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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812799603321

Autore

Bateman Anthony

Titolo

Introduction to psychoanalysis : contemporary theory and practice / / Anthony Bateman and Jeremy Holmes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1995

ISBN

1-134-84206-6

0-203-13305-6

1-280-10495-3

1-134-84207-4

0-415-10739-3

9786610104956

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (304 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HolmesJeremy

Disciplina

150.195

616.89/17

Soggetti

Psychoanalysis

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [260]-282) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Introduction to Psychoanalysis; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I: Theory; 1 Introduction: history and controversy; 2 Models of the mind; 3 Origins of the internal world; 4 Mechanisms of defence; 5 Transference and Countertransference; 6 Dreams, symbols, imagination; Part II: Practice; 7 The assessment interview; 8 The therapeutic relationship; 9 Clinical dilemmas; 10 Psychoanalytic contributions to psychiatry; 11 Research in psychoanalysis; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The need for a concise, comprehensive guide to the main principles and practice of psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy has become pressing as the psychoanalytic movement has expanded and diversified. An introductory text suitable for a wide range of courses, this lively, widely referenced account presents the core features of contemporary psychoanalytic theory and practice in an easily assimilated, but thought-provoking manner. Illustrated throughout with clinical examples, it provides an up-to-date source of reference for a wider range of mental health professionals as well as tho