Treating the New Anxiety: A Cognitive-Theological Approach (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780765704634)

A new form of anxiety has emerged, stemming in part from our post-9/11 reality, but even more stemming from the influence of supermodernity. Whereas postmodernism theorizes an anxiety that results from the collapse or loss of meaning, through the lens of supermodernity it appears that the new anxiety is evoked more by an excess of meaning generated by the rapid acceleration of human life and the media's daily bombardment with serious global, national, and local concerns. This book explores the nature of the anxiety our supermodern condition provokes, and proposes that with the void left by the diminishment of religious involvement and practice the therapy session becomes the definitive place for meaning-making. Building on a cognitive therapy approach that emphasizes the client's belief system, Bingaman demonstrates that to treat this new anxiety most effectively, practitioners must help clients identify and explore their core theological beliefs and spiritual values.

Author: Kirk A. Bingaman
ISBN-10: 0765704633
ISBN-13: 9780765704634
Publisher: Jason Aronson
Language: English
Published: 09/16/2007
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.52lbs
Size: 8.91h x 6.06w x 0.45d

Review Citation(s):
Scitech Book News 12/01/2007 pg. 99