Clinicians Guide to Understanding and Using Psychoanalysis in Practice

This book provides an intimate portrait of a clinician's psychoanalytic approach to working in the public health sector with people suffering from acute and chronic emotional pain.

List of contents

Introduction: Projective Identification, Counter-Transference and the Destructive Superego Part One: Depression 1. The Destructive Superego and Depression Part Two: Death 2. Dependency, Loneliness and Death 3. Fears of Death and Fears of Dying Part Three: Psychosis 4. Violence and Psychosis 5. Grief and Psychosis - The First Year of Therapy with J 6. Encounters with a Psychotic Supergo - The Second Year with J 7. Struggles to Contain Madness - The Third Year of Therapy with J 8. Mourning Omnipotence - The Fourth Year with J Part Four: Life 9. War 10. The Holocaust 11. Entitlement 12. Sexual Identity Appendices

About the author

Paul Terry is a consultant clinical psychologist in private practice. During a career in public health spanning four decades Paul has worked in child, adolescent, adult mental health, forensic settings, and latterly in a specialist mental health service for older people. In tandem with clinical practice, he was lecturer in Counselling at Birkbeck College, University of London.

Summary

This book provides an intimate portrait of a clinician’s psychoanalytic approach to working in the public health sector with people suffering from acute and chronic emotional pain.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Terry, Terry Paul
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.12.2022
• EAN: 9781032334455
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3233445-5
• No. of pages: 136
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Clinical Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Counseling, Psychotherapy, Psychoanalytical and Freudian psychology, Psychoanalytical theory (Freudian psychology), Social counselling and advice services, Counselling & Advice Services, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Psychoanalysis