{"product_id":"complexity-and-group-processes-9781138011977","title":"Complexity and Group Processes","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe increasing complexity of interdependence between people in modern life makes it more important than ever to understand processes of human relating. In the West we tend to base our understanding of relating on the individual. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eComplexity and Group Processes \u003c\/em\u003esuggests an alternative way of understanding human relating. The key questions covered in this book are:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e who am I and how have I come to be who I am?\u003cbr\u003e who are we and how have we come to be who we are?\u003cbr\u003e how are we all changing, evolving, and learning?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese are fundamental questions in the study of human interaction, and the answers explored in \u003cem\u003eComplexity and Group Processes \u003c\/em\u003eare highly relevant not only for therapeutic groups but also those who are managing, leading and working in organizations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Stacey entreats us to an intriguing theoretical journey that consists of a critical discussion of a number of perspectives on group theory\/process... a rich source book, particularly for those interested in the forging and development of theory.'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e- Martin Weegmann, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, December 2005\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart I:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSocial Selves and Group Processes: Taking the Perspective of Complex Responsive Processes.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Social Evolution of the Person. Complexity and Group Processes. The Fundamental Importance of Communicative Interaction. The Emergence of Self in the Conversation of Gestures. The Physiological Basis of Mind, Self and Society. The Importance of Belonging: Vicissitudes of Attachment and Separation. Some Clinical Implications of a Theory of Complex Responsive Processes. \u003cstrong\u003ePart II:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInternal Worlds and Social Systems: Defining the Difference Between the Perspective of Complex Responsive Processes and Psychoanalysis. \u003c\/strong\u003eFreud on the Individual and the Group. The Movement of Western Thought: Pointing to the Antecedents of Complex Responsive Processes and Psychoanalytic Perspectives. Locating Freud's Thought and its Later Developments in the Tradition of Western Thought. The Development of Relational and Intersubjective Psychoanalysis. The Incorporation of Systems Thinking into Psychoanalysis. Evolutionary Psychology. \u003cstrong\u003ePart III:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDealing with Paradox in Thought: From Eliminating to Living with Paradox. \u003c\/strong\u003eFoulkes' Dualistic Understanding of the Relationship Between the Individual and the Social: The Elimination of Paradox. \u003cstrong\u003ePart IV:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComplex Responsive Processes: The Movement of Paradox and the Transformation of Identity.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019447796055,"sku":"9781138011977","price":40.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138011977.jpg?v=1750780301","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/complexity-and-group-processes-9781138011977","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}