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Nancy J. Dougherty - The Matrix and Meaning of Character: An Archetypal and Developmental Approach - 9780415403009 - V9780415403009
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The Matrix and Meaning of Character: An Archetypal and Developmental Approach

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Description for The Matrix and Meaning of Character: An Archetypal and Developmental Approach Paperback. Character structures underlie everyone's personality. This work guides the reader into an awareness of the archetypal depths that underlie character structures, presenting a developmental model in which analytic theories are synthesised. It examines nine character structures, animating them with fairy tales, mythic images and case material. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 black & white tables, 11 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.

Character structures underlie everyone’s personality. When rigidly defended, they limit us; yet as they become more flexible, they can reveal sources of animation, renewal and authenticity.

The Matrix and Meaning of Character guides the reader into an awareness of the archetypal depths that underlie character structures, presenting an original developmental model in which current analytic theories are synthesised. The authors examine nine character structures, animating them with fairy tales, mythic images and case material, creating a bridge between the traditional language of psychopathology and the universal realm of image and symbol.

This book will appeal to all analytical psychologists, psychoanalysts and ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415403009
SKU
V9780415403009
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Ref
99-2

About Nancy J. Dougherty
Nancy J. Dougherty is senior training analyst in the InterRegional Society of Jungian Analysts and the C.G. Jung Institute of Chicago. She is coordinator of training in the Florida Associaiton of Jungian Analysts Seminar and is in private practice in Naples, Florida, USA Jacqueline J. West is President and Training Director of the C.G. Jung Institute of Santa Fe, ... Read more

Reviews for The Matrix and Meaning of Character: An Archetypal and Developmental Approach
"This is an impressively honest attempt to address the reality of the psyche in the area of character defenses, and the authors prove that Jungian psychology is up to the job. Clinicians will find a well of empathy to refresh their understandings of the difficult personality traits some patients bring to analysis. This is a book that has the power ... Read more

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