Psychoanalysis

When I can remain truly present with my dementing patient, even facing the hard truths about her decline, she feels more deeply accompanied and thus more available to experience the realities and possibilities available at this time of her life. ...

With contributions from Salman Akhtar, Muge Alkan, Gulgun Alptekin, Mine OEzguroglu Cukurcesme, Yavuz Erten, Cemile Serin Gurdal, Elif Nisan Ilkmen, UElku Elif Gurisik, Bella Habip, Cuneyt Iscan, Sureyya Iscan, T. Byram Karasu, M. Sagman Kayatekin, Z...

A search for answers on the subject of sadomasochism: its origins, forms and functions, nature, and societal status. An international group of distinguished psychiatrists, psychologists, and psychoanalysts investigate the riddle of sadomasochism from...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780854572342Author Naomi SegalFormat PaperbackPage Count 354Imprint University of London PressPublisher University of LondonWeight(grams) 474gDimensions(mm)...

This fascinating book, which presents an early psychoanalyst's session-by-session notes on a case of hysteria caused by severe sexual trauma and incest, offers a vivid portrait of psychoanalytic practice in the second decade of the twentieth century...

Any method of fitting equations to data may be called regression. Such equations are valuable for at least two purposes: making predictions and judging the strength of relationships. Because they provide a way of em pirically identifying how a variable...

Now facing its second century, the field of psychoanalysis is in a period of rapid development. In this book some of the most important figures in psychoanalysis today discuss how changes-especially in such areas as infant research, ethology, cognitive...

Artists, Writers and Philosophers on Psychoanalysis presents eclectic interviews with leading figures in their fields, focusing on the impact psychoanalysis has had on their lives and work, and the place of psychoanalysis within culture. Mariano...

Artists, Writers and Philosophers on Psychoanalysis presents eclectic interviews with leading figures in their fields, focusing on the impact psychoanalysis has had on their lives and work, and the place of psychoanalysis within culture. Mariano...

Julia Kristeva, herself a product of the famous May 1968 Paris student uprising, has long been fascinated by the concepts of rebellion and revolution. But is it still possible to build and nurture a culture of revolt in today's world? In this book,...

A fresh, provocative reading of Freud's theory of sexuality.While contemporary studies have paid renewed attention to the psychoanalytic theory of sexuality and routinely reference Sigmund Freud, they seldom engage directly with his work. Freud and the...

A critical edition of one of the key texts in psychoanalysis.Sigmund Freud's Beyond the Pleasure Principle stands as a foundational text in psychoanalysis, delving into profound questions about life, death, pleasure and pain. Through a combination of...

"These days, who still has a soul?" asks Julia Kristeva in this psychoanalytic exploration. Drawing on her many years of experience as a practicing psychoanalyst, Kristeva reveals to readers a new kind of patient, symptomatic of an age of political...

Bringing Jean Genet and Jacques Lacan into dialogue, James Penney examines the overlooked similarities between Genet's literary oeuvre and Lacanian psychoanalysis, uncovering in particular their shared ontology of fragility and incompletion. This book...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913494711Author Felicity de ZuluetaFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Karnac BooksPublisher Karnac BooksWeight(grams) 598gDimensions(mm) 246mm * 189mm...

From the beginning of psychoanalysis, there have been those considered suited to psychoanalytic therapy and those not. Those 'suited' could dream and associate as well as understand and accept the analyst's symbolic interpretations. Those 'unsuited' were...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780142437445Author Sigmund FreudFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 217gDimensions(mm) 196mm * 130mm...

Robert Langs had a substantial impact on American psychoanalysis in the 1970s and 1980s-both Freudian and Jungian -due to his development of what he termed "the adaptive paradigm." According to Langs, the psychoanalytic tradition had vastly...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781892746559Author Nina ColtartFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Other Press LLCPublisher Other Press LLCWeight(grams) 289gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm...

In Christopher Bollas' Streams of Consciousness, a wide spectrum of theory and practice are explored, sometimes appearing in simple fragments, sometimes via complex lines of thinking that are developed in detail over time. As Bollas revisits the received...

A highly original, convivial dialogue between two leading psychoanalysts invites the reader to pause and reflect on current transformations and emotional affects in a changing world. Two analysts of different generations dialogue openly on the...

In Christopher Bollas' Streams of Consciousness, a wide spectrum of theory and practice are explored, sometimes appearing in simple fragments, sometimes via complex lines of thinking that are developed in detail over time. As Bollas revisits the received...

'It is a beautiful book to read; it is not about psychoanalytic technique, but evidence of his warm empathy and humanistic view of his patients' Betty Gould, Self & SocietyThough thought of as a brilliant social commentator, Erich Fromm was first and...

The social sciences and psychology see the origins of human experience from opposite directions: the inner world of the individual vs demands by society to conform. Politicians tend to follow the ideas of the social scientists and mostly ignore...

Freud and psychoanalysis taught us that rebellion is what guarantees our independence and our creative abilities. But in the contemporary "entertainment" culture, is rebellion still a viable option? Is it still possible to build and embrace a...

Bion's Vertices: On Truth and Lies is the inaugural book of the Contemporary Bion series. It raises many key questions, such as: What is the place of truth and lies in psychoanalytic discourse? What are the consequences in terms of collusion and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798986788401Author Todd McGowanFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Sublation MediaPublisher Sublation MediaWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm...

Winner, 2025 Book Prize of the American Psychoanalytic AssociationFor decades, psychoanalysis has provided essential concepts and methodologies for critical theory and the humanities and social sciences. But it is also, inseparably, a clinical practice...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780982189900Author Jane G GoldbergFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Sea Raven PressPublisher Sea Raven PressWeight(grams) 159gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781513207308Author D. H. LawrenceFormat HardbackPage Count 156Imprint Mint EditionsPublisher Mint Editions

In Psychoanalysis from the Indian Terroir, Manasi Kumar, Anup Dhar, and Anurag Mishra discuss the synergies and diachronic thought that is emblematic of the current psychoanalytic narrative in India and examine what psychoanalysis in India could become...

The African American Urban Male's Journey to Success: Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Race, Gender, and Social Class is an exploration of the interconnected nature of psychodynamics and social factors, especially in relation to experiences with success...

Freud's Foes, the latest title in the Polemics series, addresses Freud's fiercest contemporary critics. Kurt Jacobsen defends psychoanalysis, while accepting that it has inherent flaws. He argues that although today's 'foes' pose as daring savants, they...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781952000171Author Wilhelm ReichFormat PaperbackPage Count 576Imprint WRM PressPublisher WRM PressWeight(grams) 649gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 133mm * 33mm

What is the connection between a compass and a couch? It is the meeting of a mechanical gadget used for geographical orientation on the planet, together with another artifact, one of furniture, which has become the icon of the psychoanalytic practice...

The therapeutic process requires both the willingness to be vulnerable and the capacity to tolerate it despite the risks involved. Martin S. Livingston reminds us that it is not just the patient who needs to take these risks, but the therapist as well...

The question of truth within the construction of knowledge on suffering.Although truth occupies a central position in philosophy and the philosophy of science, there is much debate about its actual role in scientific practice. Truth and Suffering...

What to read from the vast output of Sigmund Freud has long been a puzzle. Freudian thought permeates virtually every aspect of twentieth-century life; to understand Freud is to explore not only his scientific papers-on the psycho-sexual theory of human...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783856305567Author Mary Ann MattoonFormat PaperbackPage Count 746Imprint Daimon VerlagPublisher Daimon VerlagWeight(grams) 877g

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