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Marshall Edelson - Rediscovering Groups: A Psychoanalyst's Journey Beyond Individual Psychology (International Library of Group Analysis, 9.) - 9781853027260 - V9781853027260
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Rediscovering Groups: A Psychoanalyst's Journey Beyond Individual Psychology (International Library of Group Analysis, 9.)

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Description for Rediscovering Groups: A Psychoanalyst's Journey Beyond Individual Psychology (International Library of Group Analysis, 9.) Paperback. Edelson and Berg use stories to present, reflect on and learn from experience. The authors deplore the tendency to rely on individual psychology for understanding problems in groups or organizations and so, emphasizing the psychopathology of individuals, to blame them for what is going on. Series: International Library of Group Analysis. Num Pages: 450 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JMAF; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 571.

Edelson and Berg use stories to present, reflect on and learn from experience. They contrast the stories we tell about individuals and interpersonal interactions and those we tell about groups and organizations, and when we most usefully tell which kind of story. The authors deplore the tendency to rely on individual psychology for understanding problems in groups or organizations and so, emphasizing the psychopathology of individuals, to blame them for what is going on.
Their stories are about conflicts between individual and group, and how these affect the formation of a group and what it's like to be a group ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Pub
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
Series
International Library of Group Analysis
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781853027260
SKU
V9781853027260
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1

About Marshall Edelson
Marshall Edelson is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at the School of Medicine, Yale University. He is a practising psychoanalyst, and the author of eight books. In June 2002 he will receive a Founders Distinguished Teacher Award from the New England Psychoanalytic Society. David N. Berg, an organizational psychologist who has his own consulting practice, is Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry ... Read more

Reviews for Rediscovering Groups: A Psychoanalyst's Journey Beyond Individual Psychology (International Library of Group Analysis, 9.)
Impressively rich with descriptive data, the book presents sophisticated analyses of group and intergroup dynamics in organizations and explains how these forces aid and impede teaching and learning by mental health professionals.
APA review of books Edelson and Berg provide thorough descriptions and sound analyses of how their field and others are undermined by our collective failure to use ... Read more

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