{"product_id":"in-pursuit-of-psychic-change-the-betty-joseph-workshop-9781583918234","title":"In Pursuit of Psychic Change: The Betty Joseph","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe members of the Betty Joseph Workshop have provided major contributions to psychoanalytic thinking since the meeting's inception in 1962. This book is a celebration of Betty Joseph's work, and the work of a group of analysts who have joined her to discuss obstacles to psychic change in psychoanalytic treatment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA prestigious line up of contributors present clinical material for discussion on a range of topics including:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSupporting psychic change\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComplacency in analysis and everyday life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContainment, enactment and communication.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe history of psychoanalysis is one of an ongoing struggle to reach a new understanding of the human psyche and develop more effective methods of treatment. \u003cem\u003eIn Pursuit of Psychic Change\u003c\/em\u003e reflects this tradition - discussions of each contribution by other members of the group provide an in-depth exploration of the merits and limitations of a developing analytic technique, in the hope of achieving true psychic change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll psychoanalysts will benefit from the insights provided into the original and stimulating work of the members of the Betty Joseph Workshop.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The book begins with an admirable introduction by the editors... The quality of these papers emerging from the Betty Joseph Workshop is outstanding\" \u003cstrong\u003e– Jean Arundale, British Journal of Psychotherapy \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFeldman, \u003c\/em\u003eSupporting Psychic Change: Betty Joseph, Discussion by Ignes Sodré\u003cem\u003e. Steiner, \u003c\/em\u003eContainment, Enactment and Communication, Discussion by Arturo Varchevker\u003cem\u003e. Sodré,\u003c\/em\u003e Who's Who? Notes on Pathological Identifications, Discussion by Betty Joseph, Priscilla Roth\u003cem\u003e. Britton,\u003c\/em\u003e Complacency in Analysis and Everyday Life, Discussion by David Taylor\u003cem\u003e. Roth,\u003c\/em\u003e Mapping the Landscape, Discussion by Michael Feldman, Arturo Varchevker\u003cem\u003e. Daniel, \u003c\/em\u003eA Phantasy of Murder and its Consequences, Discussion by Betty Joseph, Richard Lucas\u003cem\u003e. Spoto,\u003c\/em\u003e Luxuriating in Stupefaction: The Analysis of a Narcissistic Fetish, Discussion by Martha Papadakis\u003cem\u003e. Taylor, \u003c\/em\u003eBeyond Learning Theory, Discussion by Patricia Daniel, Priscilla Roth\u003cem\u003e. Hughes, \u003c\/em\u003eTalking Makes Things Happen: A Contribution to the Understanding Of Patients' Use Of Speech in the Clinical Situation, Discussion by Patricia Daniel, Jane Temperley\u003cem\u003e. O'Shaughnessy, \u003c\/em\u003eA Projective Identification with Frankenstein: Some Questions About Psychic Limits, Discussion by Irma Brenman Pick, Robin Anderson\u003cem\u003e. Papadakis,\u003c\/em\u003e To Defy the Fates; Doubt as an Expression of Envy, Discussion by Ignes Sodré\u003cem\u003e. Joseph, \u003c\/em\u003eEpilogue.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51020085100887,"sku":"9781583918234","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781583918234.jpg?v=1750782347","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/in-pursuit-of-psychic-change-the-betty-joseph-workshop-9781583918234","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}