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Overview
Starting from common experiences in daily clinical practice rather than from favored theory, Warren S. Poland addresses some of the key questions in the field today. Poland's organizing question is why each of the two partners, patient ad therapist, behaves as he or she does, how it is that each is pushed toward merger with the other and simultaneously pulled toward separating self-distinction. Solidly rooted in appreciation of the power of unconscious forces, Poland integrates new appreciation of intersubjective engagements and interactions with classical concern for exploration of the unconscious.Discusses the therapist-patient relationship from both sides on the subjects of empathy, tact, long analyses, humor.
Synopsis
Starting from common experiences in daily clinical practice rather than from favored theory, Warren S. Poland addresses some of the key questions in the field today. Poland's organizing question is why each of the two partners, patient ad therapist, behaves as he or she does, how it is that each is pushed toward merger with the other and simultaneously pulled toward separating self-distinction. Solidly rooted in appreciation of the power of unconscious forces, Poland integrates new appreciation of intersubjective engagements and interactions with classical concern for exploration of the unconscious.
Booknews
Addresses key questions in psychoanalysis today, starting from common experiences in daily clinical practice and asking why each of the two partners in therapy, patient and therapist, behave as they do. Examines emotional space, time, and person, and then demonstrates how these fundamental realities unfold in practical concerns with neutrality, empathy, and tact. Discusses the role of humor in analysis, the problem of long analyses, and the place of action in introspection and insight, and presents an original investigation of the processes buried behind the words a therapist speaks. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.