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Description for Bion Today
Paperback. Explores how Bion's work is used in contemporary settings; how his ideas have been applied at the level of the individual, the group and the organisation; and which phenomena have been made more comprehensible through the lenses of his concepts. This book is suitable for psychoanalysts, and psychotherapists. Editor(s): Mawson, Chris. Series: The New Library of Psychoanalysis. Num Pages: 464 pages, 17 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JMAF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 678.
Bion Today explores how Bion’s work is used in contemporary settings; how his ideas have been applied at the level of the individual, the group and the organisation; and which phenomena have been made more comprehensible through the lenses of his concepts. The book introduces distinctive psychoanalytic contributions to show the ways in which distinguished analysts have explored and developed the ideas of Wilfred Bion.
Drawing on the contributors’ experience of using Bion’s ideas in clinical work, topics include:
- an introduction to Bion
- clarification of the inter-related concepts of countertransference and enactment
- concepts integrating group and individual phenomena
- clinical implications of Bion’s thought
- Bion’s approach ... Read more
Bion Today will be a valuable resource for psychoanalysts, psychotherapists and all those who are interested in learning more about Bion’s thinking and his work.
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Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
The New Library of Psychoanalysis
Condition
New
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415570725
SKU
V9780415570725
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About Chris Mawson
Chris Mawson is a training and supervising analyst of the British Psychoanalytical Society and works as a psychoanalyst in private practice.
Reviews for Bion Today
"This is a very stimulating, at times almost provocative, book. It will make a fresh and valuable contribution to our thinking about the nature and significance of Bion’s work today." - Betty Joseph, Distinguished Fellow of the British Psychoanalytical Society, London, UK "The book’s authors represent diverse parts of the psychoanalytic world and the book itself covers a dizzying ... Read more