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Foreword – Larry Beutler The Self under Siege PART ONE: DEVELOPMENTAL PERSPECTIVE The Reality of Childhood Trauma Patterns of Emotional Mistreatment Psychodynamics Involved in the Intergenerational Cycle of Child Abuse Identification with the Aggressor PART TWO: DEFENSE FORMATION The Fantasy Bond and Self-Parenting Process The Fantasy Bond in Couple Relationships Manifestations of the Inward Process PART THREE: METHODOLOGY The Concept of the Voice and Voice Therapy Approach to Psychotherapy Application of Voice Therapy to Couples and Parenting Groups Assessment of Suicide Risk PART FOUR: THEORETICAL ISSUES The Dual Nature of Guilt Reactions The Psychodynamics of Fantasy, Addiction and Addictive Attachments The Essential Paradox of Psychotherapy PART FIVE: SOCIAL CONCERNS AND EXISTENTIAL ISSUES Psychological Defenses against Death Anxiety Origins of Ethnic Strife The `Good Life’
