Dreams in Group Psychotherapy: Theory and TechniqueDreams told in the group are conjoint individual and group creations. They are both influenced by the group atmosphere and may in turn influence it and the individual, promoting change and development. Dreams have a deepening effect on therapeutic work and, due to their unconscious content, they may represent the most authentic exchange between individual and group. This state-of-the-art book provides help for therapists encountering a dream told in their group. It covers the major theoretical perspectives for their understanding, as well as representing different psychological schools and their approaches to the technical issues of group dream therapy. Despite the variety of sources, the clinical approaches described complement each other, and the book details many case studies, including a first dream in the group, an unconscious meeting between women and men, and other polarities within the individual and the group. |
Contents
Foreword | 9 |
The Complementarity of Social Dreaming | 15 |
5 | 22 |
The Illumination of Dreams | 25 |
Dreamtelling as a Request for Containment in Group | 46 |
The Polyphonic Texture of Intersubjectivity | 67 |
Sharing Dreams in Group Therapy | 79 |
6 | 97 |
Self Psychology Dreams and Group Psychotherapy | 177 |
Discussion of Martin Livingstons Working Playspace | 191 |
Reflections on Dreams Their Implications for Groups | 197 |
Dreaming and Acting | 210 |
and Therapeutic Dreaming | 220 |
The Oneirodrama Group The Therapeutic | 233 |
The Dream and the Large Group | 254 |
Dreams as Stimulators of Group Processes | 265 |
7 | 110 |
Extracts from The Enchanted World of Sleep | 146 |
Fabianas Dreams | 155 |
The Dream in a Tavistock Group | 167 |
Glossary | 282 |
Paolo Cruciani Faculty of Psychology University of Rome Rafaella | 297 |
Other editions - View all
Dreams in Group Psychotherapy: Theory and Technique Robi Friedman,Claudio Neri,Malcolm Pines Limited preview - 2002 |
Dreams in Group Psychotherapy: Theory and Technique Robi Friedman,Claudio Neri,Malcolm Pines No preview available - 2002 |