Generation : preoccupations and conflicts in contemporary psychoanalysis / Jean White.
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TextPublication details: Hove : Psychology, 2006.Description: 224 p. ; 24 cmISBN: - 9781583919613 (hbk.) :
- 9781583919620 (pbk.) :
- 1583919627 (pbk.)
- 616.8917 WHI
- RC506 .W4744 2006
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection | 616.8917 WHI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 202318 |
Summary: Serves as an introduction to and comparative study of psychoanalytic clinical theory. This book provides the reader with a comprehensive overview of how new ways of thinking about the psychoanalytic process have evolved and are still in development. It is aimed at psychoanalytic psychotherapists, psychodynamic counsellors and psychoanalysts.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction. Introducing the three paradigms. Contemporary Independents. Lacanians. Post-Kleinians. Contemporary clinical practice. A modern view of narcissism. Structures of psychopathology. Motivational echoes: transference and countertransference in contemporary theory. Surprise, humour and non-interpretation: a new look at psychoanalytic technique. The aims of analysis and psychic growth. The Future? Conclusion.
Jean White provides the reader with a comprehensive overview of how new ways of thinking about the psychoanalytic process have evolved and are still in development. It is aimed at psychoanalytic psychotherapists, psychodynamic counsellors and psychoanalysts.