Mind Reshaping: Psychotherapy and Psychological Counseling

Author: Xu Junmian
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Publish Date: 2001-08-01
Features: In the past two decades, due to the significant increase in psychological disorders and psychosomatic diseases, there is an urgent need to apply methods of psychotherapy and psychological counseling to promote mental and physical health for individuals and communities. This book is divided into seven parts. The first part explains the principle of "the bell ringer must untie the bell." The author states this as a fundamental principle of psychotherapy and psychological counseling because without understanding and mastering this principle, one can say that psychotherapy and psychological counseling have not yet been entered into. Psychotherapy does not impose the therapist's views and will on the patient, nor does it replace the patient in making decisions and choices. The therapist merely plays a guiding and encouraging role, providing new learning opportunities, and helping the patient resolve psychological issues. Any attitude or behavioral change is chosen by the patient themselves. The words the therapist says to the patient are not about how correct the content is; what is important is that they suit the patient's psychology and can be accepted by the patient. This section also discusses the doctor-patient relationship, as a good doctor-patient relationship is a common factor in psychotherapy. Although a good doctor-patient relationship alone does not guarantee the success of psychotherapy, for various forms of psychotherapy, a good doctor-patient relationship is a necessary condition. Humanistic therapy places particular emphasis on the doctor-patient relationship. Therefore, this section provides an introduction. The second part discusses suggestion and psychoanalysis. The third part covers learning theory and behavior therapy. The fourth part focuses on cognitive psychotherapy, emphasizing Ellis's Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy and Beck's Cognitive Psychotherapy. The fifth part is a special section that discusses the psychological treatment guidelines proposed in ancient China and the unique psychological treatment of "using emotion to overcome emotion," in order to promote the achievements and valuable experiences of traditional Chinese culture. The sixth part takes common psychological disorders such as panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and social anxiety disorder as examples to illustrate the significant efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy. The seventh part uses the story of a teenage girl, Xiaoling, to explain that the process of psychotherapy often does not go smoothly and is full of twists and turns, with problems constantly arising.