The Book Depository Why Do I Do That by Joseph Burgo
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Description: Why Do I Do That? : Paperback : New Rise Press : 9780988443129 : 0988443120 : 26 Oct 2012. The Book Depository Why Do I Do That by Joseph Burgo - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
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Product ID: 9780988443129
MPN: 0988443120
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Author: binger
Rating: 5
Review: I’m in the second year of a counselling course, moving from Person-Centred to Psychdynamic theory. I found this book invaluable as an introduction to a central part of Freud’s approach, which in its original, scientific, of-it’s-time form, I found I couldn’t respond to on an emotional level. Luckily the author, a practicing analyst with a huge experience of helping clients discover their whole selves, wrote this book with the intention of helping people who weren’t in therapy, go along this road of self-discovery: a true “self-help” book indeed. I found that the friendly, approachable way it’s written, and the clear way it’s laid out, really works! I’ve recognised many previously hidden truths about myself, as well as opening the door to a whole world of knowledge that I am now finding myself able to explore with curiosity and enjoyment.
Author: Andrew Phillips
Rating: 3
Review: Dr Burgo is clearly influenced by Freud and explains his teaching in a nutshell. He goes on to examine the classic defences Freud identified in his work and how to identify, understand and disable them. However, he fails to clearly explain how we can get emotionally damaged when children. Nor does he give a clear path out from the psychological games we often play in life. The book would be better and more effective as a self help book if he broadened it out by including something about Attachment Theory and CBT.