The Nightgown.
An essay is presented on the giving and receiving of gifts in psychotherapy, with a particular focus on Latino patients. Details on an account by psychotherapist Ernestina Carrillo of a patient's attempts to give her a nightgown and a dish towel are presented. The role of therapists' individual judg...
| Publicado en: | CR: The New Centennial Review Vol. 13; no. 3; pp. 29 - 52 |
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| Formato: | Essay |
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Michigan State University Press
Winter2013
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| Sumario: | An essay is presented on the giving and receiving of gifts in psychotherapy, with a particular focus on Latino patients. Details on an account by psychotherapist Ernestina Carrillo of a patient's attempts to give her a nightgown and a dish towel are presented. The role of therapists' individual judgment in accepting or rejecting a gift is explored. Other topics include the author's book "The Life of the Undead" and the book "Object Lessons" by Robyn Wiegman. |
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