The mind and I : reflections of a psychoanalyst / James Joyce.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Joyce, James, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychoanalysts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (213 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., publishers, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Psychoanalysts must be patients for years before they can practice. The ""talking cure""--the basis of all psychotherapy--is best explained from two perspectives: one patient lying on the couch and the other seated behind it. The author of this memoir was both. He candidly discusses his own analysis, describing his emotional misfires and their causes. He then uses case studies from his practice to explain the meaning of dreams, the causes of neuroses, depression, relationship problems and other issues that affect the lives of many.

Contents:

Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; 1. Colorado: Splitting to the Rockies; 2. Why I Became a Psychoanalyst: It Made Sense; 3. Can a Catholic Do It? Yes; 4. My First Patient: She Was Perfect; 5. It's Not Academic: It's Empathetic; 6. What It's Like to Be a Shrink: A God-Like Business; 7. Making a Diagnosis: It's All About Age; 8. Sex and Sexuality: A Big Deal; 9. The History of You: HX; 10. Transference: Don't I Know You from Someplace?; 11. Oh, No, Not Again! Bad Broken Records; 12. Gotcha: The Pain in the Ass People; 13. Dreams: The Royal Roads; 14. Herr Professor Doktor Sigmund Freud: Giant

15. Use Eagles, If Necessary: Breaking Protocol16. Sometimes We Make Mistakes: Of Course; 17. Big Boys Don't Cry: Men Do; 18. The Safe Haven: INT; 19. Pissed Off: And Then Some; 20. Who Saved Your Butt? Find Out; vii 21. Ways to Screw Up Kids: Oh So Many; 22. They're Just Babies, Too, You Know: Fragility Is Ours; 23. Should I See a Shrink? Why Do You Ask?; 24. A Shrink's Eye View: Why People Think We're Nutty; 25. The Final Session: RES; Bibliography; Index

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 April 2, 2015).

ISBN:

1-4766-1936-0