The Myth of the Shiksa and Other Essays

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Edwin H. Friedman. The Myth of the Shiksa and Other Essays

The. MYTH. of the. SHIKSA. AND. OTHER ESSAYS

EDWIN H. FRIEDMAN

CONTENTS

GROWING UP FRIEDMAN. A Foreword by Shira Friedman Bogart

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

One. AN INTERVIEW WITH THE FIRST FAMILY COUNSELOR

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Two. SECRETS AND SYSTEMS

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Three. HOW TO SUCCEED IN THERAPY WITHOUT REALLY TRYING

The Other Side

Mentors

The Dilemma of Change

Passive-Aggressive Therapy

The Human Phenomenon

The Therapist’s Role

Four. THE MYTH OF THE SHIKSA

Clinical Experience

Ethnic Mythology and Jewish Family Life

Family Process and Cultural Costume

The Universality of Cultural Camouflage

Summary

Five. METAPHORS OF SALVATION

The Psychotherapeutic Reformation

Some Intriguing Parallels

Some Guidelines for Self-Salvation

Six. THE PLAY’S THE THING. The Therapeutic Reversal as Psychodrama

Scene I / Oedipus, Everyman, and the Betamax

Scene II / Stanislavsky vs. Brecht: Aesthetic Distance

Scene III / The Seriousness of Tragedy and the Tragedy of Seriousness

Scene IV / Who the Devil’s the Devil? The Authentic Shaw

Scene V / Characters in Search of an Author: Pirandello on Paradox

Scene VI / Theater of the Absurd: Waiting for Godot

Epilogue: Apocalypse Now, or Later

Seven. EMPATHY DEFEATS THERAPY. An Interview with Helen Gill

Eight. THE BIRTHDAY PARTY. An Experiment in Obtaining Change in One’s Own Family

The Process

Planning the Birthday Party

The Party

The Hangover

Change in My Family—A Generation Later

Change in My Own Thinking since “the Party”

Other Changes in My Thinking

Conclusion

Nine. MISCHIEF, MYSTERY, AND PARADOX. Bowen Theory and Therapy

Fundamental Characteristics of Bowen Theory

A Perspective of Universals

Four Seminal Constructs

Bowen Therapy

A True Paradigm Shift

Bowen and Societal Regression

Some Generally Accepted Dichotomies

Bowen Theory and Social Science

References and Bibliography

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