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    Jonathan Lethem

Essential Papers on Psychosis (Essential Papers in Psychoanalysis)

by Peter F. Buckley

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Since Freudas first mention of object relations in his seminal paper Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality, analysts have been arguing about its role in the psychological development and mental life of individuals. Essential Papers on Object Relations gathers together the critical papers by major figures in the field. Reflecting the changes and conflicts over the past hundred years, the volume includes the work of key scholars as they attempt to define, delineate, and describe object relations theory. It includes work by: Sigmund Freud, Melanie Klein, Arnold H. Modell, W. R. D. Fairbairn, Jacob A. Arlow, Annie Reich, John Bowlby, Margaret S. Mahler, Harry Guntrip, D. W. Winnicott, Joseph Sandler and Anne-Marie Sandler, Otto Kernberg, T. F. Main, Edith Jacobson, and Hans W. Loewald.

The book, which includes explanatory introductions to each part, is an invaluable resource for those seeking a thorough examination of object relations theory and the classical and contemporary work of major analytic thinkers. y.

Synopsis:

This book brings together important psychoanalytic papers which shed light on the psychological nature of psychotic states and address aspects of their psychotherapy. This book includes selections from the works of Harold F. Searles, Edith Jacobsen, Victor Tausk, Robert C. Bak, Nathaniel J. London, Norman Cameron, and others and offers a critical essay by Peter Buckley.
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About the Author

Peter Buckley, M.D., is Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and a raduate of the New York Psychoanalytic Institute.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780814710975
Editor:
Buckley, Peter
Publisher:
New York University Press
Editor:
Buckley, Peter
Editor:
Buckley, Peter F.
Author:
Buckley, Peter
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Psychology
Subject:
Psychotherapy
Subject:
Mental Illness
Subject:
Psychoses
Subject:
Psychotic Disorders
Subject:
Pathological Psychology
Subject:
Clinical Psychology
Subject:
Psychiatry
Subject:
General Psychology & Psychiatry
Edition Description:
Paperback
Series:
Essential Papers in Psychoanalysis
Series Volume:
v. 2
Publication Date:
May 1988
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
College/higher education:
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
384
Dimensions:
893x584x92 96
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