Interpreting the diagnosis
CHAPTER 18 Interpreting the diagnosis The interpretation of the material gathered through the four methods of diagnosis involves a combination of intuitive sensitivity and logical deduction. Each receiver manifests a…
How does Shiatsu work, practically?
CHAPTER 4 How does Shiatsu work, practically? The unique flexibility of Shiatsu as a therapy includes its ability to work in different ways with the human system; it can be…
Working with Shiatsu 1: It’s not what you do, it’s the way that you do it
CHAPTER 7 Working with Shiatsu 1 It’s not what you do, it’s the way that you do it When we begin to practice Shiatsu, our intention is often wholly altruistic….
The healing encounter
CHAPTER 5 The healing encounter As we have seen in the previous chapter, the rhythms of one person’s electromagnetic field can be registered in the electroencephalogram (EEG) of another person…
What is Shiatsu?
CHAPTER 1 What is Shiatsu? Since the first edition of this book came out, public awareness of the many forms of complementary therapies has increased immensely. Shiatsu has become a…
COGNITIVE THERAPY: BASIC TECHNIQUES
ELICITING NEGATIVE AUTOMATIC THOUGHTS Anxiety is accompanied by different types of thought, and it is necessary to distinguish between types of thought in correctly targeting NATs. For more information on…
GENERALISED ANXIETY DISORDER
THE NATURE OF WORRY Worrying is both a normal phenomenon and an activity which occurs in association with a wide range of emotional disorders. The worries of GAD patients closely…
ASSESSMENT: AN OVERVIEW
AIMS OF ASSESSMENT Several aims are served by assessment: identification of problems; elicitation of information for case conceptualisation; determination of past and present level of patient functioning; monitoring treatment outcome….
SOCIAL PHOBIA
THE NATURE OF SOCIAL PHOBIA Social phobia is defined in DSM-IV as a ‘marked and persistent fear of social or performance situations in which embarrassment may occur’ (p. 411). For…
