A History of Child Psychoanalysis

A History of Child Psychoanalysis
Author: Pierre Geissmann
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2005-11-10
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1134830025

Child analysis has occupied a special place in the history of psychoanalysis because of the challenges it poses to practitioners and the clashes it has provoked among its advocates. Since the early days in Vienna under Sigmund Freud child psychoanalysts have tried to comprehend and make comprehensible to others the psychosomatic troubles of childhood and to adapt clinical and therapeutic approaches to all the stages of development of the baby, the child, the adolescent and the young adult. Claudine and Pierre Geissmann trace the history and development of child analysis over the last century and assess the contributions made by pioneers of the discipline, whose efforts to expand its theoretical foundations led to conflict between schools of thought, most notably to the rift between Anna Freud and Melanie Klein. Now taught and practised widely in Europe, the USA and South America, child and adolescent psychoanalysis is unique in the insight it gives into the psychological aspects of child development, and in the therapeutic benefits it can bring both to the child and its family.

The Technique of Child Psychoanalysis

The Technique of Child Psychoanalysis
Author: Joseph Sandler
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 296
Release: 1980
Genre: Child analysis
ISBN: 9780674871014

This book distills the essence of child psychoanalysis from the practice and thought of its founder Anna Freud, who for over 50 years has been at the forefront of this controversial field. Children are the most refractory of all subjects to treat analytically. Here, for the first time, is a primer on the difficult technique as practiced at the Hampstead Clinic in London, which was founded by Anna Freud and is today the leading child analytic center in the world. She and her colleagues expose their wealth of experience to systematic review, which yields up rich insights not only into child psychoanalysis and psychotherapy but also into basic child development. In addition, their findings have relevance to the understanding of emotional disturbance at all ages. The book follows the treatment situation through all its stages, from the first session to termination and follow-up. It focuses on the interaction between therapist and child in the treatment room, illustrating the points with copious clinical vignettes. One point examined is the structure of treatment with respect to such matters as scheduling sessions and handling interruptions. Another element that comes under scrutiny is the development of the child's relationship to the therapist, which subsumes such factors as establishing an alliance, transference, and resistance. The child's repertoire of expressions, both verbal and nonverbal, is explored, as is the therapist's armamentarium of interpretations and interventions. Woven throughout the description of these elements is incisive commentary by Anna Freud. Her commonsense approach gives the book unique value, lifting it to a rare level of human wisdom.

Theory and Practice in Child Psychoanalysis

Theory and Practice in Child Psychoanalysis
Author: Guy Hall
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2018-05-08
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0429908601

During her lifetime Francoise Dolto revolutionized the psychoanalytic understanding of childhood. As an early pioneer, she emphasized that the child is to be recognized from birth as a person. As a gifted and innovative clinician, Dolto developed her ideas about the unconscious image of the body. An image that is unique to each individual and linked to both a person's history and narcissism, rather then their physicality. It is the symbolic incarnation of a person's desires. Dolto began her career as a member of the IPA, was admired by Winnicott, close to Lacan and influenced by Morgenstern. Her life witnessed an extraordinary evolution from the conservatism of her parents, through the second World War, to the turbulence of Paris in the 1950s and 60s. In the succeeding years, Dolto made a number of original contributions to the understanding of psychosis, neonatology, female sexuality, education, and religion. Although controversial, she was able to write both for the general public and for professional colleagues.

What is a Child?

What is a Child?
Author: Michael Gerard Plastow
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2018-04-17
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 042992383X

This book unravels the different notions of time and history that are implicit in the history of child psychoanalysis and in the clinical approach to childhood. It is based, in part, on topics that have been addressed in the seminar Psychoanalysis and the Child.

Pioneers of Child Psychoanalysis

Pioneers of Child Psychoanalysis
Author: Beatriz Markman Reubins
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 367
Release: 2018-04-17
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0429917317

This book describes the lives and theories of the pioneer child psychoanalysts who created the field of child psychoanalysis and contributed to the understanding of child development. It aims to expose emerging professionals in the field of psychoanalysis to theories of infant experiences.

A Child Analysis with Anna Freud

A Child Analysis with Anna Freud
Author: Peter Heller
Publisher:
Total Pages: 450
Release: 1990
Genre: Medical
ISBN:

Collects notes and materials (artwork, poems, photographs) connected with Anna Freud's analysis of Heller as a young boy, amplified and given depth by Heller's own retrospective. He is currently a professor of German and comparative literature at SUNY, Buffalo. Annotation(c) 2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Developmental Perspectives in Child Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy

Developmental Perspectives in Child Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy
Author: Christopher Bonovitz
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 380
Release: 2018-02-15
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1351235486

Developmental Perspectives in Child Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy incorporates recent innovations in developmental theory and research into our understanding of the nature of change in child psychotherapy. Diverse psychoanalytic ideas and individual styles are represented, challenging the historical allegiance in analytic child therapy to particular, and so often singular, schools of thought. Each of the distinguished contributors offers a conceptually grounded and clinically rich account of child development, addressing topics such as refl ective functioning, the role of play, dreaming, trauma and neglect, the development of recognition and mutuality, autism, adoption, and non- binary conceptions of gender. Extended clinical vignettes offer the reader clear vision into the convergence of theory and practice, demonstrating the potential of psychoanalytic psychotherapy to move child development forward. This book will appeal to all practicing mental health professionals.

The Psychoanalytic Study of the Child, Volumes 1-25

The Psychoanalytic Study of the Child, Volumes 1-25
Author: Ruth S. Eissler
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 434
Release: 1975-01-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780300017786

The completeness and excellence of the abstracts make this volume a valuable guide and reference book for all students and scholars who do not own the complete set. For those who do own the first twenty-five volumes, the index will facilitate quick location of important topics and bring ease in tracing the development of psychoanalytic concepts.

The Psycho Analytical Treatment of Children

The Psycho Analytical Treatment of Children
Author: Anna Freud
Publisher: Franklin Classics
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2018-10-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9780343287153

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