The Emotional Toolbox: A Manual for Mental Health - Softcover

Bochner, Daniel A

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1456896431 ISBN 13: 9781456896430

Publisher: Xlibris, Corp., 2011

Synopsis

In The Emotional Toolbox Dr Bochner provides a fresh and accessible perspective on the most common issues of psychotherapy and mental health This book is a Manual for Mental Health and is organized as an owner s manual for the relational world which Dr Bochner calls the great life machine Unlike other manuals that focus on all brand new systems functioning perfectly however The Emotional Toolbox recognizes the various types of likely breakdown that occur over time and focuses intently on helping you bring yourself to full potential In essence The Emotional Toolbox is the Introduction to Psychology people truly want and need even though it does not include the typical Psych 101 articles on rats in mazes pellet pecking pigeons cat zapping contraptions or old tired theories no longer useful in modern day psychotherapy Instead in this Manual the reader finds and feasts on expert knowledge regarding the intricacies of human interaction the vagaries of couple and family life and the ins and outs of mental health diagnosis Dr Bochner s Emotional Toolbox addresses the most commonly encountered issues of life explains emotional difficulties and interpersonal communication at a level where the reader can feel personally understood and offers solutions and redemption where people struggle most

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Dan Bochner has been practicing family, couples, adult and child psychotherapy for over 20 years, and is the author of the seminal book The Therapist's Use of Self in Family Therapy (Aronson, 2000). Dr. Bochner has been married for 17 years, and is the father of two boys, aged 16 and 13. ".this book is where the rubber meets the road for the field of psychotherapy." -Daniel B. Nagelberg, Ph.D. "this manual will help you see your part in the larger machine of life, and in helping yourself, you can make your relationships, and the entire "great life machine," work just that much better." -George "Woods" Miller, Psy.D. "I especially appreciate Dr. Bochner's."relational systems theory" [which he explains] at a level readily understood by anyone interested in psychology or psychotherapy." -Arthur D. Colman, M.D. "This is an excellent book, which is full of wisdom." -Robert C. Rollings, M.D. "Few can inspire insight like Dr. Bochner." -Keith M. Seibert, M.D.

Edition details

• Publisher: Xlibris, Corp.
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1456896431
• ISBN 13: 9781456896430
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 452