Presence and the present
Subtitle: relationship and time in contemporary psychodynamic therapy
By: Michael Stadter
Series: Library of object relations; Library of object relations
Publisher: Jason Aronson
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780765706553; 9780765706577
Subjects: Psychoanalytic Therapy; Professional-Patient Relations; Methods; Transference (Psychology)
Description: "Presence and the Present : Relationship and Time in Contemporary Psychodynamic Therapy offers an applied perspective on psychodynamic psychotherapy relevant to contemporary practice. Emphasizing the therapeutic relationship and the dimension of time, it grounds the discussion in clinical application. Including more than fifty vignettes and four detailed case presentations, the author deconstructs successful interchanges as well as errors. The book also includes extended exploration of clinical issues such as trauma, shame, and bodily experiences of self"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgments; title: Introduction; title: SECTION I : Core and Contours; title: 1. The Core and Contours of Contemporary Psychodynamic Psychotherapy : An Overview and the Times; title: 2. The Contours I; title: 3. The Contours II; title: 4. Does Psychodynamic Therapy Work? Definitely, Yes : The Research Basis; title: 5. Mapping the Inner World : Psychodynamic Theory; title: 6. Time Frames I : Life, Development and Time-Near/Time-Far; title: 7. Time Frames II : From the Present Moment to Interminability to Termination Therapy Duration, Epochal Moments, and the Self; title: SECTION II : Contemporary Applications; title: 8. Trauma, Time, and Countertransference : Leaning In and Leaning Away; title: 9. Psychotherapy of Trauma : Applications and Recommendations; title: 10. Working with Transferences and Countertransferences of the Body : The Autistic-Contiguous Mode of Experience; title: 11. Couple Therapy : Madness Runs in Families and It Runs Both Ways; title: 12. Insight, Relationship, and Action : Integrating Psychodynamic and Nondynamic Therapies; title: 13. Shaming and Ashamed In Psychotherapy : Who's Shaming Whom?; title: References; title: Index.