Reading Anna Freud / Nick Midgley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Midgley, Nick, 1968- author.

Series:

New library of psychoanalysis teaching series ; 7.

The new library of psychoanalysis teaching series ; 7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Freud, Anna, 1895-1982.

Freud, Anna.

Psychoanalysts.

Developmental therapy for children.

Child analysis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hove, East Sussex : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What place do Anna Freud's ideas have in the history of psychoanalysis? What can her writings teach us today about how to work therapeutically with children? Are her psychoanalytic ideas still relevant to those entrusted with the welfare of infants and young people? Reading Anna Freud provides an accessible introduction to the writings of one of the most significant figures in the history of psychoanalysis. Each chapter introduces a number of her key papers, with clear summaries of the main ideas, historical background, a discussion of the influence and

Contents:

Acknowledgements

Anna freud: a chronology

Introduction: Anna Freud, her life, and work

Psychoanalysis with children

The application of psychoanalytic ideas to education

The ego and the mechanisms of defence

The Hampstead war nurseries

Psychoanalytic research and the observation of children

The psychoanalytic treatment of adults

The assessment and diagnosis of childhood disorders

Developmental psychopathology

Child analysis and developmental therapy

Psychoanalysis and paediatrics : the care of children in hospital

Children and the law

Conclusion: the legacy of anna freud

Bibliography.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-21671-5

0-203-09598-7

1-136-21672-3

1-283-86149-6

9780203095980

OCLC:

820787662