Zen and psychotherapy : integrating traditional and nontraditional approaches /
Christopher J. Mruk ; with Joan Hartzell.
- xiii, 249 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-243) and index.
Traditional, Complementary, and Alternative Therapies -- Introduction -- Setting the Stage: A Modern Health Care Paradox -- Traditional and Nontraditional Approaches: Definitions -- A Gordian Knot in Mental Health Care -- Historical Roots: Conflicting Knowledge Paradigms -- Why Zen? -- The Basic Principles of Zen and Their Psychotherapeutic Implications -- Finding a Path -- The Four Noble Truths -- Meditation -- Six Zen Principles of Psychotherapeutic Value -- From Realism to Idealism: Traditional Therapies and Zen -- A Phenomenology of Traditional Psychotherapy -- Zen and the Traditional Perspectives -- A Word About Theoretical and Interdisciplinary Overlap -- Practical Applications: Zen in the Clinical Setting -- Question 1: Meditation Revisited -- Question 2: Using Zen and Practicing a Traditional Religious Faith -- Question 3: How to Practice Meditation -- Question 4: The Ego, Self, and Zen -- Question 5: Practical Uses of Zen -- Question 6: Zen and Work Place Issues -- PICU Unit Rules (Standard Version) -- PICU Unit Rules (Revised Version) -- Question 7: Zen for the Therapist (Avoiding Burn-Out) -- Integrating Zen and Psychotherapy: Connections and Limits -- Zen, the Medical Model, and Evidence-Based Treatment -- Zen and the World of Managed Care -- Zen and Academic Education -- Zen and Clinical Supervision -- Integrating Traditional and Nontraditional Therapies: A Case for Zen -- Zen as a Complement or as an Alternative: A Final Word -- Zen Resources. 1. A. B. C. D. E. F. 2. A. B. C. D. 3. A. B. C. 4. A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. 5. A. B. C. D. E. F. App. II.