Compassionate Parenting eCourse Preview For more information about this eCourse visit: http://ecourse.psychalive.org/com… Dr. Peter Levine on Emotionally Preparing Children for Medical Procedures Trauma expert, Dr. Peter Levine talks about the importance of preparing children… The Importance of Attachment http://my.brainshark.com/The-Importance-of-Attachment-153442356 – PsychAlive’s D… Division of the Mind http://my.brainshark.com/Division-…
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…Dr. Robert Firestone explains the five steps of Voice Therapy, a process by which people can identify and overcome their “Critical Inner Voice.”…
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Dr. Robert Firestone describes the qualities of a mentally healthy person: First of all, it depends a lot on their own motivation and their particular goals for themselves. But in general, the kind of person I would like to see them be is one who had a strong sense of themselves; a person who could deal with feelings; a person who was non-defensive; a person who had a strong sense of values; a person whose values were inner directed, rather than…
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…compares the characteristics of an ideal relationship to those of what Dr. Robert Firestone termed a “fantasy bond.” The fantasy bond is an “illusion of connection and closeness [that allows couples] to maintain an imagination of love and loving while preserving emotional distance.” A fantasy bond forms when couples substitute real love and closeness for the form of being in a relationship. This bond diminishes the feelings of liveliness and attra…
Learn More…ng and applied research in suicide and violence. In collaboration with Dr. Robert Firestone, her studies resulted in the development of the Firestone Assessment of Self-Destructive Thoughts (FAST) and the Firestone Assessment of Violent Thoughts (FAVT). Dr. Firestone has published numerous professional articles, and most recently was the co-author of the books: Sex and Love in Intimate Relationships (APA Books, 2006), Conquer Your Critical Inner V…
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…vated you to write Conquer Your Critical Inner Voice with your father, Dr. Robert W. Firestone, and Joyce Catlett? Dr. Lisa Firestone: After years of therapy practice, we could see how much our patientsgained from a deeper understanding of their critical inner voice, and we wanted to make it available to the general public. The goal is to help individuals gain an awareness of the critical inner voice that causes us to fall short of our capabilitie…
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…am that could spare their suffering and that of future victims. References Firestone, R. W., & Firestone, L. (2008a). Firestone Assessment of Violent Thoughts (FAVT) manual. Lutz, FL: Psychological Assessment Resources. Firestone, R. W., & Firestone, L. (2008b). Firestone Assessment of Violent Thoughts— Adolescent (FAVT-A) manual. Lutz, FL: Psychological Assessment Resources. Fonagy, P. (2003). Towards a developmental understanding of violence. Br…
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…Answering Back To The Voice Answering Back To The Voice…
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