The Gift of Therapy
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The Gift of Therapy is a widely read book by psychiatrist Irvin D. Yalom that offers practical, candid guidance and reflections on the practice of psychotherapy for both therapists and patients.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Gift of Therapy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11041360 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Gift of Therapy Context triple: [Irvin D. Yalom, notableWork, The Gift of Therapy]
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Gift of Therapy Target entity description: The Gift of Therapy is a widely read book by psychiatrist Irvin D. Yalom that offers practical, candid guidance and reflections on the practice of psychotherapy for both therapists and patients.
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A.
For Your Own Good
"For Your Own Good" is a track by the Pet Shop Boys, featured on their 1999 album "Nightlife," blending electronic dance-pop with introspective lyrics.
-
B.
What You Can Change and What You Can’t
"What You Can Change and What You Can’t" is a psychology book by Martin Seligman that explains which emotional and behavioral problems are realistically treatable and which are largely resistant to change, based on scientific research.
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C.
The Myths of Happiness
The Myths of Happiness is a popular psychology book by Sonja Lyubomirsky that challenges common assumptions about what life events will make us happy and offers research-based strategies for cultivating lasting well-being.
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D.
The Fundamentals of Caring
The Fundamentals of Caring is a 2016 comedy-drama film, based on Jonathan Evison’s novel, about a caregiver and his disabled teenage client who embark on a transformative road trip.
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E.
Your Mind Is Not Your Friend
"Your Mind Is Not Your Friend" is a reflective, introspective song by the band First Two Pages of Frankenstein that explores themes of mental health and self-doubt.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ psychotherapy book ⓘ |
| author | Irvin D. Yalom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Irvin D. Yalom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
influential in psychotherapy training
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widely read ⓘ |
| educationalUse |
supplementary reading in psychotherapy courses
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training text for therapists ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
attention to meaning and mortality
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authenticity of the therapist ⓘ importance of here-and-now interactions ⓘ openness and transparency with patients ⓘ therapeutic alliance ⓘ use of therapist’s personal reactions ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
common challenges in psychotherapy practice
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existential concerns in therapy ⓘ here-and-now in the therapeutic relationship ⓘ lessons from clinical experience ⓘ practical guidance for therapists ⓘ therapeutic techniques ⓘ use of therapist’s self in therapy ⓘ |
| genre |
psychology
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psychotherapy ⓘ self-help ⓘ |
| hasPart | short chapters ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
existential-humanistic
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patient-centered ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers interested in therapy
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patients in psychotherapy ⓘ psychiatry residents ⓘ psychology trainees ⓘ psychotherapists ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
candid
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practical ⓘ reflective ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
clinical practice
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existential psychotherapy ⓘ psychotherapist–patient relationship ⓘ psychotherapy ⓘ therapeutic relationship ⓘ |
| narrativeForm |
clinical reflections
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essay collection ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Existential Psychotherapy
NERFINISHED
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Love’s Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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