Guide to psychoanalytic developmental theories

"As the foundational theory of modern psychological practice, psychoanalysis and its attendant assumptions, predominated well through most of the twentieth century. The influence of psychoanalytic theories of development was profound and still resonates in the thinking and practice of today's mental health professionals. Guide to Psychoanalytic Developmental Theories provides a succinct and reliable overview of what these theories are and where they came from. Ably combining theory, history, and biography it summarizes the theories of Freud and his successors against the broader evolution of analytic developmental theory itself, giving readers a deeper understanding of this history, and of their own theoretical stance and choices of interventions. Along the way, the authors discuss criteria for evaluating developmental theories, trace persistent methodological concerns, and shed intriguing light on what was considered normative child and adolescent behavior in earlier eras." "Each major paradigm is represented by its most prominent figures such as Freud's drive theory, Erikson's life cycle theory, Bowlby's attachment theory, and Fonagy's neuropsychological attachment theory. For each, the Guide provides: biographical information, a conceptual framework, contributions to theory, and a clinical illustration or salient excerpt from their work." "The Guide to Psychoanalytic Developmental Theories offers a foundational perspective for the graduate student in clinical or school psychology, counseling, or social work. Seasoned psychiatrists, analysts, and other clinical practitioners also may find it valuable to revisit these formative moments in the history of the field."--Jacket.

Sigmund Freud (1856-1939), publishing era (1888-1950) -- Ego psychological theories (1894-1970), publishing era (1917-1966) -- Anna Freud (1895-1982), publishing era (1922-1982) -- Rene Spitz (1887-1974), publishing era (1945-1974) -- Peter Blos (1904-1997), publishing era (1941-1998) -- Greenspan (1941- ), publishing era, 1972 to present -- Object relations theories -- Melanie Klein (1882-1960), publishing era (1923-1960) -- Donald Winnicott (1896-1971), publishing era (1931-1971) -- Margaret Mahler (1897-1985), publisher era (1938-1980) -- Otto F. Kernberg (1928- ), publishing era, 1963 to the present -- Life Cycle Theory -- Erik Erikson (1902-1994), publishing era (1937-1980) -- Interpersonal theory -- Harry Stack Sullivan (1892-1949), publishing era (1925-1947) -- Theories of the self -- Daniel Stern (1934- ), publishing era, 1963 to the present -- Heinz Kohut (1913-1981), publishing era (1950-1984) -- Attachment theories -- Traditional attachment theories -- John Bowlby (1907-1990), publishing era (1952-1990) -- Mary Salter Ainsworth (1913-1999), publishing era (1951-1999) -- Neurodevelopmental attachment theories: the return to psychoanalysis -- Allen N. Schore (1943- ), pub…