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Description for Psychic Retreats
paperback. Steiner utilises Kleinian theory to analyse those patients who have organised object relationships and defences into complex, rigid internal struc- tures. Using clinical examples he examines these psychotic organisations and suggests a therapy. Series: The New Library of Psychoanalysis. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JMAF; JMB; JMS; MMH; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 15. Weight in Grams: 282.
Essentially clinical in its approach, Psychic Retreats discusses the problem of patients who are 'stuck' and with whom it is difficult to make meaningful contact. John Steiner, an experienced psychoanalyst, uses new developments in Kleinian theory to explain how this happens. He examines the way object relationships and defences can be organized into complex structures which lead to a personality and an analysis becoming rigid and stuck, with little opportunity for development or change. These systems of defences are pathological organisations of the personality: John Steiner describes them as 'psychic retreats', into which the patient ... Read more
Essentially clinical in its approach, Psychic Retreats discusses the problem of patients who are 'stuck' and with whom it is difficult to make meaningful contact. John Steiner, an experienced psychoanalyst, uses new developments in Kleinian theory to explain how this happens. He examines the way object relationships and defences can be organized into complex structures which lead to a personality and an analysis becoming rigid and stuck, with little opportunity for development or change. These systems of defences are pathological organisations of the personality: John Steiner describes them as 'psychic retreats', into which the patient ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Series
The New Library of Psychoanalysis
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415099240
SKU
V9780415099240
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About John Steiner
John Steiner is a member of the British Psycho-Analytical Society and a Consultant Psychotherapist at the Tavistock Clinic, London.
Reviews for Psychic Retreats
All practitioners at times struggle with the pathologically organised mind and will be relieved and heartened by this book, and those students who complain that the authors of clinical papers never declare what they actually say in sessions will find nothing to grumble about. - British Journal of Psychotherapy This is a very ... Read more