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 SPORTS
HEROES, FALLEN IDOLS:
How Star Athletes Pursue Self Destructive Paths
and Jeopardize Their Careers
August 2005
University of Nebraska Press
800-755-1105
ISBN 0-8032-4445-0
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On the court and on the field, they are the
world’s winners, exhibiting a natural grace and
prowess their adoring fans can only dream about.
Yet so often, when off the field, our sports
heroes lose: their perspective, their balance,
their place. In a work as timely as the latest
fracas on the basketball court or NFL
suspension, Stanley H. Teitelbaum looks into the
circumstances behind so many star athletes’
precipitous fall from grace. Why, he asks, do
these sports heroes who seem to have it all also
seem, increasingly, to have a superhuman
proclivity for self-destruction?
Considering over two hundred historical and
current cases, Dr. Teitelbaum shows how, in many
instances, the very factors that elevate
athletes to superstardom can contribute to their
downfall: the adulation of fans and obsessive
attention of the media and the distorted
self-image and personal demons that often
accompany a headlong drive to succeed. An
evenhanded and honest look at athletes who have
faltered, Teitelbaum's work helps us see past
our sports stars' exalted image into what that
image--and its frailty--says about our society
and ourselves.
"Stanley Teitelbaum's volume,
Sports Heroes, Fallen Idols is a
thoroughly researched book full of entertaining
stories about the underbelly of sports."
-- Max Kellerman, TV and Radio Personality
"A great book that is apropos for today."
-- Nancy Grace, CNN Headline News
"A very, very, very timely book and a
fascinating read these days."
-- Ron Kuby, Court TV
 ILLUSION
AND DISILLUSIONMENT:
Core Issues in Psychotherapy
August 1999 (hardcover)
Jason Aronson Press
ISBN 0-7657-0219-3
February 2007 (paperback)
Rowman & Littlefield
800-462-6420
ISBN 0-765-70517-6
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Throughout the life cycle individuals
maintain illusions that sustain them. In
the course of normal development and in
psychotherapy, many of these illusions about
oneself and others are gradually dismantled.
Mourning the loss of core illusions and coping
with the impact of disillusionment are critical
issues as treatment progresses. Some
patients weather the inevitable loss of their
illusions smoothly, but for others the
relinquishment of a needed illusion can be
traumatic, engender extreme anxiety, and
permeate the core of the psychotherapeutic
relationship. In this informative and
readable book, Stanley H. Teitelbaum explores
this therapeutic issue in depth from a
developmental, theoretical and clinical
perspective and emphasizes its particular
importance in the treatment of depressed and
narcissistic patients. Rich case material
illustrates how the therapist can effectively
address the illusions and manage the resulting
disillusionment.
"Dr. Stanley Teitelbaum has written a gem.
In lucid, jargon-free language, he clearly
demonstrates how illusions and disillusionment's
are an inevitable part of life and, therefore,
must be constantly confronted by all patients
and practitioners... This scholarly and creative
book is a must read for those who want to master
the essentials of the psychotherapeutic
process."
-- Herbert S. Strean, D.S.W., Distinguished
Professor Emeritus, Rutgers University
"This book calls attention to a neglected
construct in psychodynamic formulations: the
centrality of illusions and the power of
disillusionment in shaping the organization of
human experience. Illusion and
Disillusionment makes Interesting,
enlightening, and enjoyable reading for
practicing psychotherapists, students, and
consumers."
--Peter Buirski, Ph.D., Dean Graduate School of
Professional Psychology, University of Denver
"An extremely well-written, in-depth
account of the various psychological
maladaptations that can result from the failure
to come to terms with painful experiences of
disillusionment about the self, others, and the
world. The clinical vignettes illustrating
how long-standing psychopathological sequelae of
disillusionment have been repaired in
psychotherapy are excellent. The lay
reader as well as the professional will find
much of interest here."
-- Lawrence Epstein, Ph.D., Supervising and
Training Analyst, William Alanson White
Institute for Psychoanalysis
"A fantastic book"
-- Nancy Grace, Court TV |
