Self-Narratives

Hubert J. M. Hermans, Els Hermans-Jansen

'Self-Narratives brings together psychological theory, the interpretation of myths and story, and the careful analysis of actual case studies to articulate a new and compelling vision of clinical work and psychological science' - Dan P. McAdams (Northwestern University)'A powerful and significant addition to the growing literature on the implications of narrative theory for the practice of psychotherapy' - Donald E. Polkinghorne (University of Southern California)

• Acknowledments. Preface. Introduction.1. The Person as Motivated Storyteller: Basic Metaphor2. The Self as an Organized Process of Meaning Construction3. The Self-Confrontation Method: Constructing and Reconstructing One's Self-Narrative4. The Nature of Valuation: Structure and Process5. Dreams and Myths: Routes to the Less Conscious Areas of the Self6. Dissociations and Dysfunctions7. Motivational Characteristics of the Self: Lifelong Development8. Summary and Perspective9. ManualReferences. Appendices.