Mutuality, recognition, and the self : psychoanalytic reflections / by Christine C. Kieffer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kieffer, Christine C., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Developmental psychology.

Psychoanalysis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (239 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, FL : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, [2018].

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book examines emerging trends in contemporary psychoanalytic theory and practice, highlighting inter-subjective and relational models of the mind. The author presents vivid and extended clinical vignettes that demonstrate the analyst's use of the self in building clinical momentum and continued development. The author highlights the importance of mutuality and recognition in the development of the self, illustrating the impact of family, the larger group context, and the contribution of the analytic encounter. This book is divided into three sections: First, the contribution of family to development, including some relatively neglected topics, such as the importance of fathers in female development, the role of siblings, the experience of 'only' children or singletons in the family, and the impact of the extended family (including grandparents) upon the individual. A second section examines the influence of unconscious group processes upon individual development and functioning, and includes papers that highlight the contribution of group psychotherapy as a form of treatment.

Contents:

part I. The contributions of family

part II. The impact of group

part III. Developmental impasses : removing obstacles to growth in treatment.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 8, 2014).

ISBN:

0-429-91642-6

0-429-90219-0

0-367-10169-6

0-429-47742-2

1-78241-197-6

9780429477423

OCLC:

866442070