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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Jeffrey A. Kottler, Ph.D.Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc Imprint: SAGE Publications Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.80cm Weight: 0.370kg ISBN: 9780761913603ISBN 10: 0761913602 Pages: 176 Publication Date: 22 June 1999 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock Table of ContentsPART ONE: CONCEPTUAL BACKGROUND Social Disease and Professional Unease Image and Identity The Meaning of Possessions Consequences of Consumerism PART TWO: DISORDERS OF EXCESS Greed Emptiness and Meaninglessness Compulsive Shopping and Hoarding The Privileged and Successful PART THREE: TREATMENT ISSUES Interventions - with Hal Stevens Ritual Acquisitions Alternative Lifestyles Reflective Activities Therapist DesiresReviewsAuthor InformationJeffrey A. Kottler is one of the most prolific authors in the fields of counseling, psychotherapy, and education, having written more than 90 books about a wide range of subjects. He has authored a dozen texts for counselors and therapists that are used in universities around the world and a dozen books each for practicing therapists and educators. Some of his most highly regarded works include Creative Breakthroughs in Therapy, The Mummy at the Dining Room Table: Eminent Therapists Reveal Their Most Unusual Cases and What They Teach Us About Human Behavior, Bad Therapy, The Client Who Changed Me, Divine Madness, Change: What Leads to Personal Transformation, Stories We’ve Heard, Stories We’ve Told: Life-Changing Narratives in Therapy and Everyday Life, and Therapy Over 50. He has been an educator for 40 years, having worked as a teacher, counselor, and therapist in preschool, middle school, mental health center, crisis center, nongovernmental organization, university, community college, private practice, and disaster relief settings. He has served as a Fulbright scholar and senior lecturer in Peru and Iceland, as well as worked as a visiting professor in New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Nepal. He is professor of counseling at California State University, Fullerton. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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