Irvin D. Yalom
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Suddenly confronted with his own mortality after a routine checkup, eminent psychotherapist Julius Hertzfeld is forced to reexamine his life and work -- and seeks out Philip Slate, a sex addict whom he failed to help some twenty years earlier. Yet Philip claims to be cured -- miraculously transformed by the pessimistic teachings of German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer -- and is, himself, a philosophical counselor in training. Philips dour, misanthropic stance compels Julius to invite Philip to join his intensive therapy group in exchange for tutoring on Schopenhauer. But with mere months left, life may
be far too short to help Philip or to compete with him for the hearts and minds of the group members. And then again, it might be just long enough.
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Irvin David Yalom, M.D., is an author of fiction and nonfiction, Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry at Stanford University, an existentialist, and accomplished psychotherapist.
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The Schopenhauer cure : a novel, 1st ed, c2005, Irvin D. Yalo
Julius Hertzfeld is a distinguished psychotherapist when a sudden confrontation with his own mortality forces him to re-examine his life and work.
Has he really made an enduring difference to the lives of his patients?
And what about those he's failed Ð (It is familiar to English-speakers as the th sound in father) what has happened to them?
His attempt to make sense of the past places him on a collision course with former patient Philip Slate a handsome but arrogant and misanthropic sex addict whom he had treated, unsuccessfully, 23 years before.
In a profound challenge to Julius's professional status, Philip claims to have cured himself by reading the works of philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer.
Furthermore, he has become a philosophical counselor, and asks Julius to act as his professional supervisor in order to obtain a license to practice.
Reluctantly, Julius agrees, and they strike a Faustian bargain Ð one which threatens to undermine his career and the well-being of his patients, but also brings with it the potential for extraordinary personal change through a unique combination of psychotherapy and philosophy.
Date of first reading: November 11th, 2016 AD
Title: Schopenhauer's treatment; Author: Ervin D. Yalom; Translator: Hamid Tofani; Zahra Hosseinian; Mashhad, Taraneh, 1390, on 496 pages; ISBN 9789645638953; 5th edition 2013; 8th edition 2017; The subject of Arthur Schopenhauer from 1788 to 1860, group psychotherapy; The story of the writers of the United States of America - 21st century
Title: Schopenhauer's treatment; Author: Ervin D. Yalom; Translator: Sepideh Habib Tehran, Nash Ghatrah, 2012, on 547 pages; ISBN 9786001196195; 4th edition 2013; 11th edition of 2015; 6th edition 2014; 14th edition of 2016; 16th edition of 2017; 21st edition of 2019;
Title: Schopenhauer's treatment; Author: Ervin D. Yalom; Translator: Kiyomarth Parsai; Tehran, Mossadegh Publishing House, Jami, 2014; on 424 pages; ISBN 9786007436325; second edition 2015;
Title: Schopenhauer's treatment; Author: Ervin D. Yalom; Translator: Marjan Motamed Hosseini; Tehran, Navai Maktoob, 2016; on 432 pages; ISBN 9786009666737; Second edition 2016;
Title: Schopenhauer's treatment; Author: Ervin D. Yalom; Translator: Foruzandeh Dolattiari; Tehran, Nik Farjam, 2018; on 438 pages; ISBN 9786226395342;
Title: Schopenhauer's treatment; Author: Ervin D. Yalom; Translator: Zohra Qalipour; Tehran, Atisa, 2018; on 387 pages; ISBN 9786227182088;
Title: Schopenhauer's treatment; Author: Ervin D. Yalom; Translator: Zahra Vedadian; Tehran, Naron Danesh, 2018; on 200 pages; ISBN 9786226632430;
Title: Schopenhauer's treatment; Author: Ervin D. Yalom; Translator: Ebrahim Hosni; Tehran, Nik Farjam, 2018; on 512 pages; ISBN 9786226395342;
Yalom imagines in the novel "Schopenhauer's Therapy", a contemporary philosopher named "Philip", who is a recluse, and in a way a copy of "Schopenhauer", enters one of the treatment groups of a famous psychotherapist named "Julius", who Due to a sudden encounter with cancer - and his own death - he has sat down to review his life and work; "Philip" wishes to become a philosophical advisor by applying "Schopenhauer's" ideas, and for this purpose he needs "Julius'" tutelage; But "Julius" wants, with the help of the group members, to admit to "Philipp (Schopenhauer)" that this is human connection, which gives meaning to life; What no one did for the historical "Schopenhauer";
Erwin D. Yalom - retired professor of psychiatry at Stanford University, existential psychotherapist, and group therapist, in this book as well as in the novel "When Nietzsche Cried"; With the magical language of the story, they introduce complex philosophical ideas and describe psychotherapy and group therapy techniques.
Quote from the text: (It has often been noted that three major revolutions in human thought have threatened the idea of human centrality; first, "Copernicus" showed that the earth is not the center around which all the heavenly bodies revolve. Then, Darwin clarified that we are not the center of the chain of life, but like other creatures, we have emerged from the evolution of other forms of life; Third, "Freud" showed that we are not the masters of our own house, in the sense that most of our behavior It is subject to forces outside of our consciousness; there is no doubt that "Arthur Schopenhauer" had a role equal to "Freud" in this intellectual revolution, but his influence was never acknowledged, because "Schopenhauer" long before the birth of "Freud" assumed this had established that deep biological forces govern us, but we deceive ourselves, and we think that we consciously choose our activities); The end of the quote from Ms. Sepideh Habib's translation, page 297;
Update date: 10/07/1399 AH; 08/06/1400 solar Hijri; A. Sherbiani
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Mohamed Makram
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I did not like the novel, perhaps because I am not a good reader of philosophy, or because of its direct style at times, or bad translation, or for all of those reasons. The
beginning with a famous psychotherapist discovers that he has skin cancer and that his days in life are few, disturbed by the idea of death thinking about the value of his work, Did he actually succeed in treating his patients? It prompts him to think about the cases that he failed to treat, and then a strong desire to contact those cases takes over to find out the reasons for his failure, and with the first case he communicates with;
Philip obsessed with Schopenhauer , who is a contemporary living embodiment of him.
I did not like presenting Schopenhauer’s life in separate reports throughout the novel, and it seems that the writer failed to review Schopenhauer’s life within the context of events, so he resorted to that trick, but the direct style certainly reduces the pleasure of reading any literary work, in the end we are dealing with a novel and not a philosophical book, and that The writer failed to present Schopenhauer's philosophy in a smooth and simplified manner to the ordinary reader. The end was also hasty, through which the writer tried to come up with a good conclusion of the events, but it was not convincing.. The translation was also not good; This task was supposed to be undertaken by a translator specialized in philosophy, to provide comments in the margins that facilitate the reader's task, as well as the translator's use of obscene words sometimes.
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“Live right, he reminded himself, and have faith that good things will flow from you even if you never learn of them.”
― Irvin D. Yalom, The Schopenhauer Cure
This book receives a five star rating not because the author is on the level with Vladimir Nabokov or Leo Tolstoy, but because this novel is a real page-turner and teaches as great deal about two topics: the dynamics of group psychotherapy and the illustrious nineteenth century philosopher, Arthur Schopenhauer. Highly recommended! Take this book with you when you travel by airplane or train and your six hour trip will seem like forty-five minutes - The Schopenhauer Cure is that riveting.
The novel opens with the main character, a seasoned sixty-five year old psychotherapist and leader of group therapy, Julius Hertzfeld, having been diagnosed with cancer and given a year of good health. So what to do with a year to live? Julius reviews his career as a therapist and asks himself if he had cured people or at least provided a degree of help. This self-examination leads Julius to unearth an old file going back twenty years of one patient who spent three years of therapy with him but the patient terminated treatment since what Julius had to offer was not helping. Julius calls the patient, Philip Slate by name, and requests a meeting for the purposes of research.
Turns out, Philip is a counselor himself as well as being a philosophy instructor at a local college. But Philip needs certification to continue his counseling. Without giving away too much of the novel's plot, it is enough to say Philip, as part of his certification process, becomes a new member of Julian's group therapy weekly gathering.
If you have never been part of group therapy, here is your unique opportunity to have the experience. Of course, your experience will be as a reader and not a participant, but, through the magic of the author's novel, you will have the feeling of being an actual member of the group. Not only will you come to know the men and women of the group and how they interact as part of the group, but you will be given the ongoing insights and observations that go through the mind of Julian as he acts as the group's psychotherapist. And the group has a certain energy that is shaken up and lifted with the entrance of Philip. After several sessions with Philip as the new member, the group energy is shaken up yet again with the return of Pam, who has spent a month in India at a meditation retreat.
Back on Philip. As a younger man he was a sex-fiend. That's why Philip was in therapy with Julius. Where psychotherapy with Julius didn't help, the philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer did help, and Philip explains to everyone in the group how and why the philosophy of Schopenhauer worked and how Schopenhauer can help others. This leads the author to intersperse chapters in the novel about the life and philosophy of the great nineteenth century thinker, a thinker who had a profound influence on Sigmund Freud and thus psychology and psychotherapy. Schopenhauer didn't shy away from philosophizing about sexuality and other issues of the body; rather, his insights into nature's urges and energies are at the core of this thinking. Thus, the direct connection between what happens in the development of Schopenhauer's philosophy and what happens in the sessions of the group.
The cancer of the group's beloved friend and leader, Julius, adds a bond and emotional charge to all that happens in the group from week to week. To find out exactly how events unfold, please place an order for the novel today and read the first five pages. You will be hooked. You will want to continue reading and reading, nonstop till the end. Thank you Irvin D. Yalom for writing a fine novel and sharing your experience and wisdom as a group psychotherapist, as well providing a penetrating overview of one of the great philosophers in the Western tradition, who, as it turns out, was foundational in linking philosophy with psychology.
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Despite the promising title of the book, Irwin Yalom does not offer any cure for modern human problems in his treatment of Schopenhauer. People who are caught up in the suffering of life and do not respond to Schopenhauer's call to stay away from desires and requests. Schopenhauer, as if he is seeking to erase the face of the problem and wants to reduce the pain of living by withdrawing from life and thus defeat suffering, the biggest enemy of mankind. The philosopher of life, Nietzsche, has said somewhere that the enemies that we defeat with great difficulty during the day, every time we wake up in the middle of the night, they come back and defeat us with more power. With these two sentences, Nietzsche cancels all of Schopenhauer's mystical philosophy. Yalom also, in a disgusting ending, sacrifices the philosopher character of his story to reality in another way. The author of existential psychotherapy is thinking of treating a philosopher like Schopenhauer here. He says that if Schopenhauer can be brought to the therapeutic table and treated, then a solution to human suffering can also be found. Alas, this idea falls to the ground due to the boring and clichéd dialogues of the characters in the story. Neither Schopenhauer's prescription is effective for human treatment, nor does Yalom's psychotherapy offer a specific solution to the audience. My hope is that the author, in his other two books that I have not read yet, has truly provided an answer to this loneliness and objectification of man in the modern era. Of course, I find it unlikely. My hope is that the author, in his other two books that I have not read yet, has truly provided an answer to this loneliness and objectification of man in the modern era. Of course, I find it unlikely. My hope is that the author, in his other two books that I have not read yet, has truly provided an answer to this loneliness and objectification of man in the modern age. Of course, I find it unlikely.
Schopenhauer's treatment is a narrative that derives its main substance from an extreme treatment of sexual instincts. It is necessary to read it for the people of our gendered land. Although it seems that the root of human suffering is much deeper than these Schopenhauerian avoidances and Freudian games.
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Cancer Cures Neurosis
An episode of the British sci-fi comedy, Red Dwarf, has a disturbing female character with a heavy Germanic accent proclaiming, "Schopenhauer was rrrright: Without pain, life has no meaning. I am about to give your life meaning." This is more or less the central theme of Yalom's novel.
Like Robertson Davies' Manticore, The Schopenhauer Cure follows a series of psycho-analytic therapy sessions, interspersed with background material. But Yalom uses group not individual therapy as the binding story-line. And Instead of the Jungian technique of Davies, inserts the highly unlikely character of the German 19th century philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer as a model for psychological investigation and treatment.
Unlikely because, although Schopenhauer certainly inspired subsequent doctors of the mind through his philosophy, he himself was without question a neurotic of the first order. He had no stable relationships, male or female. He was alienated from his suicidal father, his emotionally distant mother, and his spinster sister for decades before each of them died without concern on his part. He spent his entire adult life in a sort of normalized isolation dominated by an abiding obsession with death.
On the other hand, Schopenhauer was not an unhappy person. Or to put it more aptly in terms of his philosophy, he experienced less pain than he might have, had he not learned to recognise the futility of his desires - material, social, professional, but especially sexual.
Schopenhauer's self-prescribed psycho-therapy involved training himself insistently that such desires could never actually be achieved, or more accurately that such desires once sated would merely be replaced by others, and so on ad infinitum as well as ad nauseum. So he adopted the life of a hermetic recluse - on the streets of 19th century Frankfurt rather than the deserts of 4th century Syria.
Yalom's motivating character, Philip, is a devotee of Schopenhauer's philosophy, who in a Luther-like attempt to heal himself by diagnosing his own as the world's problem, crashes an established therapy group in order to fulfill his training requirements as... a psycho-therapist!
So a person who is happily convinced that a primary source of pain is attachment to human relationships involves himself in a therapeutic group, the function of which is to intensify human relationships among its members. What could go wrong?
In fact the situation provokes some rather interesting insights by all concerned, including the reader. Without doubt, for example, Yalom's group, both individually and collectively, is improved by the insertion of the Schopenhaurian take on life, no matter how dismal it might appear. Every member of the group perceives an important contribution is made by Philip, although none understands precisely why or how.
More significantly the confrontation between two opposed views of the world pointedly raises the issue of what constitutes the success of a psycho-therapeutic process. What are the criteria of psychological or emotional 'healing'? Is it personal contentment? A feeling of acceptance within a group? Reduced compulsivity? Increased social skills? All or none of the above? It isn't at all clear that members of the group share the same criterion of success to begin with but Philip's arrival formalizes the issue, at least for the therapist-in-charge.
The therapist-in-charge dies with his boots on (from cancer), so we don't get his view on the issue. The only one to get the short end of the therapeutic stick, however, is poor Philip. 'Reconnected' to his desiring self, he suffers the pain and anxiety of human relationships once again. Is 'meaning' worth the price? By whose standard?
Postscript: Tomorrow is the anniversary of Schopenhauer's death. It seems more appropriate to celebrate his death than his birth. So here's to the inimitable Arthur for whom one of my sons is named.
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Irvin David Yalom writes about life and death between philosophy and psychoanalysis,
a smooth narration and dialogues that reveal cases of human weakness in different forms.
Although Schopenhauer's philosophy is sharp and illogical at times, the writer presented his ideas skillfully
and linked him with the characters of the novel in an attempt to understand what is going on in the labyrinth of the human soul
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"When at the end of their lives, most people look back, they find that they have lived their whole lives waiting. They will be surprised to realize that what they let slip away without appreciating and enjoying it was nothing more than their life. Thus man, deceived by hope, dances towards the embrace of death"
This particular book went through 40 waves until I read it. I started it at a time when I was a good reader, I liked it a lot but the content probably weighed on me I guess quite mentally, I stopped it, in the meantime I also stopped reading for several days and in the last 2 days something just pushed me to pick it up again, something he was saying that at this particular moment this book would do me good on all levels, it would probably have something important to tell me. I think I will rank this among my favorite books by Irwin Yalom. It taught me, it tortured me, it troubled me but at the end of the day I feel happy that I read it and at a time when if you will I wanted someone to remind me again of the greatness of life. Life for better or for worse is full of bitter, unpleasant moments but at the end of the day we all want to live this and many others.
I found it extremely interesting that the author found one part of the narrative to be about the life and views of Arthur Schopenhauer. For better or for worse, starting to get to know him through Yalom's narrative, you probably don't get the best feelings for a man whose truly torturous loneliness gave you hours and hours of unbearable pessimism that when you have him, even on your own, you don't know if you want read it in books too. However, I think it was perhaps the strongest part of the book. This very analysis that the author makes and the attempt to approach Schopenhauer and his worldview is a rare reading experience that will make the reader dig inside and reach corners that until now have been kept well locked. At least that's what happened to me.
Schopenauer said that it is this continuous desire that leads us to this vicious circle of wanting other things and at the same time not being satisfied with anything, while he concludes that ultimately what is important in order to be led to a certain happiness is to give undivided attention to what we are and not what we represent to others. I don't know if the same happened with other readers, but finishing the book I felt a special sympathy and tenderness for Schopenauer. Somewhere among the theories of this misanthrope is Philip Slate, a fanatical follower of his worldview, who is called to follow a model of psychotherapy suggested by his psychotherapist, where through communication with other people.
I'll close by leaving you with a few quotes that I really liked. If I have to find a common recommendation in them then everyone can easily characterize them as how to say it perhaps pessimistically but I think that the main meaning of the book was precisely the acceptance of life even in the moments when we don't find the courage to continue.
"Life can be compared to a piece of embroidered fabric, which in the first half a person sees from its good side and in the second half from the wrong side. The second part is not so nice, but it is more constructive, because it helps one to see how the threads are connected to each other.
«Κάθε ανάσα που παίρνουμε απωθεί τον θάνατο που συνεχώς μας πολιορκεί. .. Στο τέλος ο θάνατος πρέπει να θριαμβεύσει, γιατί ορίστηκε για μας από τη γέννησή μας και παίζει με το θύμα του μόνο για λίγο, πριν το καταβροχθίσει. Κι όμως, συνεχίζουμε με μεγάλο ενδιαφέρον και με πολλή φροντίδα τη ζωή μας για όσο μεγαλύτερο διάστημα γίνεται, όπως θα φτιάχναμε μια σαπουνόφουσκα, όσο μεγαλύτερη μπορούμε, παρά την απόλυτη βεβ��ιότητά μας πως στο τέλος θα σκάσει »
"First of all man is never happy but wastes his whole life fighting for something which he thinks will make him happy. He rarely achieves his goal, and when he does, he is ultimately disappointed again: in the end he is usually so seasick that he reaches port without sails or rigging. And then he does the same whether he lived happily or unhappily. For his life was nothing more than a present moment, always lost and now ended”
“So what is human life but an endless cycle of desire, satisfaction, boredom, and desire again? Does this apply to all life forms? For humans it is worse, says Schopenhauer, because as intelligence increases, so does the intensity of unhappiness.
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By reading this book, you can show several points with one arrow, besides reading a fascinating novel, you will get to know one of the world's greatest philosophers, "Arthur Schopenhauer", with group therapy.
The book is divided into two main parts: "Schopenhauer's biography" and psychotherapy sessions of a person named Flip, who is a copy of Schopenhauer's thinking and was able to overcome his sexual addiction problem by using Schopenhauer's philosophical teachings. In the book, an attempt has been made to find the root of Schopenhauer's pessimism and anthropomorphism by examining his biography, and to solve these problems for his manuscript, Flip, by giving meaning to life using human relationships, which no one has done for Schopenhauer. .
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"Schopenhauer lived, and still showed signs of personal self-sufficiency. He persevered in his work, and was a productive philosopher until the end of his life, never losing confidence in himself. He likened himself to a small oak tree that seemed ordinary and insignificant to other plants. "But leave him alone, he will not die." The time will come when he will bring with him those who truly know his value.” He predicted that, in the end, his genius would have a great influence on future generations of thinkers.
My previous meeting with the writer in a novel when Nietzsche cried made me fall in love with him and I decided to read all his novels so that my second meeting with him came after long delays so that Schopenhauer’s treatment would be my second meeting with the writer and my second meeting with myself through him. Nietzsche was a profound psychological and philosophical potion and Schopenhauer came to give me a similar potion and a mental and psychological state that I cannot describe. In Nietzsche I loved the doctor more than the philosopher, but here I loved both. And the way the novel did not depend on only two characters like Nietzsche opened more horizons and ideas in the novel, there is the character of the doctor Julius and his old patient Philip, and there are members of the treatment session Pam, Bonnie, Rebecca, Tony, Jill and Stewart. I felt that I participated in these sessions with them. Yes, to this degree the writer managed to make me immerse myself in the novel. Besides, of course, information about Schopenhauer's life and philosophy. ?
I liked Schopenhauer in some things and saw in him my twin and hated him in some of his opinions, especially in which he sees himself arrogantly and that he is higher than humans and some of his opinions in treating others, but at the same time I think that part of his hatred for humans and his distance from them and belittling them was caused by the way he raised him and treated his father and mother him and their relationship to each other. In addition to his relationship with his mother and the way she dealt with him after his father's suicide. His failure to obtain acceptance, support and love from the closest relatives, especially from the mother and father, has great psyc
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두 남자가 집단치료를 통해 자신의 삶을 찾아가는 매력적인 스토리의 소설. 심리치료사이기도 한 지은이 어빈 얄롬이 집단심리치료 소설을 통해 쇼펜하우어의 심리적 삶을 사실과 허구를 잘 섞어 흥미진진하게 엮었다.
죽음을 앞둔 심리치료사 줄이어스는 자신의 인생과 직업을 뒤돌아보게 된다. 자신이 진실로 환자들의 인생을 변화시키는 데 도움을 주었을까? 치료에 실패했던 환자들은 어떻게 되었을까? 지금이라도 그들을 구원할 수 있을까?
줄리어스는 20여 년 점 섹스 중독 문제로 자신에게 치료를 받다 떠난 필립을 찾는다. 당시 필립이 사람과 관계를 맺는 수단은 오로지 섹스뿐이었고, 줄리어스는 필립을 변화시키는 데 실패했었다.
그러나 줄리어스가 다시 찾은 필립은 놀랍게도 철학적 상담자가 되어 있었다. 필립은 상담소 개업 자격을 얻기 위해 줄리어스에게 도움을 청하고, 줄리어스는 필립이 집단치료에 참여하는 조건으로 동의한다.
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필립이 짧은 침묵을 깨뜨렸다. '좋아요. 나는 내 생각을 정리할 시간이 필요했어요. 내가 생각한 것은 이겁니다. 보니와 레베카는 비슷한 고뇌를 가지고 있어요. 보니는 인기가 없는 것을 못 견뎌 하고, 반면에 레베카는 더 이상 인기가 없다는 것을 못 견뎌 하는 거예요. 두 분 다 변덕스러운 다른 사람이 자기에 대해 어떻게 생각하는가에 대해 노예가 되어 있어요. 다른 말로 하면, 이 두 분에게 있어서 행복이란 다른 사람들의 머리에 달려 있는 거예요. 그래서 두 분을 위한 해결책은 똑같아요. 자기 자신이 많은 것을 가지고 있으면 있을수록 다른 사람으로부터 많은 것을 원하지 않게 된다.' - 본문 212쪽에서 접기
모든 장미는 가시를 가지지만, 모든 가시는 장미를 가질수 없다 - 아들만둘멘붕
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2013년 현재 강원대학교 교수, 한국상담심리학회 이사
이화여자대학교 대학원 심리학과 박사(상담심리학)
한국상담심리학회 회장(2012), 학술위원장, 윤리위원장, 편집위원, 서울가정법원 가사조정위원 역임
저서 멘붕탈출! 스트레스 관리(공저, 학지사, 2013)
역서 스트레스 없는 풍요로운 삶(공역, 시그마프레스, 2013)
쇼펜하우어 집단심리치료(공역, 시그마프레스, 2008)
사이코드라마 가이드(시그마프레스, 2007)
나는 사랑의 처형자가 되기 싫다(시그마프레스, 2001)
최근작 : <현대청년심리학>,<심리극> … 총 12종 (모두보기)
이혜성 (옮긴이)
저자파일
신간알리미 신청
한국상담대학원대학교 총장
이화여자대학교 명예교수
서울대학교 사범대학 졸업
미국 버지니아대학교 교육학 박사(상담자교육 전공)
서울여자대학교, 이화여자대학교 교수 역임
한국청소년상담원 원장 역임
저서
여성상담
삶·사람·상담
문학상담
사랑하자 그러므로 사랑하자
아름다움은 영원한 기쁨이어라
내 삶의 네 기둥
역서
쇼펜하우어, 집단심리치료
폴라와의 여행: 삶과 죽음, 그 실존적 고뇌에 관한
심리치료 이야기
카우치에 누워서
보다 냉정하게 보다 용기있게
어빈 D. 얄롬의 심리치료와 인간의 조건
매일... 더보기
최근작 : <문학상담> … 총 15종 (모두보기)
8.9
우리를 찾아가는 과정
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미국 중산층 배경이라는 분명한 한계가 있으나(미국에서 사회복지/집단상담은 값비싼 상품에 지나지 않는다), 국내에 출간된 그 어떤 책보다도 쇼펜하우어의 삶을 이해하는데 도움을 준다. 최소한 나치당원 발터 아벤트로트의 조잡한 평전보다 훨씬 낫다고 할 수 있다.
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집단심리치료과정에 대해 얻는 바가 많았다. 죽음에 직면한 의사과 쇼펜하우어의 자아를 가진 한 남자의 치료과정은 스스로에 대한 많은 질문과 깨달음의 과정을 갇게 한다.
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집단상담에는 많은 장점이 있다는 것을 배울 수 있었다. 마치 재밌는 집단상담 사례집을 읽는 것 같기도 했다. 그리고 죽음의 순간까지 자신의 소명을 다한 집단상담 리더 줄리어스의 행동에 큰 감동을 받았다. 여러모로 나에게 긍정적인 에너지와 새로운 지적 호기심을 선물해준 좋은 책이었다.
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도서기록장 백삼십사번째.- 쇼펜하우어, 집단심리치료
개인적인 생각으로는 개인심리치료보다 집단심리치료가 아주 좋은 치료를 할 수 있다고 생각한다. 하지만 알 수 없는 위험상황이 많고 좀 더 신중해야 한다는 단점때문에 그 가치가 가려진다고 해야 할까. 뭐어 그건 일대일심리치료에도 마찬가지로 적용되지만. 사실 어빈 얄롬의 ’카우치에 누워서’라는 심리학 책을 노리고 있었는데, 난데없이 처음 집게 된 책은 이것이었다. 쇼펜하우어와 집단심리치료의 만남은 사실 쇼펜하우어의 저서를 한 번도 읽어 본 적이 없는 나에게조차도 너무나 키워드가 안 맞아 보였기 때문이었다. 전형적인 소설 방식을 따라가고 있지만 심리치료라는 가상현실과 쇼펜하우어의 일생에 대한 이야기를 조합시켰다. 또한 줄리어스라는 유대감 높은 심리상담가와 필립이라는 감정이 결핍된 철학상담가의 대립도 주목할 만했다. 하지만 내가 무엇보다도 흥미가 있었던 장면은 팸과 필립의 만남이었다. 여기까지는 스포일러이므로 생략. 여성과 남성에게 얽혀있는 감정을 매우 잘 표현했다. 무엇보다도 내가 이겨내려 노력하는 남성에 대한 편견이 팸과 비슷해서 깜짝 놀랐다. 아무튼, 심리치료에 관심이 있으신 분들은 한 번 읽어보시기를 추천한다.
그동안 쇼펜하우어를 부정적으로만 보았었는데, 프로이트가 그의 이론과 관련이 있다고 하니 일단 ’의지와 표상으로부터의 세계’부터 정독해봐야겠다. 쇼펜하우어에게 심리치료가 필요하다는 주장은 파격적이라고 생각한다 ㅋ 하지만 그가 치료되었다면 과연 지금 허무주의라는 개념이 살아남을 수 있었을까?
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집단역동의 생생한 현장
집단정신치료의 대가로 잘 알려져 있는 얄롬의 책이다. 이 책은 교과서가 아니라 소설이다. 소설의 형식을 빌어 쇼펜하우어의 이론과 집단정신치료의 원리와 둘 사이의 접목을 생생하게 그려내고 있다. 쇼펜하우어나 집단정신치료를 이 책으로 제대로 공부할 수 있는 것은 아니지만 적어도 잘 꾸려진 집단이 실제로 어떻게 돌아가고 있는지 그 생생한 현장을 느낄 수는 있다. 게다가 다소의 긴장감을 가미하며 소설의 구성에 충실한 짜임은 읽는 내내 다음 장을 궁금하게 만들다가 남은 페이지가 줄어들수록 책장 넘기기가 아까워지다가 마지막 페이지를 읽고 난후 나도 모르게 책을 가슴에 끌어안게 만드는 그런 책이다. 집단을 대상으로 작업하는 모든 사람들에게 이 책을 강추한다.
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8.9 100자평(5)리뷰(2)전자책 출간알림 신청
484쪽
The Schopenhauer Cure (Paperback, Reprint) Paperback, Reprint책소개
두 남자가 집단치료를 통해 자신의 삶을 찾아가는 매력적인 스토리의 소설. 심리치료사이기도 한 지은이 어빈 얄롬이 집단심리치료 소설을 통해 쇼펜하우어의 심리적 삶을 사실과 허구를 잘 섞어 흥미진진하게 엮었다.
죽음을 앞둔 심리치료사 줄이어스는 자신의 인생과 직업을 뒤돌아보게 된다. 자신이 진실로 환자들의 인생을 변화시키는 데 도움을 주었을까? 치료에 실패했던 환자들은 어떻게 되었을까? 지금이라도 그들을 구원할 수 있을까?
줄리어스는 20여 년 점 섹스 중독 문제로 자신에게 치료를 받다 떠난 필립을 찾는다. 당시 필립이 사람과 관계를 맺는 수단은 오로지 섹스뿐이었고, 줄리어스는 필립을 변화시키는 데 실패했었다.
그러나 줄리어스가 다시 찾은 필립은 놀랍게도 철학적 상담자가 되어 있었다. 필립은 상담소 개업 자격을 얻기 위해 줄리어스에게 도움을 청하고, 줄리어스는 필립이 집단치료에 참여하는 조건으로 동의한다.
책속에서
필립이 짧은 침묵을 깨뜨렸다. '좋아요. 나는 내 생각을 정리할 시간이 필요했어요. 내가 생각한 것은 이겁니다. 보니와 레베카는 비슷한 고뇌를 가지고 있어요. 보니는 인기가 없는 것을 못 견뎌 하고, 반면에 레베카는 더 이상 인기가 없다는 것을 못 견뎌 하는 거예요. 두 분 다 변덕스러운 다른 사람이 자기에 대해 어떻게 생각하는가에 대해 노예가 되어 있어요. 다른 말로 하면, 이 두 분에게 있어서 행복이란 다른 사람들의 머리에 달려 있는 거예요. 그래서 두 분을 위한 해결책은 똑같아요. 자기 자신이 많은 것을 가지고 있으면 있을수록 다른 사람으로부터 많은 것을 원하지 않게 된다.' - 본문 212쪽에서 접기
모든 장미는 가시를 가지지만, 모든 가시는 장미를 가질수 없다 - 아들만둘멘붕
저자 및 역자소개
어빈 D. 얄롬 (Irvin D. Yalom) (지은이)
저자파일
신간알리미 신청
스탠퍼드대학교 정신과 명예교수인 어빈 D. 얄롬은 국제적인 베스트셀러로 알려진 『나는 사랑의 처형자가 되기 싫다』, 『치료의 선물』, 『비커밍 마이셀프』, 그리고 『니체가 눈물을 흘릴 때』 등의 저자이다.
최근작 : <죽음과 삶>,<입원환자의 집단 정신치료>,<삶과 죽음 사이에 서서> … 총 174종 (모두보기)
최윤미 (옮긴이)
저자파일
신간알리미 신청
2013년 현재 강원대학교 교수, 한국상담심리학회 이사
이화여자대학교 대학원 심리학과 박사(상담심리학)
한국상담심리학회 회장(2012), 학술위원장, 윤리위원장, 편집위원, 서울가정법원 가사조정위원 역임
저서 멘붕탈출! 스트레스 관리(공저, 학지사, 2013)
역서 스트레스 없는 풍요로운 삶(공역, 시그마프레스, 2013)
쇼펜하우어 집단심리치료(공역, 시그마프레스, 2008)
사이코드라마 가이드(시그마프레스, 2007)
나는 사랑의 처형자가 되기 싫다(시그마프레스, 2001)
최근작 : <현대청년심리학>,<심리극> … 총 12종 (모두보기)
이혜성 (옮긴이)
저자파일
신간알리미 신청
한국상담대학원대학교 총장
이화여자대학교 명예교수
서울대학교 사범대학 졸업
미국 버지니아대학교 교육학 박사(상담자교육 전공)
서울여자대학교, 이화여자대학교 교수 역임
한국청소년상담원 원장 역임
저서
여성상담
삶·사람·상담
문학상담
사랑하자 그러므로 사랑하자
아름다움은 영원한 기쁨이어라
내 삶의 네 기둥
역서
쇼펜하우어, 집단심리치료
폴라와의 여행: 삶과 죽음, 그 실존적 고뇌에 관한
심리치료 이야기
카우치에 누워서
보다 냉정하게 보다 용기있게
어빈 D. 얄롬의 심리치료와 인간의 조건
매일... 더보기
최근작 : <문학상담> … 총 15종 (모두보기)
8.9
우리를 찾아가는 과정
우왕 2014-07-29 공감 (0) 댓글 (0)
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미국 중산층 배경이라는 분명한 한계가 있으나(미국에서 사회복지/집단상담은 값비싼 상품에 지나지 않는다), 국내에 출간된 그 어떤 책보다도 쇼펜하우어의 삶을 이해하는데 도움을 준다. 최소한 나치당원 발터 아벤트로트의 조잡한 평전보다 훨씬 낫다고 할 수 있다.
블루비니 2013-04-20 공감 (0) 댓글 (0)
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집단심리치료과정에 대해 얻는 바가 많았다. 죽음에 직면한 의사과 쇼펜하우어의 자아를 가진 한 남자의 치료과정은 스스로에 대한 많은 질문과 깨달음의 과정을 갇게 한다.
jnh0320 2012-05-17 공감 (0) 댓글 (0)
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집단상담에는 많은 장점이 있다는 것을 배울 수 있었다. 마치 재밌는 집단상담 사례집을 읽는 것 같기도 했다. 그리고 죽음의 순간까지 자신의 소명을 다한 집단상담 리더 줄리어스의 행동에 큰 감동을 받았다. 여러모로 나에게 긍정적인 에너지와 새로운 지적 호기심을 선물해준 좋은 책이었다.
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도서기록장 백삼십사번째.- 쇼펜하우어, 집단심리치료
개인적인 생각으로는 개인심리치료보다 집단심리치료가 아주 좋은 치료를 할 수 있다고 생각한다. 하지만 알 수 없는 위험상황이 많고 좀 더 신중해야 한다는 단점때문에 그 가치가 가려진다고 해야 할까. 뭐어 그건 일대일심리치료에도 마찬가지로 적용되지만. 사실 어빈 얄롬의 ’카우치에 누워서’라는 심리학 책을 노리고 있었는데, 난데없이 처음 집게 된 책은 이것이었다. 쇼펜하우어와 집단심리치료의 만남은 사실 쇼펜하우어의 저서를 한 번도 읽어 본 적이 없는 나에게조차도 너무나 키워드가 안 맞아 보였기 때문이었다. 전형적인 소설 방식을 따라가고 있지만 심리치료라는 가상현실과 쇼펜하우어의 일생에 대한 이야기를 조합시켰다. 또한 줄리어스라는 유대감 높은 심리상담가와 필립이라는 감정이 결핍된 철학상담가의 대립도 주목할 만했다. 하지만 내가 무엇보다도 흥미가 있었던 장면은 팸과 필립의 만남이었다. 여기까지는 스포일러이므로 생략. 여성과 남성에게 얽혀있는 감정을 매우 잘 표현했다. 무엇보다도 내가 이겨내려 노력하는 남성에 대한 편견이 팸과 비슷해서 깜짝 놀랐다. 아무튼, 심리치료에 관심이 있으신 분들은 한 번 읽어보시기를 추천한다.
그동안 쇼펜하우어를 부정적으로만 보았었는데, 프로이트가 그의 이론과 관련이 있다고 하니 일단 ’의지와 표상으로부터의 세계’부터 정독해봐야겠다. 쇼펜하우어에게 심리치료가 필요하다는 주장은 파격적이라고 생각한다 ㅋ 하지만 그가 치료되었다면 과연 지금 허무주의라는 개념이 살아남을 수 있었을까?
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집단역동의 생생한 현장
집단정신치료의 대가로 잘 알려져 있는 얄롬의 책이다. 이 책은 교과서가 아니라 소설이다. 소설의 형식을 빌어 쇼펜하우어의 이론과 집단정신치료의 원리와 둘 사이의 접목을 생생하게 그려내고 있다. 쇼펜하우어나 집단정신치료를 이 책으로 제대로 공부할 수 있는 것은 아니지만 적어도 잘 꾸려진 집단이 실제로 어떻게 돌아가고 있는지 그 생생한 현장을 느낄 수는 있다. 게다가 다소의 긴장감을 가미하며 소설의 구성에 충실한 짜임은 읽는 내내 다음 장을 궁금하게 만들다가 남은 페이지가 줄어들수록 책장 넘기기가 아까워지다가 마지막 페이지를 읽고 난후 나도 모르게 책을 가슴에 끌어안게 만드는 그런 책이다. 집단을 대상으로 작업하는 모든 사람들에게 이 책을 강추한다.
