Psychoanalysis category: 1976 books
by Prophecy Coles
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017
Psychoanalytic and Psychotherapeutic Perspectives on Step-families and Step-parenting looks at the role step-parents can play in the psychic development of children. Step-parenting requires enormous confidence and resilience that stretches into a territory of human emotions and conflict that can make...
The Shadow of the Second Mother
Nurses and nannies in theories of infant development
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2015
The Shadow of the "Second Mother" explores why has there been such little interest, in psychology, social history and biography, in the important contribution that ‘second mothers’, such as wet nurses and nannies, have had upon the emotional life of the children they have nursed. ...
Everyday Evils
A psychoanalytic view of evil and morality
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2017
Everyday Evils takes a psychoanalytic look at the evils committed by "ordinary" people in different contexts – from the Nazi concentration camps to Stockholm Syndrome to the atrocities publicized by Islamic State – and presents new perspectives on how such evil deeds come about as well...
Lacan on Madness
Madness, yes you can't
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2015
This new collection of essays by distinguished international scholars and clinicians will revolutionize your understanding of madness. Essential for those on both sides of the couch eager to make sense of the plethora of theories about madness available today, Lacan on Madness: Madness, Yes You Can’t...
by Bruce Fink
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2017
Freud’s central theories explained in the context of modern therapy.
Often overlooked because he is so easy to mock, ridicule, or just plain misunderstand, Freud introduced many techniques for clinical practice that are still widely employed today. Yet surprisingly, there has never been a...
Bridges
Psychic Structures, Functions, and Processes
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2017
First Published in 2017. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company.
by Michael Eigen
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2018
Freud wrote that the greatest problem facing humanity is its destructive urge. There is no one factor that solves the issue. The Challenge of Being Human explores tendencies that make us up and capacities that try to meet them. The shock of ourselves is perennial. We are challenged by our own aliveness...
by Alice Balint
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015
Originally published in English in 1953, this title was first printed in Hungarian in 1931. Already translated into German, French and Spanish, Alice Balint (the first wife of Michael Balint) had intended to translate the title into English herself, but died suddenly at the beginning of the Second...
Bearing Witness to the Witness
A Psychoanalytic Perspective on Four Modes of Traumatic Testimony
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2018
Bearing Witness to the Witness examines the different methods of testimony given by trauma victims and the ways in which these can enrich or undermine the ability of the reader to witness them. Years of listening to both direct and indirect testimonies on trauma has lead Dana Amir to identify four...
Skin, Mind and Soul
Improving Treatment of Psoriasis, Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema) and Acne
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2016
This book explores the Psychological factors which are involved in Atopic Dermatitis, Psoriasis, Acne, Alopecia Areata and many more Stress-related Skin Diseases - in the hope of curing or improving these conditions. (translation from a Bestseller in French) This book will be of interest to patients,...
101 Defenses
How the Mind Shields Itself
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2004
Defenses are mental operations that restore or maintain psychic equilibrium when people feel that they cannot manage emotions that stem from conflict; they remove components of unpleasant emotions from conscious awareness. For example, using sex, food, or hostility to relieve tension - that's a defense...
The Art of Jewish Pastoral Counseling
A Guide for All Faiths
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2016
The Art of Jewish Pastoral Counseling provides a clear, practical guide to working with congregants in a range of settings and illustrates the skills and core principles needed for effective pastoral counseling. The material is drawn from Jewish life and rabbinic pastoral counseling, but the fundamental...
by Douglas L. Delahanty
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2008
Research has suggested that childhood experiences confer risk/resilience for reactions to trauma in adulthood, and predictors and correlates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) appear to differ developmentally. Research in PTSD has typically been conducted by either child or adult researchers...
The Mother's Signature
A Journal of Dreams
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2015
In The Mother’s Signature, Dr. Bernard W. Bail, M.D. describes with amazing clarity and insight his discovery, gleaned through sixty years as a psychoanalyst, of how our unconscious through our dreams reveals the process by which we become who we are. Using his groundbreaking psychoanalytic method...