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Psychology in the Trenches develops many of the ideas about personality that Dr. Corson discussed in Stress, Self-Concept, and Violence (AMS,
1989). While still considering his subject through an analysis of the case histories of violent people, here Dr. Corson also discusses clients who have no history of violent behavior:
combat veterans with severe post-traumatic stress disorder, people
who suffer panic attacks, sex offenders, and people who find it difficult to deal
with the stresses of daily life. He shows how carefully selected principles
of learning and attention to data gathered at each session can guide the
course of treatment. And how it is possible—even with limited staff in a
rural setting—to design individualized interventions that lead to tangible
benefits for this very challenging (and growing) population of clients.
PART ONE: Theory and Strategy 1. An Ideographic Approach to Theory 2. A Shifting Theory of Personality 3. Biological Variables in Personality PART TWO: Lessons from the Family 4. Families as Mutual Control Systems 5. The Family Optimization Program 6. Troubled Families with Preverbal Children PART THREE: Technique 8. Group Assessment 9. Case Formulation: Tools and Strategies 10. Psychophysiology and Biofeedback PART FOUR: Violent Adults 11. A Selective Literature Review 12. Population, Treatment Method, and Results 13. Case Histories, Treatment Details and Long-Term Follow-up 14. Theoretical Perspectives and Practical Advice 15. Conclusions Regarding Work with Individual Violent Clients PART FIVE: Self-Regulation Training with Other Populations 16. Working with Male Clients in Groups: An Overview 17. A Group Treatment Strategy Owing Much to Linehan’s “Dialectical Behavior Therapy” 18. Self-Regulation Strategies Used in Groups 19. Self-Regulation Strategies Used in Individual Sessions PART SIX: Working with Life Stories, Self-Concept and Available Selves 20. Learning The Client’s Story—Narrative Work as Both Assessment and Therapy 21. Putting It All Together and Making It Last: Working with Life Stories and Optimizing Available Selves Appendices References Index Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Corson, John A. Psychology in the trenches: stories, strategies, and outcomes / John A. Corson p. cm. — (AMS Studies in Modern Society ; no. 25) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-404-61632-8 (hardback) (alk. paper) ISBN-13: 978-0-404-61633-5 (paperback) (alk. paper) 1. Stress (Psychology). 2. Self-perception. 3. Violence—Psychological aspects—Case studies. 4. Mentally ill—Case studies. I. Title. II. Series. RC455.4.S87C668 2008 616.85'82—dc22 2003065070 |
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