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Individual Psychotherapy and the Science of Psychodynamics, 2Ed
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Dr Malan's iconic book is firmly established as a classic psychotherapy textbook and it remains extremely popular. The second edition of this highly individual and fascinating text brings theory and practice up to date, while keeping the essential character of the book unchanged.The book offers an invaluable description of dynamic psychotherapy and
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Psychiatry & Mental HealthIndex
Social SciencesTable of contents
- Cover
- Half-Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Preface to the Second Edition
- A note on how this book may be used
- Acknowledgments
- 1: Psychotherapy in everyday life
- 2: Inner mechanisms in everyday life
- 3: Unconscious communication
- 4: Elementary, though not necessarily easy, psychotherapy
- 5: Elementary psychotherapy (contd): Symptoms, precipitating factors and psychiatric consultation
- 6: A note on the observations of psychoanalysis
- 7: Common syndromes I: Problems of femininity and sexuality in women
- 8: Common Syndromes II: Problems of masculinity and sexuality in men
- 9: The relation with the therapist: “transference”
- 10: The dialogue of psychotherapy and the two triangles
- 11: Three linked themes: aggression elimination of bodily products ar obsessional phenomena
- 12: Three more linked themes: aggression arising from sibling rivalry; passivity and masochism; and the compulsion to repeat
- 13: An introduction to depression
- 14: Regression and long-term therapy
- 15: Deeper layers of depression
- 16: Primitive phenomena
- 17: Termination and breaks in treatment
- 18: Assessment for psychotherapy: I. General principles
- 19: Assessment for psychotherapy (contd): II. The importance of the psychiatric enquiry and differential diagnosis
- 20: Assessment for psychotherapy (contd): III. The psychodynamic assessment and psychotherapeutic forecasting
- 21: Assessment for psychotherapy (contd): IV. The indications for brief psychotherapy
- 22: Assessment for psychotherapy (contd): V. Contra-indications to uncovering psychotherapy
- 23: Assessment for psychotherapy (contd): VI. The consequences of making contact
- 24: The future of psychotherapy and psychodynamics
- References
- Index
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