A Short Introduction to Psychoanalysis / Edition 2

by Jane Milton, Caroline Polmear, Julia Fabricius

Overview

AShort Introduction to Psychoanalysis offers a user-friendly introduction to arguably the most misunderstood of all the psychological therapies. This fully updated and revised Second Edition explains what psychoanalysis really is and provides the reader with an overview of its basic concepts, historical development, critiques and research base. Demonstrating the far reaching influence of psychoanalysis, the authors - all practicing psychoanalysts - describe how its concepts have been applied beyond the consulting room and examine its place within the spectrum of other psychological theories. The text is enlivened by numerous clinical examples.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780857020598
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	03/28/2011
Series:	Short Introductions to the Therapy Professions Series
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.60(d)

Table of Contents

What Is Psychoanalysis?
Basics of Psychoanalytic Theory
A Brief History of Psychoanalysis
Psychoanalysis across Cultures
Critiques of Psychoanalysis
Psychoanalysis and Research
Psychoanalysis beyond the Consulting Room
Psychoanalysis and the Psychotherapies
The Profession: Organization, Communication and Regulation