Psychoanalysis Books
Going inside: A tour around a single moment of consciousness
Dealing with single moments in the life of the human brain, this book argues that, by understanding just how much subconscious decision-making the brain manages to get through before each moment of... (more)
Understanding Countertransference: From projective identification to empathy.
This text seeks to mediate between the "classical" view of countertransference as a neurotic impediment to the treatment process and "totalist" perspective, which assumes that the therapist's... (more)
Self psychology and diagnostic assessment: Identifying selfobject functions through psychological testing
Differentiating the self psychological approach from an ego psychological interpretation of classical drive theory, the author of this book seeks to outline the principal contributions of Kohut,... (more)
The Last Good Freudian
Webster's compelling memoir provides an illuminating insight into the subculture of psychoanalysis that dominated a significant sector of American life. (more)
Shame in context:
This text offers an understanding of shame dynamics - the role of shame in creating and maintaining character pathology, and shame in the context of obsessive-compulsive, narcissitic and masochistic... (more)
The Annual of Psychoanalysis: Vol.28
This annual of psychoanalysis is divided into two sections on: psychoanalysis and neuroscience; and applied psychoanalysis. Topics covered include self-organizing aspects of learning in... (more)
Understanding the borderline mother: Helping her children transcend the intense, unpredictable, and volatile
An examination of the world of borderline mothers and children. Dr Lawson describes four basic profiles of the borderline mother: the Waif Mother, the Hermit Mother, the Queen Mother and the Witch.... (more)
What love is: lessons from the heart
This book invites readers to explore their own lessons of love in order to lead them to acknowledge - and overcome - the trials and tribulations of their own lives. 148 pages. (more)
The Collapse of the Self and Its Therapeutic Restoration
This volume seeks to encompass the historic and still extant between object- relations and self psychology. The author views the self as housing the dialectical interplay between its pathological and... (more)
The Musical Edge of the Therapeutic Dialogue
This work explores the musical aspects of therapeutic dialogue. It covers such topics as improvization and accompaniment, the unspoken dialogue, mind metaphors, and the counterpoint of subjective... (more)