responding to clients who find it difficult to engage with the process of counselling. Furthermore, this is done in the framework of a model of counselling which integrates humanistic, psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioural theories in a most interesting and convincing way. In the end, I learned quite a lot and found myself pondering the case histories days later' - Counselling, The Journal of the British Association for Counselling

The understanding of defence mechanisms is vital to counsellors and psychotherapists, particula

'[The client material]... stimulated thought and reflection... Clark presented a large number of very tricky case studies and illustrated all manner of different and interesting ways of responding to clients who find it difficult to engage with the process of counselling. Furthermore, this is done in the framework of a model of counselling which integrates humanistic, psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioural theories in a most interesting and convincing way. In the end, I learned quite a lot and found myself pondering the case histories days later' - Counselling, The Journal of the British Association for Counselling

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Presents a systematic model for identifying and modifying client defense mechanisms in the counseling process. A separate chapter is devoted to each of the ten defense mechanisms: denial, displacement, identification, isolation, projection, rationalization, reaction formation, regression, repression, and undoing. For each mechanism, the author examines theoretical origins, psychopathologies, and definitions, and offers a three-stage framework for counseling. A separate chapter on defense mechanisms in group settings is included. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.