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Anyone interested in modern philosophy is familiar with the name of Martin Heidegger, but there is a serious gap in even the most complete accounts of his life and thought. This is Heidegger s association with, and influence on, the discipline of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781942254072Author Dominique ScarfoneFormat PaperbackPage Count 198Imprint Unconscious in TranslationPublisher Unconscious in TranslationWeight(grams)...

Through eight compelling stories we get to know the Gestalt therapist Vikram Kolmannskog and some of his clients. These include the businessman Carl who is suffering from chronic burnout, the overwhelmed Marianne who believes she may have been the victim...

Addiction is something that affects many different people from all walks of life and can be difficult for a therapist to treat, and the client to conquer. In this book fifteen people who have formerly had serious addictions speak about their experiences...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262513364Author Wolfgang MetzgerFormat PaperbackPage Count 230Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 363gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Lacan's psychoanalytic take on what makes a pervert perverse is not the fact of habitually engaging in specific "abnormal" or transgressive sexual acts, but of occupying a particular structural position in relation to the Other. Perversion is one of...

"The extraordinary untold story of how a disillusioned American diplomat named William C. Bullitt came to Freud's couch in 1926, and how Freud and his patient collaborated on a psychobiography of President Woodrow Wilson."-Wall Street JournalThe...

Despite the many ways in which the so-called psychoses can become manifest, they are ultimately human events arising out of human contexts. As such, they can be understood in an intersubjective manner, removing the stigmatizing boundary between madness...

This book provides a contemporary exploration of psychoanalytic theory and its application to therapy with lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer relationships, challenging heteronormative practice and introducing new perspectives on working with gender...

In this classic text the authors examine the links between racism, psychological ill health and inadequate treatment of ethnic minorities. Through a series of case studies they discuss: * the psychological legacy of colonialism and slavery * the racist...

Through a series of expansive essays, Transference, Love, Being explores the centrality of love in psychoanalytic practice. Starting with the immersion of the analyst, this book reimagines several aspects of the psychoanalytic process, including...

This book examines the interaction of spiritual and psychoanalytic lineages with psychotherapy in everyday practice. Written by a team of seasoned clinicians and illustrated through clinical vignettes, chapters explore topics pertaining to the mystical...

"The unfulfilled and unsatisfied mother around whom the child ascends the upward slope of his narcissism is someone real. She is right there, and like all other unfulfilled creatures, she is in search of what she can devour, quaerens quem devoret. What...

No previous knowledge is assumed, and in lively and provocative chapters the authors invite the reader to explore questions about the nature of science, religion, ethics, politics, art, the mind, the self, knowledge and truth. Each chapter includes inset...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780882149516Author Joanne H StroudFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Spring PublicationsPublisher Spring PublicationsWeight(grams) 494g

"As a doctor, I make every effort to strengthen the belief in immortality, especially with older patients when such questions come threateningly close. For, seen in correct psychological perspective, death is not an end but a goal, and life's inclination...

Contemporary neuroscience has a valuable contribution to make to understanding the mind-brain. Coming into Mind aims to bridge the gap between theory and clinical practice, demonstrating how awareness of the insights gained from neuroscience is essential...

Nietzsche's infamous work Thus Spake Zarathustra is filled with a strange sense of religiosity that seems to run counter to the philosopher's usual polemics against religious faith. For some scholars, this book marks little but a mental decline in the...

Identity politics have taken a strong hold on modern society, in particular online on social media platforms. But to what extent have they contributed to human flourishing? Have they changed the world for the better, and to what extent? David Pilgrim...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781788360579Author Michael DanielsFormat PaperbackImprint Imprint AcademicPublisher Imprint AcademicWeight(grams) 400gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 156mm * 21mm

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The papers of Edna O'Shaughnessy are among the finest to be found in psychoanalytic writing. Her work is unified not so much by its subject matter, which is diverse, but by her underlying preoccupations, including the nature of psychic reality and...

Sexuality, Excess, and Representation develops a psychoanalytic understanding of psychic bisexuality and how it can be understood theoretically and in clinical practice. Rosine Jozef Perelberg articulates a Freudian metapsychology with modern...

In this book, Yael Pilowsky Bankirer reads into Freud's writings with the unique prism of circumcision as a marker for both the formation of masculine identity, and for matricide, the disappearance of the mother.Pilowsky Bankirer uses Freud's idea of...

Psychoanalysis and Ethics: The Necessity of Perspective is an attempt to look deeply into the relationship between psychoanalysis and ethics, and in particular into the failure of traditional psychoanalytic thinking to recognise the foundational...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679601661Author Sigmund FreudFormat HardbackPage Count 992Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 924gDimensions(mm) 211mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780988802445Author Arthur J DeikmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 430Imprint Fearless BooksPublisher Fearless BooksWeight(grams) 572g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912141135Author Prof. Robert WestFormat PaperbackPage Count 118Imprint Silverback PublishingPublisher Silverback PublishingWeight(grams)...

In this deeply thoughtful book, Elisabeth Young-Bruehl turns a critical lens on prejudice. Surveying the study of prejudice since World War II, Young-Bruehl suggests an approach that distinguishes between different types of prejudices, the people who...

An exposition of the nature, possibilities and limitations of psychoanalytic treatment, defending the essence of psychoanalysis against moralistic and conformist misuse.Book InformationISBN 9780815602293Author Thomas SzaszFormat PaperbackPage Count...

The Routledge International Handbook of Sandplay Therapy provides a comprehensive overview of this therapeutic method, developed to provide a means of helping clients of all ages with mental suffering. The contributors, from a range of therapeutic and...

An Introduction to Psychometrics and Psychological Assessment is the successor to Cooper's prize-winning book Psychological Testing: Theory and Practice. This expanded and updated volume shows how psychological questionnaires and tests can be chosen,...

The Studio is a unique and exciting work, referencing Freud and other psychoanalytic heavy-weights to examine a difficult past - loss, trauma and the complexities of life are addressed and explored. Each chapter takes a painting as its focus, holding...

In this second edition of Endings & Beginnings (Routledge, 2006), Herbert J. Schlesinger explores endings and beginnings within psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic therapy; both the obvious main endings and beginnings of any course in treatment, and the...

This clinical manual provides a CBT-based psychosocial intervention for use with individuals distressed about their appearance due to a disfigurement from birth, accident or illness, or those coping with another visible difference. Contains a wealth of...

This book is an introduction to the ideas of the Swiss psychologist and psychoanalyst, C. G. Jung. The first chapter describes his early home life whilst subsequent chapters are devoted to his work in various sectors. This started in psychiatry at...

With contributions from Anne Alvarez, Joshua Durban, Jeffrey L. Eaton, Bernard Golse, Didier Houzel, Howard B. Levine, Suzanne Maiello, Sylvain Missonnier, Bernd Nissen, Marganit Ofer, and Jani Santamaria. The capacity to create psychic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781570624056Author Robert H. HopckeFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams)...

What do we mean when we say of others, of family members, and particularly of our elders, that they are "a hard act to follow"? Are we speaking of their achievements, their personality, their talents or perhaps their overall bearing? In other words, what...

Self-examination in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy provides open and intimate accounts of the experience of being in psychotherapy. The internal life of the therapist is as much at the heart of the stories told as those of the clients. William F...