Description
Book SynopsisThis is the second edition of a comprehensive manual that has become a classic in the field. In clear, readable prose it describes object relations theory and its use in psychotherapy.
Trade ReviewStudents will welcome this little book as a way of breaking the ice and providing a useful introduction to the object relational world and its complex interweaving with the main body of psychoanalytic theory and practice. -- W. W. Meissner, SJ M.D. * Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic: A Journal for the Mental Health Professions, Vol. 71, No. 4 (Fall 2007) *
Table of ContentsChapter 1 The Self and Its Objects Chapter 2 Basic Freudian Concepts Chapter 3 From Freud to Object Relations Theory Chapter 4 Endopsychic Structure Chapter 5 Projective and Introjective Identification and Containment Chapter 6 The Holding Environment Chapter 7 The Concept of Positions Chapter 8 Attachment Theory Chapter 9 Trauma Chapter 10 Chaos Theory Chapter 11 The Therapeutic Relationship and the Geography of the Transference Chapter 12 Relation to Other Theoretical Systems and Clinical Approaches Chapter 13 Principles of Assessment Chapter 14 Technique I: Setting the Frame, Impartiality, Psychological Space, and the Use of the Therapist's Self Chapter 15 Technique II: Working with Transference, Countertransference, and Interpretation Chapter 16 Technique III: The Use of Dreams, Fantasy, and Play Chapter 17 Brief Therapy Chapter 18 Technique and Theory Review with Clinical Illustration Chapter 19 Working Through and Termination Chapter 20 Integration of Individual Therapy with Couple, Family, Group, and Sex Therapies Chapter 21 The Application of Object Relations Theory to Various Syndromes and Populations Chapter 22 The Role and Experience of the Object Relations Therapist Chapter 23 The Development of Therapeutic Capacity Chapter 24 A Guide to Further Reading Chapter 25 References
