The Disintegrating Self
eBook - ePub

The Disintegrating Self

Psychotherapy of Adult ADHD, Autistic Spectrum, and Somato-psychic Disorders

  1. 336 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
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eBook - ePub

The Disintegrating Self

Psychotherapy of Adult ADHD, Autistic Spectrum, and Somato-psychic Disorders

About this book

This book argues mainly that attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and related autistic spectrum conditions reflect states of impaired self-regulation and of enhanced need for regulatory assistance from other people. It is useful and helpful for those who personally struggle with ADHD.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2018
Topic
Psychology
eBook ISBN
9780429920493
Subtopic
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Index
Psychology

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. About the Author
  7. Introduction Notes to the reader
  8. Chapter One Why this book was written—and why ADHD and autistic spectrum conditions are of interest to a psychotherapist
  9. Chapter Two Some features of ADHD
  10. Chapter Three Experiencing ADHD
  11. Chapter Four Some helpful and less helpful ways of viewing people with ADHD and autistic spectrum conditions
  12. Chapter Five What is going on in the brain in ADHD?
  13. Chapter Six Principles of psychotherapy with ADHD
  14. Chapter Seven The porous personality (and the “apparently normal” persona)
  15. Chapter Eight The psychology and neurobiology of the autistic spectrum
  16. Chapter Nine Psychotherapy with people on the autistic spectrum
  17. Chapter Ten Subtle energetic aspects of ADHD: reversed and scrambled energy fields and yin–yang imbalance
  18. Chapter Eleven Somato–psychic fragility syndromes
  19. Concluding Comments
  20. Appendix I Notes on medication for ADHD
  21. Appendix II Assessments for ADHD and autistic spectrum (Asperger’s) conditions
  22. Appendix III Energy psychology methods for ADHD
  23. Notes
  24. References
  25. Index

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