Reviews for Unbearable affect

The average rating for Unbearable affect based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-11-27 00:00:00 Christine Petruszczak Diana Fosha is a compelling presenter and her book reveals the basis for her work: affects not attuned to by the caregiver are repressed. That repression causes presenting problems. Thus, the therapist's warmth and attunement will "melt" the patient's defenses, allowing feelings to be revealed and worked through. She links her theory to the attachment researchers and offers a compelling theoretical foundation for a psychodynamic therapy based on attachment theory. I give the book only four stars because only the last three chapters actually address how to work with patients, showing different ways she approaches clinical problems. Thus, although the theory is compelling, I found myself wanting to see on a clinical level how this theory translates into therapeutic action. In addition, although she believes defenses will "melt" in response to the therapist's warmth, this pathway of cure does not work with all patients. We are left at a loss when asked to think how she would work with this model with more resistant patients. However, that said, the last three chapters are terrific and well worth studying. Co-Creating Change: Effective Dynamic Therapy Techniques

Review # 2 was written on 2013-04-13 00:00:00 Michael Wandel In the end quite technical but very thorough.