Download or read book Psychotherapy with the Orthodox Jew written by Herbert S. Strean and published by Jason Aronson. This book was released on 1994 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strean shows clearly how religion serves unconscious, neurotic, and defensive functions as well as adaptive purposes. Written in a personal, self-reflective style, Dr. Strean's case study material illustrates beautifully the relevance and application of psychoanalytic concepts to understanding the life and struggles of the Orthodox Jewish patient. These theoretical and technical constructs include transference and countertransference, the relationship between overt behaviors and their genetic antecedents, and the effects of interpretation on facilitating childhood reconstructions. Dr.