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Being of Two Minds
The Vertical Split in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy
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by Arnold Goldberg
Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc
Due/Published
May 1999, 185 pages,
cloth
ISBN
0881633089
From the unfaithful husband to the binge eater, from the secret cross-dresser to the pilferer of worthless items, there are those who seem to live two lives, to be divided selves, to be literally of two minds. This division or "vertical split" appears in a person at odds with himself, a person who puzzles over, and even heartily dislikes, that parallel person who behaves in so repugnant a manner. In Being of Two Minds, Arnold Goldberg provides trenchant insight into such divided minds - their origins, their appearances, and their treatment. As Goldberg shows, the repugnance felt by many therapists for offensive behaviors emanating from the patient's parallel self is frequently shared by the patient, who commonly despises misbehavior that he is unable to understand. Being of Two Minds begins to formulate just such understanding, to the great benefit of patient and therapist alike. |
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