The presenting past : the core of psychodynamic counselling and therapy
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The presenting past : the core of psychodynamic counselling and therapy
Open University Press, 2006
3rd ed
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-260) and index
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Praise for previous editions:"This book is a wonderfully readable overview of the developmental principles underlying psychodynamic counselling. Theories of Freud, Klein, Winnicott, Kohut and others are organized into three broad developmental themes- dependency, autonomy and interdependence, and illuminated with rich clinical examples. Jacobs' lucid, lively style makes the connection between theory and practice clear and accessible. This outstanding book will appeal to established clinicians as well as students training in counselling and psychotherapy."
Jan Grant, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia"Michael Jacobs is a free spirit who roams purposefully in the often contentious world of the rival psychoanalytic traditions."
Professor Brian Thorne, Centre for Counselling Studies, University of East Anglia"An original and reliable approach to the development of personality that every therapist and student therapist should possess. Jacobs, one of the founders of psychodynamic therapy and counselling, avoids the twin perils of unimaginative, meaningless causality on the one hand and indifferent, irresponsible reference to fate on the other."
Andrew Samuels, Professor of Analytical Psychology, University of EssexThe third edition of The Presenting Past maintains its clear approach to the core of psychodynamic counselling by focussing upon three central areas:
Trust and attachment
Authority and autonomy
Cooperation and competition
These areas are now divided into shorter chapters that have been thoroughly updated in line with recent literature. However, the biggest change is the introduction of more attachment theory. This is part of the evolution of the book and reflects Michael Jacobs' assertion the development of the text reflects "the dynamic part of the term 'psychodynamic'".
Table of Contents
PrefaceWhat's past is present
Qualifying interpretations
Trust and attachment: Foundations
Trust and attachment: Towards ambivalence
Trust and attachment: Related issues
Authority and autonomy: Internalizing parental authority
Authority and autonomy: A matter of control
Authority and autonomy: Related issues
Co-operation and competition: Gender, sexuality and sexual relations
Co-operation and competition: Oedipal configurations
Co-operation and competition: Related issues
The major themes in the therapeutic relationship
Appendix
References
Index
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