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Control Therapy: An Integrated Approach to Psychotherapy, Health, and Healing

ISBN: 978-0-471-55278-9
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370 pages
April 1998
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EXAMINING CONTROL THEORIES.

A Historical and Contemporary Overview of Control Theories.

A Unifying Theory of Human Control.

Developing a Control Profile: Assessing the Theory.

SEEKING OPTIMAL CONTROL IN MENTAL, PHYSICAL, AND INTERPERSONALHEALTH.

Suboptimal and Normal Control Profiles: Relationship to MentalHealth.

Beyond Normal: Toward Optimal Control and PsychologicalWell-Being.

Control and Physical Health: Coping, Prevention, andWellness.

Control and Healthy Relationships.

CONTROL AND THE THERAPEUTIC ENCOUNTER.

Knowing Thyself: Therapist Control Dynamics and Orientation.

Client Control Dynamics and Control Stories.

Techniques for Developing Assertive/Change and Yielding/AcceptanceModes of Control.

Technique Refinements for Addressing Client Resistances and OtherDifficulties in Gaining Control.

An Overview of a Control-Based Approach to Clinical Treatment:Mental and Physical Health Case Studies.

A Case of Couples Therapy: A Control-Based Approach.

FINAL CONSIDERATIONS.

Next Steps and Broader Implications.

Personal Epilogue.

Acknowledgments.

Appendices.

Bibliography.

Indexes.

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