Thomas Abel – författare

Pandemics, substance abuse, natural disasters, obesity, and warfare: the line that once separated health crisis from social crisis no longer exists. Yet while social theories are implied in today’s public health arena, they are rarely acknowledged. Now an international panel of leaders in world health explores this vital but understudied aspect of health promotion.Health and Modernity proceeds from the thesis that contemporary health promotion is, by definition, inextricably linked to its social context. The authors discuss global challenges in terms of cultural capital, risk and causality, systems theory, and the dynamic between individual and community. In the process, they define an entity that:- Understands the centrality of health to all areas of human life- Is committed to equity in access to health-promoting resources- Applies a multidisciplinary approach to public concerns- Looks beyond quick fixes and simple answers to complex issues - Employs a variety of political and social agents to accomplish health objectives- Is dedicated to empowerment, facilitation, and inclusivenessThe insights found in Health and Modernity are certain to raise the level of debate among professionals, researchers, and the academic community in the global/public health and health promotion fields. This visionary volume guides readers from the immediacy of doing toward the deeper meaning that makes such doing possible.

Pandemics, substance abuse, natural disasters, obesity, and warfare: the line that once separated health crisis from social crisis no longer exists. Yet while social theories are implied in today’s public health arena, they are rarely acknowledged. Now an international panel of leaders in world health explores this vital but understudied aspect of health promotion.Health and Modernity proceeds from the thesis that contemporary health promotion is, by definition, inextricably linked to its social context. The authors discuss global challenges in terms of cultural capital, risk and causality, systems theory, and the dynamic between individual and community. In the process, they define an entity that:- Understands the centrality of health to all areas of human life- Is committed to equity in access to health-promoting resources- Applies a multidisciplinary approach to public concerns- Looks beyond quick fixes and simple answers to complex issues - Employs a variety of political and social agents to accomplish health objectives- Is dedicated to empowerment, facilitation, and inclusivenessThe insights found in Health and Modernity are certain to raise the level of debate among professionals, researchers, and the academic community in the global/public health and health promotion fields. This visionary volume guides readers from the immediacy of doing toward the deeper meaning that makes such doing possible.

Patient:innen begeben sich in eine Psychotherapie, weil sie unter quälenden Symptomen oder Beziehungsproblemen leiden und daran etwas ändern möchten. Gleichzeitig sind Veränderungen vom ersten Schritt an beängstigend: zum einen stellen sie das zumeist mühsam gefundene psychische Gleichgewicht in Frage. Zum Anderen liegen viele Abgründe, die auf dem Entwicklungsweg von den Patient:innen bewältigt werden müssen, noch im Nebel. Deshalb setzen sie dem therapeutischen Veränderungsprozess von Anfang an diverse Widerstände entgegen.Dieses Fachbuch zeigt auf, welche Konzepte einzelne Therapieverfahren vom Widerstand haben und was Widerstand in der psychotherapeutischen aber auch somatischen Behandlung bedeutet (Compliance). Die acht Formen des Widerstandes, die die Psychoanalyse unterscheidet , werden ausführlich anhand von Fallvignetten dargestellt. Verdeutlicht wird, warum in psychodynamischen Therapien die Regel gilt: “Widerstandsbearbeitung vor Inhaltsbearbeitung” und warum Therapien aller Richtungen an einem nicht verstandenen und nicht bearbeiteten Widerstand scheitern können.

Patients enter psychotherapy because they suffer from distressing symptoms or relationship problems and want to change something about them. At the same time, change is frightening: on the one hand, it calls into question an often painstakingly achieved psychological balance. On the other hand, the many abysses that patients must overcome on their developmental path still lie shrouded in fog. That is why they oppose the therapeutic process of change with various forms of resistance from the very beginning. This volume explores how this phenomenon is understood across different therapeutic approaches and what it means in clinical work. The eight forms of resistance identified in psychoanalysis are presented in detail using illustrative case vignettes. The book highlights the importance of the psychodynamic principle that resistance must be addressed before the underlying content can be explored and shows why all forms of therapy risk failure when it is not recognized and worked through.