|
Showing 1 - 13 of
13 matches in All Departments
As both a theoretician and clinician, Donald Winnicott left a
legacy of concepts, ideas and attitudes whose importance continues
to grow. In this volume the editors have assembled ninety-two works
half of them previously unpublished that will be of particular
interest to psychoanalysts and psychotherapists. "Psycho-Analytic
Explorations" will stand as the sourcebook of Winnicott s thought
for those in his own field.This collection spans the years from
World War II to Winnicott s death in 1971, and testifies to the
wide range of his intellectual interests and clinical experience.
It includes previously unpublished critiques of the ideas of
Melanie Klein and comments on the work of other psychoanalysts, as
well as clinical examples, case studies, and gems of thought
extracted from his files. Many of the topics will be of direct use
to clinicians: for example, play in the analytic situation, the use
of silence; psychosomatic disorder, interpretation in analysis, and
seven chapters on psychotherapy with children and adolescents.
Other chapters treat such themes as the fate of the transitional
object, fear of breakdown, the split-off male and female elements,
the basis for self in body. Also included are Winnicott s writing
on convulsion therapy and leucotomy; his memoir by his widow,
Clare; and, as a postscript, a talk he gave late in life discussing
the influences that shaped his work."
The value of Winnicott's work has become more and more widely
recognized not only among psycho-analysts but also psychologists,
educators, social workers, and men and women in every branch of
medicine; indeed, all whose work or practice involves the care of
children in health or sickness.An important part of the value of
these writings lies in the uniquely binocular view with which the
author regards the subjects of his investigation. With him,
pediatrics informs psycho-analysis; psycho-analysis illuminates
pediatrics. This book is not concerned with innovation in basic
psychoanalytic concepts or techniques, but with the formulation and
testing-out of ideas whose origin was in the challenge of
day-to-day clinical work that was the staple of Winnocott's medical
experience throughout his professional life. This book is arranged
in three sections. The first represents Winnicott's attitudes as a
pediatrician prior to training in psycho-analysis, and demonstrates
the degree to which a purely formal pediatric approach requires as
an effective complement a deeper understanding of the emotional
problems of child development.
The value of Winnicott's work has become more and more widely
recognized not only among psycho-analysts but also psychologists,
educators, social workers, and men and women in every branch of
medicine; indeed, all whose work or practice involves the care of
children in health or sickness.An important part of the value of
these writings lies in t
Over a period of several decades, the author evolved a personal way
of relating to and communicating with children, offering them a
live professional setting in which to discover themselves. He
believed that, in the right case, a full and free use of the first
interview can yield rich rewards, and he claimed that the right
cases for this are common. He hoped that, by presenting these case
studies, he would introduce the reader to the exciting potential of
his approach, which depends as much on selection (of therapist) as
on training. Here is his presentation - seventeen case histories
whose significance for child psychiatry is in the tradition of
Freud's case histories of the treatment of adult neurotics.
Therapeutic Consultations in Child Psychiatry provides a fruitful
feedback to psychoanalysis itself.
This volume consists of the collected letters of D. W. Winnicott, a
central figure in British psychoanalysis in the generation
following Freud. Suspicious of dogma and deeply committed to the
value of his own observations, he maintained a highly personal
therapeutic and theoretical style. His common sense, humour,
warmth, and individualism made him
Thinking About Children collects thirty-one papers, of which
twenty-eight have never previously been published. As might be
expected, they range widely in tone and content from concise
clinical observations to more general meditations including the
landmark paper "Towards an objective study of human nature". Of
particular interest are sect
The collection of papers that forms The Maturational Processes and
the Facilitating Environment brings together the author's published
and unpublished papers on psychoanalysis and child development
during the period 1957-1963. It has, as its main theme, the
carrying back of the application of Freud's theories to infancy.
Freud showed th
This volume contains ninety-two works by this renowned writer,
theoretician, and clinician. Includes critiques of Melanie Klein's
ideas and insights into the works of other leading psychoanalysts,
and thoughts on such concepts as play in the analytic situation,
the fate of the transitional object, regression in psychoanalysis,
and the use of silenc
Over a period of several decades, the author evolved a personal way
of relating to and communicating with children, offering them a
live professional setting in which to discover themselves. He
believed that, in the right case, a full and free use of the first
interview can yield rich rewards, and he claimed that the right
cases for this are common. He hoped that, by presenting these case
studies, he would introduce the reader to the exciting potential of
his approach, which depends as much on selection (of therapist) as
on training. Here is his presentation - seventeen case histories
whose significance for child psychiatry is in the tradition of
Freud's case histories of the treatment of adult neurotics.
Therapeutic Consultations in Child Psychiatry provides a fruitful
feedback to psychoanalysis itself.
Donald Winnicott (1896-1971) was trained in paediatrics, a
profession that he practised to the end of his life, in particular
at the Paddington Green Children's Hospital. He began analysis with
James Strachey in 1923, became a member of the British
Psychoanalytical Society in 1935, and twice served as its
President. He was also a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians
and of the British Psychological Society. The collection of papers
that forms The Maturational Processes and the Facilitating
Environment brings together Dr Winnicott's published and
unpublished papers on psychoanalysis and child development during
the period 1957-1963. It has, as its main theme, the carrying back
of the application of Freud's theories to infancy. Freud showed
that psycho-neurosis has its point of origin in the interpersonal
relationships of the first maturity, belonging to the toddler age.
Dr Winnicott explores the idea that mental hospital disorders
relate to failures of development in infancy. Without denying the
importance of inheritance, he has developed the theory that
schizophrenic illness shows up as the negative of processes that
can be traced in detail as the positive processes of maturation in
infancy and early childhood.
Thinking About Children collects thirty-one papers, of which
twenty-eight have never previously been published. As might be
expected, they range widely in tone and content from concise
clinical observations to more general meditations including the
landmark paper "Towards an objective study of human nature". Of
particular interest are sections on autism and psychosomatics,
where the author's thinking can be seen to foreshadow more recent
developments, such as Frances Tustin's work on autism. Together
with a substantial introduction by the editors, this book
indispensable for those acquainted with the author's work, and an
ideal introduction for those who have not yet encountered the
extraordinary clarity and depth of his thought.
The collected letters of Donald Winnicott, a central figure in
British psychoanalysis in the first post-Freud generation. They
provide a vivid picture of Winnicott's ideas and personality.
Winnicott's writings have become more and more influential over the
years. His letters, published here, command immediate attention.
Together with an insightful introduction by F. Robert Rodman, who
sketches Winnicott's life and traces the development of his ideas,
they provide a vivid picture of the thought and personality of a
man who has taught us much about our deepest selves.
In his illuminating introduction, Masud Khan, to whom Dr
Winnicott's case notes were entrusted, relates this definite text
of Holding and Interpretation: Fragment of an Analysis to an
earlier phase of the treatment of the same patient described by
Winnicott in his paper 'Withdrawal and Regression', also included
in this volume.The case documents the therapeutic care of a highly
gifted professional man who suffered a psychotic breakdown with
acute depression, and who, through analysis, and hospital
treatment, was gradually helped to recovery. It is remarkable for
many things: Dr Winnicott's skill at 'holding' the patient in the
analytical sessions, and providing guidance through sensitive
interpretation; his ability to re-enforce the patient's sexual and
ego functions; his instinctive recognition of the value of silence
(as a way of showing trust, and of not destroying by intent); his
capacity to accept the paradox that verbal communication can be
both meaningful and a negation of psychic reality; and, not least,
his acute judgment of when to stop the analysis.
|
You may like...
Paris Cat
Dianne Hofmeyr
Paperback
R260
R65
Discovery Miles 650
|