| The Herald Dream: An Approach to Dream Interpretation and the Implications of Initial Dreams in Psychotherapy Contributor(s): Kradin, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0367105683 ISBN-13: 9780367105686 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $178.13 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Movements - Psychoanalysis - Psychology | Psychotherapy - General - Psychology | Mental Health |
| Dewey: 154.634 |
| Physical Information: 170 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This monograph focuses on a systemic approach to dream interpretation and the unique importance of the initial dream. The first dream reported in a psychoanalytic therapy session poignantly encapsulates the major issues that the patient brings to the treatment. These dreams 'herald' the trajectory of the treatment and can be interpreted in the service of psychodynamic diagnosis and prognosis.The book melds aspects of Jungian dream analysis, with neo-Freudian analytic thought, current neurobiological concepts, and Buddhist psychology, to yield a rich and powerful understanding of how dreams symbolize the multifaceted aspects of the psyche. Multiple examples of initial dreams are discussed in detail, with suggestions for how they can inform the analytic stance and serve as objects for analysis over the course of a treatment. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kradin, Richard: - Richard Kradin is Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School and member of the Departments of Medicine and the Center for Psychoanalytic Studies at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He is a supervising analyst and teaches courses on dream interpretation to psychotherapists and candidates in psychoanalysis. |