Zen and psychotherapy : integrating traditional and nontraditional approaches / Christopher J. Mruk ; with Joan Hartzell.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-243) and index.

1. Traditional, Complementary, and Alternative Therapies -- A. Introduction -- B. Setting the Stage: A Modern Health Care Paradox -- C. Traditional and Nontraditional Approaches: Definitions -- D. A Gordian Knot in Mental Health Care -- E. Historical Roots: Conflicting Knowledge Paradigms -- F. Why Zen? -- 2. The Basic Principles of Zen and Their Psychotherapeutic Implications -- A. Finding a Path -- B. The Four Noble Truths -- C. Meditation -- D. Six Zen Principles of Psychotherapeutic Value -- 3. From Realism to Idealism: Traditional Therapies and Zen -- A. A Phenomenology of Traditional Psychotherapy -- B. Zen and the Traditional Perspectives -- C. A Word About Theoretical and Interdisciplinary Overlap -- 4. Practical Applications: Zen in the Clinical Setting -- A. Question 1: Meditation Revisited -- B. Question 2: Using Zen and Practicing a Traditional Religious Faith -- C. Question 3: How to Practice Meditation -- D. Question 4: The Ego, Self, and Zen -- E. Question 5: Practical Uses of Zen -- F. Question 6: Zen and Work Place Issues -- G. PICU Unit Rules (Standard Version) -- H. PICU Unit Rules (Revised Version) -- I. Question 7: Zen for the Therapist (Avoiding Burn-Out) -- 5. Integrating Zen and Psychotherapy: Connections and Limits -- A. Zen, the Medical Model, and Evidence-Based Treatment -- B. Zen and the World of Managed Care -- C. Zen and Academic Education -- D. Zen and Clinical Supervision -- E. Integrating Traditional and Nontraditional Therapies: A Case for Zen -- F. Zen as a Complement or as an Alternative: A Final Word -- App. II. Zen Resources.

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