It Runs In My Family: Illness As A Family Legacy

by Joan C. Barth

Overview

This volume offers therapists effective, practical strategies for helping patients overcome the psychological impact of a history of serious illness in the family. Using illustrative case material, the author discusses the feelings of powerlessness that family illness can produce in an individual, and describes techniques for fostering a healthier, more empowered attitude. She shows how various assessment exercises and validation techniques can help the person distinguish between reality and the myths that evolved as a result of the family illness.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780876307120
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/01/1993
Series:	Frontiers in Couples and Family Therapy Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	228
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction; Chapter 1 Family Legacies; Chapter 2 Your Family Tree; Chapter 3 Life Drawing; Chapter 4 Fatalists; Chapter 5 Fighters; Chapter 6 Fatalist or Fighter; Chapter 7 You and the Health Care Practitioner; Chapter 8 Beating the Odds; Chapter 9 Implications for Therapists;