{"product_id":"melanie-klein-in-berlin-9780415484978","title":"Melanie Klein in Berlin","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book Claudia Frank discusses how Melanie Klein began to develop her psychoanalysis of children. \u003cem\u003eMelanie\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eKlein in Berlin: Her First Psychoanalyses of Children\u003c\/em\u003e offers a detailed comparative analysis of both published and unpublished material from the Melanie Klein Archives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy using previously unpublished studies, Frank demonstrates how Klein enriched the concept of negative transference and laid the basis for the innovations on both technique and theory that eventually led not only to changes in child analysis, but also to changes in the analysis of adults. Frank also uncovers the influence that this had on Klein''s later theories of the paranoid-schizoid and depressive positions, and on her understanding of psychotic anxieties.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first seven chapters in the book provide an explanation of the essence of Klein''s approach to child psychoanalysis covering topics including:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003ethe inevitability and usefulness of ne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘This book is the work of a true scholar. And we all have much reason to thank Claudia for making us aware of the results of her meticulous comparison of Klein’s published papers, her unpublished papers and her clinical treatment notes’\u003c\/em\u003e – \u003cstrong\u003eElizabeth Spillius, from the Preface \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Highly erudite...an in-depth summary of Klein's theory and technical methods. A thoroughly researched book that will be of greatest use ot Kleinian scholars but also will be of interest to seasoned psychoanalytic practitioners as well as those who teach child analysis in psychoanalytic institutes. I highly recommend Frank's book to this audience.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e -Christine C. Kieffer in PsycCRITIQUES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"We owe profound gratitude to Frank, who presents us with Klein’s handwritten notes (meticulously translated by Sophie Leighton and Sue Young), along with case material both unpublished and previously published. The material is offered not simply as process notes, but with Frank’s explication and analysis of Klein’s concepts, in historical perspective, of treating children and adolescents analytically. Many of Klein’s theoretical concepts of child analysis are fundamental to our clinical work in contemporary child analysis. ... What makes this volume so valuable is the transparent way in which the material is presented, as well as the opportunity it offers to follow the evolution of Klein’s thinking and its historical context. Furthermore, the book emphasizes that Klein’s contributions are essential to child analysis in ways that many contemporary child analysts might not fully appreciate.\"\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e- Anita G. Schmukler, \u003cem\u003eThe Psychoanalytic Quarterly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘This book is the work of a true scholar. And we all have much reason to thank Claudia for making us aware of the results of her meticulous comparison of Klein’s published papers, her unpublished papers and her clinical treatment notes’\u003c\/em\u003e – \u003cstrong\u003eElizabeth Spillius, from the Preface \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"We owe profound gratitude to Frank, who presents us with Klein’s handwritten notes (meticulously translated by Sophie Leighton and Sue Young), along with case material both unpublished and previously published. The material is offered not simply as process notes, but with Frank’s explication and analysis of Klein’s concepts, in historical perspective, of treating children and adolescents analytically. Many of Klein’s theoretical concepts of child analysis are fundamental to our clinical work in contemporary child analysis. ... What makes this volume so valuable is the transparent way in which the material is presented, as well as the opportunity it offers to follow the evolution of Klein’s thinking and its historical context. Furthermore, the book emphasizes that Klein’s contributions are essential to child analysis in ways that many contemporary child analysts might not fully appreciate.\"\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e- Anita G. Schmukler, \u003cem\u003eThe Psychoanalytic Quarterly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpillius, \u003c\/em\u003ePreface. \u003cstrong\u003ePart I.\u003c\/strong\u003e Introduction. Melanie Klein's Psychoanalytic Clinical Work in Berlin. Grete: One of Melanie Klein's Very First Little Girl Patients in Berlin. Rita: Klein's Youngest Patient. The Beginning of the Play Technique: Inge and, Perhaps, Ernst? Erna: The Most Extensive Child Analysis of the Berlin Years. Conclusion. \u003cstrong\u003ePart II.\u003c\/strong\u003e Notes to this Edition. Treatment Notes on Grete. Treatment Notes on Rita. Treatment Notes on Inge. Treatment Notes on Erna. Bibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402128695639,"sku":"9780415484978","price":153.91,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/melanie-klein-in-berlin-9780415484978","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}