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Anita Brookner
Anti-libidinal Ego
armouring
attachment
Attachment Distribution
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avoidant
Avoidant Attachment
Beau Travail
Body Psychotherapy
Brenda's Case
brendas
Brenda’s Case
case
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complexity theory
developmental psychology
energy regulation patterns
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Excessive Muscular Tension
existential distress
experiential integration techniques
Fragile Boundaries
Gestalt Therapy
Good Life
hemisphere
Human Suffering
Hypothetical Moral Dilemmas
Irish Score
left
Left Hemisphere
Mental Time Travel
muscular
Muscular Armouring
Narcissistic Personality Disorders
narrative identity
practice
Secure Attachment
somatic psychotherapy
Soulful Living
spiritual
Spiritual Practice
Sweet Pea
Synchronic Integration
Transpersonal Realm
Young Man
Product details
- ISBN 9780367102289
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 14 Jun 2019
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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This book foregrounds the life struggles of an individual, Brenda, in such a way that argument and theoretical exploration arise organically out of experience. The "frustration" of the title is traced to avoidant attachment - pretending not to need others. In Brenda this is associated with a body-energy pattern that is both over-charged and over-contained, generating a self-frustrating process. Such a repressive defence works against her, so that she experiences her life as dry, soulless, and uncreative. A variety of existential difficulties are traced to how such core developmental issues interact with our socio-cultural environment. A way forward is outlined: play and finding meaning are identified as transformational hubs that bring wellbeing into Brenda's life and restore her capacity for experiencing.
Barbara Dowds
