Psychoanalytical Psychology, Personality & Identity Psychology, Personality Disorders, Developmental Psychology

Object Relations and Self Psychology

Name: Object Relations and Self Psychology
Author: Michael St Clair
ISBN: 9780534338558

by Michael St Clair

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Overview

This unique book makes object relations and self psychology accessible to readers not familiar with recent psychoanalytical literature. The theories presented illuminate areas of childhood experiences such as ''relational'' problems and narcissistic and borderline personality disorders.
Readers will find clinical insights about object relations and self psychology. The issues, ideas, and controversies of these models of the person are clearly presented and readable.

About the Author, Michael St Clair

Michael St. Clair has a clinical background in individual and family therapy, as well as in teaching personality theory and supervising students in field placements. He is a Professor of Psychology at Emmanuel College, Boston. He has published in the area of object relations and also in the history of millennarian groups.

Jodie Wigren has held teaching appointments at the Harvard Medical School and Boston University School of Medicine. She lectures on psychology at University of Massachusetts, Boston. She has published in psychological and psychoanalytic journals on trauma, attachment and transference/countertransference. For many years she has conducted a private practice in Brookline, Mass.

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Overviews and assess two important streams of psychoanalytic thought, object relations theory and self psychology, and examines the ideas and therapeutic approaches of eight major theorists in the field, including Melanie Klein, Edith Jacobson, and Heinz Kohut. Chapters are consistently organized to invite comparison among different theorists. Each chapter includes an introduction to the theory, and discussion of core issues, therapy model, case illustrations, and critique of the theory. This third edition contains new diagrams that clarify complex concepts. For those in psychology, social work, and theology. The author is affiliated with Emmanuel College. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

From the Publisher

"St. Clair has done a fine job of highlighting the evolution of psychoanalytic thought from classical Freudian to Object Relations and Self Psychology theories, and presenting complex material in a very palatable fashion."

"I would say it's a good clear introduction to the various object relations and self psychology approaches...and a good starting point for students beginning their masters level counseling program."