Psychotherapy With Couples - Theory and Practice At the Tavistock Institute of Marital Studies

A thought provoking, persuasive, challenging, and above all practical guide for beginners and more experienced therapists alike. It shows the demands and complexity of marital work and is an important reminder of the interdependence of theory and practice.

Table des matières

Foreword -- Preface -- The Institutional Context -- The theory and practice of the Tavistock Institute of Marital Studies -- The Unconscious Contract in the Couple Relationship -- Introduction -- Unconscious communications between husband and wife -- Husbands and wives: the mysterious choice -- Relationships: interaction, defences, and transformation -- Marriage as a psychological container -- The Couple and the Individual -- Introduction -- Individuation in marriage -- The individual and the couple -- The impenetrable other: ambivalence and the oedipal conflict in work with couples -- Betrayal of troth -- A Therapeutic Approach to the Couple Relationship -- Introduction -- Therapeutic intervention in relation to the institution of marriage -- Thinking about and working with couples

A propos de l'auteur

Stanley Ruszczynski is a senior Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist with the British Association of Psychotherapists and a Direct Member of the International Psychoanalytic Association. He is the Clinical Director of the Portman Clinic and a Consultant Adult Psychotherapist.

Résumé

A thought provoking, persuasive, challenging, and above all practical guide for beginners and more experienced therapists alike. It shows the demands and complexity of marital work and is an important reminder of the interdependence of theory and practice.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Stanley Ruszczynski, Ruszczynski Stanley, David E. Scharff
• Collaboration: Stanley Ruszczynski (Editeur)
• Edition: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 31.07.2019
• EAN: 9780367324933
• ISBN: 978-0-367-32493-3
• Pages: 256
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Psychologie, ésotérique, spiritualité, anthroposophie > Psychologie: général, ouvrages de référence; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Psychologie > Psychanalyse; Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Médecine > Spécialités cliniques; PSYCHOLOGY / General, Family psychology, Psychotherapy, Psychoanalytical and Freudian psychology, Family, Couple and Systemic Therapy