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ISBN Number: 9780792379317
Subtitle: Psychobizarreness Theory
Written by: Rofe, Yacov
Written by: Rofa(c), Yacov
Published by: Kluwer Academic Publishers
Location: Boston
Subject: Psychotherapy
Subject: Mental Illness
Subject: Mental health
Subject: Psychology, pathological
Subject: Mental Disorders
Subject: Psychopathology, General
Date of Publication: September 2000
Cover Type: Hardcover
Written in: English
Illustrations: Yes
Number of Pages: 432
Rofe's book is a unique scientific contribution to the understanding of psychopathological phenomena. He does more to unravel the mystery of the underlying causes of psychological disorders than we've seen in a long time. His book The Rationality of Psychological Disorders is a true endeavor that presents a definite challenge to the scientific community of Psychology'. This book is a must-read for scientists, mental health professionals and others who search for the logic and rationale in the irrational and bizarre.' Elizabeth F. Loftus, University of Washington, Past President, American Psychological Society. The notion of repression is crucial to many psychological theories, but serious questions have been raised about it. Indeed, some investigators have questioned whether repression even exists. In this book, Professor Rofe offers provocative ideas concerning repression and its role in psychopathology in general. His ideas merit attention and I can highly recommend his book for both researchers and clinicians.' David S. Holmes, Chancellor and Distinguished Professor, University of Kansas. Book News Annotation:
Examines the shortcomings of the traditional theories of the three
schools of thought in psychopathology (the psychoanalytic,
behavioral—cognitive, and biological models) and offers
Psychobizzareness Theory as a new, unified theory of psychopathology,
with repression as its "cornerstone." Individual chapters address
choice of neurotic symptoms, unawareness, therapy, psychoses, and
simple fears. Rof<'e> (Bar-Ilan University, Israel) argues the necessity of
making an empirical qualitative distinction between bizarre (i.e.
neuroses and psychoses) and non-bizarre (e.g. simple fear) behaviors
and claims that a separate theoretical assumption is needed to enable
the understanding and treatment of each of these behaviors.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Description:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [323]-395) and index.
