Authors: Christopher Alexander
ISBN-13: 9781560239017, ISBN-10: 1560239018
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Date Published: August 1997
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Growth and Intimacy for Gay Men: A Workbook is an educational workbook for gay men that covers a variety of topics, including family of origin, addiction, self-image, dating and relationships, AIDS and multiple loss, and spirituality. Each chapter provides an overview of the mental health concerns of gay men, as well as exercises the reader can do to facilitate his personal understanding of the issues covered. While the book is written in nontechnical language, making it useful to the general public, its wide selection of workbook exercises makes it useful for psychotherapists and counselors working with gay men.
Growth and Intimacy for Gay Men is written to the reader--with brief examples from the author’s work as a clinical psychologist helping gay men. A central goal of the book is to normalize the feelings and experiences the reader has, as many gay men feel like they’re the only ones with their feelings or experiences. The book’s problem-solving approach addresses:
Readers can do the workbook exercises on their own, or therapists can assign chapters and exercises as homework, with clients bringing the completed assignment to therapy for more in-depth exploration and discussion. By providing informative chapters and useful exercises, Growth and Intimacy for Gay Men becomes an avenue through which gay men can understand their identity, experiences, and goals.
Introduction | 1 | |
Ch. 1 | Growing Up Gay: Gay Men and Families of Origin | 7 |
Ch. 2 | Self-Esteem and Shame in the Lives of Gay Men | 53 |
Ch. 3 | Addictive Behavior and Codependency in Gay Men | 93 |
Ch. 4 | Developing and Maintaining Gay Relationships | 137 |
Ch. 5 | Friendship in the Lives of Gay Men | 189 |
Ch. 6 | Gay Male Survivors of Childhood Abuse | 205 |
Ch. 7 | AIDS in Our Lives: Assessing the Impact | 223 |
Ch. 8 | The Aging Gay Man: Lessons and Challenges in Development | 259 |
References | 287 | |
Index | 291 |