Love, Hate and Knowledge - The Kleinian Method and the Future of Psychoanalysis (Paperback)

This book introduces the clinical concept of analytic contact. This is a term that describes the therapeutic method of investigation that makes up psychoanalytic treatment. The field has been in debate for decades regarding what constitutes psychoanalysis. This usually centers on theoretical ideals regarding analyzability, goals, or procedure and external criteria such as frequency or use of couch. Instead, the concept of analytic contact looks at what takes place with a patient in the clinical situation. Each chapter in this book follows a wide spectrum of cases and clinical situations where hard to reach patients are provided the best opportunity for health and healing through the establishment of analytic contact. This case material closely tracks each patient's phantasies, and transference mechanisms which work to either increase, oppose, embrace, or neutralize, analytic contact. In addition, the fundamental internal conflicts all patients struggle with between love, hate, and knowledge are represented by extensive case reports.

General

Imprint:	Karnac Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2010
First published:	October 2010
Authors:	Robert Waska
Dimensions:	149 x 227 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	270
ISBN-13:	978-1-85575-753-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Philosophy & theory of psychology > Psychoanalysis & psychoanalytical theory
LSN:	1-85575-753-2
Barcode:	9781855757530

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