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Insight into Extremism and the Terrorist Mentality

…an unconscious level, there is also a self-destructive element based on an inner sense of unworthiness. Lastly, there are feelings of anger and violence toward the perceived threat from outsiders. I have developed and elaborated upon the concept of the Fantasy Bond as a core defense in over 50 years of working with schizophrenic patients, troubled individuals in psychotherapy, and groups of people concerned with developing more fulfilling personal…

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Qualities of an Ideal Therapist

…ts are turned against themselves — where they are acting on their critical inner voices. They are sensitive to the wide range of addictive patterns manifested by clients and have the courage to help expose and interrupt these patterns. In an important sense, the therapist can be conceptualized as a “transitional object” in that he or she provides the client with an authentic relationship during the transition from depending on self-nourishing proc…

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Video: Dr. John Norcross on the methodology of Psychotherapy – Relationships that Work.

…re some people who are more internalizers, or intra-punitive, or very self-critical. So, the prototype here would be, for example, a very self-critical, internalizing adolescent woman, who might be quite depressed and anxious. On the other side of the coping spectrum are the externalizers, the extra-punitive, the acting out. Again, the prototype that most people think about is a 12 year old, aggressive, ADHD boy. Well, we’ve known about this, we h…

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VIDEO: Dr. Allan Schore on Somatoform Dissociation

…pist to be able to track even low levels of massive disengagement would be critical. If you don’t track them, essentially, they’ll build in intensity and then you’re dealing with, you know, a massive situation here. So again, massive. But, what does it mean again about being able to track your own heart rate when it’s dropping, etc.? How do we pick up dissociation? So as we talked about before again, this brings the body into the work and I really…

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VIDEO: Dr. Allan Schore on Effective Suicide Prevention and Early Attachment

…l of the sciences. So essentially, we’re looking at early, you know, early critical period – the new pieces that we’re also looking in – not only early development, but early critical period development of the brain itself. That means therefore, that abuse and neglect in the first year is much more severe (in terms of affect) than in the ninth year. I mean, if it’s in the first year when the right brain is setting up, then it’s going to alter the…

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The Societal Obsession with Selfies (and What’s Wrong With It)

…At the age of 15, Bowman became obsessed with his looks after people made critical comments about his appearance on Facebook. He resorted to dieting, to skipping classes so that he could take selfies without being interrupted, and then dropped out of school completely. In his obsession, he did not leave his home for six months where he would spend 10 hours a day taking up to 200 selfies. After failing to capture “the perfect selfie” he became so…

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Negative Feelings, Essential Signals on the Road of Life: Supporting our Children on their Path

…ections. That is why it is so painful in the teen years when fitting is of critical importance. Embarrassment means they acted in a way that was out of the social norm, raising the alarm that they need to reconsider their future actions to be socially acceptable. Guilt, on the other hand, lets them know they have violated their own sense of morality. The distress of this negative emotion prompts apology and repair when we hurt or offend someone. T…

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Working with High-Conflict Couples

…nxiety, yet interferes with real relationships. 3. Apply the techniques of Voice Therapy to help partners identify and challenge negative thoughts toward themselves and their partner Order Now Ordering Information Once payment is received, you will be emailed a full video recording of this webinar along with all presentation materials. Optional CEs (3) may be purchased through R. Cassidy Seminars. You can earn your CEs by watching the webinar and…

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How to Improve Your Relationships

…n their ability to develop and sustain attachments. She shows how negative inner thoughts toward oneself and others interfere with intimacy in relationships and how couples can learn to challenge such negative thoughts in order to achieve greater closeness in all their relationships. Learn practical techniques to improve your relationships. Order Now Ordering Information: Once payment is received, you will be emailed a full video recording of this…

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Live Your Life to the Fullest

…n’s self-limiting and self-destructive behavior? How can they overcome the inner critic that holds them back and keeps them from achieving their goals? This 90-minute presentation will explain an innovative, therapeutic model for differentiation, a four-step process that allows people to separate from the negative attitudes and harmful adaptations from their early life. Dr. Firestone will illustrate strategies people can implement that will help t…

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