Our Inner World
Subtitle: A Guide to Psychodynamics and Psychotherapy
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: April 26, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780801878367
Subjects: Psychotherapy; Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior; Psychodynamic psychotherapy; Psychology; Psychotherapy - General; Psychiatry - General; Psychology & Psychiatry / General; Psychoanalytic Therapy; Case Report; Psychological Theory; methods
First sentence: Part I reviews some basic concepts of selected psychodynamic theories.
Description: This book introduces and explains the major theories of psychodynamic psychotherapy and integrates them into a model of psychodynamics that can be used to treat common psychiatric complaints. Ahles applies an integrated approach to two general areas of patient discomfort: problems with sense of self, such as anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and feelings of worthlessness; and problems with interpersonal relationships, such as difficulty forming long-term relationships, excessive shyness or fear of others, and aggressive personality. He also discusses the psychodynamic model in relation to neurobiological research into brain function, and he explores how psychotherapy can best be combined with pharmacotherapy. Throughout, the primary concepts of object relations and ego psychology are demonstrated with diagrams and case studies.--From publisher description.