Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints

This book seeks to resolve an issue that has divided psychoanalysts and other scholars of aggression for decades, namely the nature of aggression.

The twenty-first century could well be Jung's century, just as the twentieth century was Freud's.

The twenty-first century could well be Jung's century, just as the twentieth century was Freud's.

Is play only a children's activity?

Is play only a children's activity?

Alessandra Lemma - Winner of the Levy-Goldfarb Award for Child Psychoanalysis!

Alessandra Lemma - Winner of the Levy-Goldfarb Award for Child Psychoanalysis!

The professional practice of counseling and mental health can often be complex and litigious.

In Trauma, Culture, and Metaphor, John Wilson and Jacob Lindy explore the language of both individual and collective trauma in an era dominated by globalization and interconnectedness.

In Trauma, Culture, and Metaphor, John Wilson and Jacob Lindy explore the language of both individual and collective trauma in an era dominated by globalization and interconnectedness.

The Dream Experience provides the mental health professional with a systematic scientific basis for understanding the dream as a psychological event.

The Dream Experience provides the mental health professional with a systematic scientific basis for understanding the dream as a psychological event.

The number of sexual abuse disclosures by children has been increasing at a steady rate.

The number of sexual abuse disclosures by children has been increasing at a steady rate.

Placebo responses are automatic and unconscious and cannot be predicted based on conscious volition.

Placebo responses are automatic and unconscious and cannot be predicted based on conscious volition.

Rhetorical analysis of texts exposes plausible 'truths' and presumptions implied by the writer's presentation.

Rhetorical analysis of texts exposes plausible 'truths' and presumptions implied by the writer's presentation.

The gap between psychotherapeutic practice and clinical theory is ever widening.

The gap between psychotherapeutic practice and clinical theory is ever widening.

A Phenomenology of the Alien: Encounters with the Weird and Inscrutable Other considers both literal and figurative experiences of the alien from a psychological, psychoanalytic and philosophical perspective.

The extent to which teachers should make use of theoretical and expert knowledge as opposed to tacit experiential knowledge, and how these might be combined, is a perennial issue in discussions on pedagogy.

The extent to which teachers should make use of theoretical and expert knowledge as opposed to tacit experiential knowledge, and how these might be combined, is a perennial issue in discussions on pedagogy.

Interweaving rich theory on dialogism, power, and resistance together with situated scenarios addressing the production of psychological knowledge, this book explores decoloniality as it interfaces with strategic fields in psychology.

Wish-fulfilment as a singular means of satisfying ineluctable desire is a pivotal concept in classical psychoanalysis.

Wish-fulfilment as a singular means of satisfying ineluctable desire is a pivotal concept in classical psychoanalysis.

Hailed on publication as "e;an impressive integration of postmodernism and relational psychoanalysis"e; (James Hansel) and "e;an intelligent and stimulating account of where the issues of identity, gender, and difference are joined"e; (Jessica Benjamin), Lynne Layton's Who's That Girl?

Hailed on publication as "e;an impressive integration of postmodernism and relational psychoanalysis"e; (James Hansel) and "e;an intelligent and stimulating account of where the issues of identity, gender, and difference are joined"e; (Jessica Benjamin), Lynne Layton's Who's That Girl?

The "e;relational turn"e; has transformed the field of psychoanalysis, with an impact that cuts across different schools of thought and clinical modalities.

The "e;relational turn"e; has transformed the field of psychoanalysis, with an impact that cuts across different schools of thought and clinical modalities.

At a historic conference in Toronto in October 1993, developmental researchers and clinicians came together for the first time to explore the implications of current knowledge of attachment.

Over the course of the past 15 years, there has been a vast sea change in American psychoanalysis.

Why are jokes funny?

Why are jokes funny?

At a historic conference in Toronto in October 1993, developmental researchers and clinicians came together for the first time to explore the implications of current knowledge of attachment.

In an era in which the teaching enterprise is freighted with tactics, techniques, and methods, M.

In an era in which the teaching enterprise is freighted with tactics, techniques, and methods, M.

Over the course of the past 15 years, there has been a vast sea change in American psychoanalysis.

In this classic text, pioneering organizational consultant Edwin C.

In this classic text, pioneering organizational consultant Edwin C.

Among the many elementary expositions of psychoanalysis, "e;The Talking Cure"e; is unique in focusing on the actual analytic experience.

Among the many elementary expositions of psychoanalysis, "e;The Talking Cure"e; is unique in focusing on the actual analytic experience.

This remarkable book takes as its subject one of the most outstanding men that ever lived.

This remarkable book takes as its subject one of the most outstanding men that ever lived.

First published in 1991.

First published in 1991.

Children whose minds as well as bodies have been damaged by the intrusions of sexual abuse, violence or neglect, and others, quite different, who are handicapped by their own mysterious sensitivities to more minor deprivations, may experience a type of black despair and cynicism that require long-term treatment and test the stamina of the psychotherapist to the utmost.

Children whose minds as well as bodies have been damaged by the intrusions of sexual abuse, violence or neglect, and others, quite different, who are handicapped by their own mysterious sensitivities to more minor deprivations, may experience a type of black despair and cynicism that require long-term treatment and test the stamina of the psychotherapist to the utmost.

The language of Jung's writings, and of analytical psychology generally, is sometimes difficult to understand.

The language of Jung's writings, and of analytical psychology generally, is sometimes difficult to understand.