A Therapist's Theory of Thinking

Reviews the book, Thinking and Psychotherapy by Harley C. Shands (see record 1962-03191-000). This book attempts to integrate current theories in neurophysiology, linguistics, social psychology, and psychiatry. The author states his purpose clearly and proceeds confidently and systematically. While...

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Published inContemporary psychology Vol. 7; no. 5; p. 181
Main Author GREENING, THOMAS C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.05.1962
Subjects
Human
Neurophysiology
Piaget (Jean)
Psychotherapy
Social Psychology
Therapists
Thinking
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Summary:Reviews the book, Thinking and Psychotherapy by Harley C. Shands (see record 1962-03191-000). This book attempts to integrate current theories in neurophysiology, linguistics, social psychology, and psychiatry. The author states his purpose clearly and proceeds confidently and systematically. While the general style and organization makes this a .very readable book, the preponderance of flat, declarative sentences is a discomfiting stylistic element in an avowedly theoretical and tentative presentation. The abstract discussion of psychotherapy might have been enlivened with excerpts from transcripts. Readers interested in this area will find many sections of the book quite pertinent, particularly the extension of Piaget's concepts of accommodation and assimilation. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)
ISSN:0010-7549
DOI:10.1037/006887