The prenatal theme in psychotherapy
Over the course of the last fifty years, research has shown that the ability of the foetus to feel, experience and perceive is much greater than had previously been supposed, yet debate continues concerning sensations of fear, aggression and relating the 'self' to the environment of the womb. Using theoretical and clinical material, Philippe Ploye summarizes previous work on the significance of prenatal behaviour in psychotherapy and expands on this body of work to provide an informative and co…
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- Full title :The prenatal theme in psychotherapy / Philippe Ployé ; foreword by Alessandra Piontelli.
Summary
Over the course of the last fifty years, research has shown that the ability of the foetus to feel, experience and perceive is much greater than had previously been supposed, yet debate continues concerning sensations of fear, aggression and relating the 'self' to the environment of the womb. Using theoretical and clinical material, Philippe Ploye summarizes previous work on the significance of prenatal behaviour in psychotherapy and expands on this body of work to provide an informative and constructive account of the ways in which life before birth can both foreshadow problems experienced in.
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- Publication Date:2006.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Karnac
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2006.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (x, 166 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781849405355, 1849405352
- oclc:ocn753969467
- LC Classification:RC489.R42
- Dewey Decimal:616.89/17
Table of Contents
Review of the literature -- Clinical material -- Placenta and its possible role in ego development -- Notes on placental symbolism -- Additional remarks about the literature concerned with prenatal life.
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