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Psychotherapy Between Two Cultures: A Portrait of Psychotherapists in Egypt

Layla Kassem

出版	University of Chicago, Division of the Social Sciences, Department of Comparative Human Development, 2012
ISBN	12674725539781267472557
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=VLTmnQEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋

The development of the practice of psychotherapy in Egypt is a good example of the migration of cultural constructs from the 'modern West' to the 'traditional East', and also a good case study of the modification of constructs in their passage from one cultural context to another. Egypt is a culture heavily influenced and shaped by religious traditions, starting from the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt and ending with modern day interpretations of the three monotheistic faiths, chiefly Islam. In this culture, individuals traditionally have turned to religion to find relief from emotional distress, to construct meaning in difficult life situations, and to regain a state of intrapersonal and interpersonal balance. Egypt is also a culture in which the group (e.g., family) traditionally takes precedence over the individual. The rise of modern psychotherapy in Egypt is striking because it is a practice that, in its original cultural European and Western context, is secular and individualistic in emphasis.