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A Population of Selves: A Therapeutic Exploration of Personal Diversity

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Erving Polster greatly expands the knowledge and thinking on the development of the self. This important book offers therapists new ways of thinking, as well as specific procedures to help patients realize a powerful and healthy sense of self.

251 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1995

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September 7, 2025
Polster beschreibt in diesem Buch den therapeutischen Umgang mit verschiedenen Selbsten. Nein, hier geht es nicht um verschiedene Persönlichkeiten im Sinne einer dissoziativen Identitätsstörung, sondern die innere Vielfalt an Charakteren, die jede*r von uns mitbringt.

"(...) the self is always a summation of large or small clusters of characteristics within the person, a metaphorical dynamism that guides the person's behavior and feelings." (S. 22)

"This creation that I am proposing as the self is an example of natural gestalt formation and greatly reduces the confusion between person and self. First, the self is a psychological event intending to illuminate and animate reality, not to replace it. Second, this configurative process is fluid and is the creator of many selves." (S. 25)

Jedes Selbst entsteht aus den Erfahrungen, die wir machen. Erfahrungen können wir in jeder Sekunde unseres Lebens machen, sofern wir uns ihnen achtsam zuwenden und sie registrieren. Hier kann die Therapeutin/der Therapeut unterstützen. Das Gewahrsein fördern. Erleben, wann ich mich nicht gemäß einer einschränkenden Geschichte von mir verhalte. Meine eigene Vielfältigkeit wahrnehmen lernen.
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