Therapy or coercion

Therapy or coercion: does psychoanalysis differ from brainwashing?

by Hinshelwood, R. D.

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This book questions whether 'autonomy' is a pivotal psychotherapeutic value. Basing his discussion upon the key Kleinian concept of 'projective identification', the author argues that 'integration' should be the aim of psychoanalysis, and - furthermore - that actions can be judged ethical or unethical according to whether they foster or hinder integration.

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Therapy or coercion : does psychoanalysis differ from brainwashing? / R.D. Hinshelwood.

Summary

This book questions whether 'autonomy' is a pivotal psychotherapeutic value. Basing his discussion upon the key Kleinian concept of 'projective identification', the author argues that 'integration' should be the aim of psychoanalysis, and - furthermore - that actions can be judged ethical or unethical according to whether they foster or hinder integration.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:1997.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Karnac Books
  • Place of Publication:London
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:1997.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (xii, 249 pages)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781849402262, 1849402264, 0429908687, 9780429908682, 0429483910, 9780429483912, 1283125188, 9781283125185, 9786613125187, 6613125180
  • oclc:ocn738434167
  • LC Classification:RC504
  • Dewey Decimal:616.89/17

Table of Contents

pt. 1. The unity of the person -- pt. 2. The problems of autonomy -- pt. 3. The ethics of influencing -- pt. 4. Persons and society.

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