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Psychoanalysis of Children (Contemporary Classics)
Melanie Klein
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Description for Psychoanalysis of Children (Contemporary Classics)
paperback. This book demonstrates Klein's work in devising the techniques of child analysis. She made treatment of young children possible and threw light on psychological development in childhood and on the roots of adult neuroses and psychoses. Here she describes the theory and practice of her method. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JMAF; MJW; MMH; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 252.
The Psycho-Analysis of Children, first published in 1932, is a classic in its subject, and revolutionised child analysis. Melanie Klein had already proved, by the special technique she devised, that she was a pioneer in that branch of analysis. She made possible the extension of psycho-analysis to the field of early childhood, and in this way not only made the treatment of young children possible but also threw new light on psychological development in childhood and on the roots of adult neuroses and psychoses.
The Psycho-Analysis of Children, first published in 1932, is a classic in its subject, and revolutionised child analysis. Melanie Klein had already proved, by the special technique she devised, that she was a pioneer in that branch of analysis. She made possible the extension of psycho-analysis to the field of early childhood, and in this way not only made the treatment of young children possible but also threw new light on psychological development in childhood and on the roots of adult neuroses and psychoses.
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099752912
SKU
V9780099752912
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About Melanie Klein
Melanie Klein was born in Vienna in 1882. At about fourteen she decided to study medicine. With her brother's help she learned enough Greek and Latin to pass into the Gymnasium. But her early engagement and subsequent marriage in 1903 brought a halt to her plans. Years later, discovering a booklet on dreams by Freud, she turned her attention to ... Read more
Reviews for Psychoanalysis of Children (Contemporary Classics)
Klein's ideas about children, along with her many innovations in adult therapy, placed her in the top ranks of a group of 20th-century psychoanalysts who pioneered the study of early childhood psychology
Boston Globe
[A] seminal psychoanalytic thinker
New York Times
Boston Globe
[A] seminal psychoanalytic thinker
New York Times