Psychoanalytic Trends in Theory and Practice

The Second Century of the Talking Cure

M. Hossein Etezady, Inga Blom, Mary Davis

• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Year: 2018
• eBook ISBN: 9798881884901
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Clinical Psychology
• Index: Psychology

Psychoanalytic Trends in Theory and Practice serves as a guide for the novice, and a refresher for the expert, into the history and current status of major psychoanalytic concepts. Each chapter author, reviews the development of a concept over the history of psychoanalysis, includes clinical examples to illustrate the concept, and identifies current questions about the topic. Further, many chapters embody a developmental perspective, not just in terms of an idea or concept, but also in terms of the individual; these sections explore how the experiences of the child inform that of the adult. M. Hossein Etezady, Inga Blom, and Mary Davis honor core concepts that continue to inform contemporary psychoanalytic practice, demonstrate the ongoing relevance and utility of the psychoanalytic perspective, and provide a solid and integrative foundation for further exploration into the next generation of theory and clinical work.

Table of contents

• Table of Contents
• Introduction
• 1 Emotional Development and Affects
• 2 A Developmental Model to Enhance Understanding of Therapeutic Action
• 3 Observing Development from Infancy to Parenthood
• 4 Gender Fluidity and Analytic Fluidity
• 5 Severe Emotional Disturbances in Childhood
• 6 Narcissism
• 7 A Developmental Perspectiveon Trauma
• 8 Depression
• 9 The Dissociative Disorders
• 10 Psychoanalytic Aspects of Psychosomatics
• 11 Back to Freud’s Beginning
• 12 Culture, Socialization, and Creativity in Analytic Practice
• 13 Psychological Testing for Psychoanalysis
• Index
• About the Editors
• About the Contributors