The effects of mental disorder are apparent and pervasive, in suffering, loss of freedom and life opportunities, negative impacts on education, work satisfaction and productivity complications in law, institutions of healthcare, and more. This book tackles the problems involved …
The effects of mental disorder are apparent and pervasive, in suffering, loss of freedom and life opportunities, negative impacts on education, work satisfaction and productivity, complications in law, institutions of healthcare, and more. This book tackles the problems involved…
In this book, the author tackles a range of fascinating and puzzling phenomena that lie at the border between psychoanalysis and philosophy of mind. These include unconscious knowing vagueness, agency, the placebo effect, and even explanation itself.
The new Klein-Lacan dialogues
This book provides a timely exploration and comparison of key concepts in the theories of Melanie Klein and Jacques Lacan, two thinkers and clinicians whose influence over the development of psychoanalysis in the wake of Freud has been profound and far-reaching. Whilst the centr…
This title provides a powerful re-appraisal of psychoanalysis and the role it can play in helping us understand human nature. It explores basic psychological phenomena- beliefs, desires phantasies, wishes - examining a range of fascinating case histories, and explaining their si…
This book is the product of years of thought and a profound concern for the state of contemporary psychology. Jerome Kagan, a theorist and leading researcher, examines popular practices and assumptions held by many psychologists. He uncovers a variety of problems that, troubling…
Examining popular practices and assumptions held by many psychologists, identifies the four problems with contemporary psychology and discusses solutions that point the way to a better understanding of the mind and mental illness.
This book is the product of years of thought and a profound concern for the state of contemporary psychology. Jerome Kagan, a theorist and leading researcher, examines popular practices and assumptions held by many psychologists. He uncovers a variety of problems that, troubling…
"Prinz's account of consciousness makes two main claims: first consciousness always arises at a particular stage of perceptual processing, the intermediate level, and, second, consciousness depends on attention. Attention changes the flow of information allowing perceptual infor…
Hysteria Today
by Grose, Anouchka, Grose, Anouchka
fromCentre for Freudian Analysis and Research library
This study consists of a twofold, interrelated enquiry: the Orientalism of psychoanalysis and the psychoanalysis of Orientalism - bringing into conversation Sigmund Freud and Edward Said and, thereby, the founding texts of psychoanalysis and postcolonial studies. The immediate o…
"A blend of theory and counseling techniques, this comprehensive text on substance use disorders provides readers with an overview of several major counseling theories and their application to substance use disorders and addiction counseling, along with related techniques and in…