| The Legacy of Fairbairn and Sutherland: Psychotherapeutic Applications Contributor(s): Scharff, Jill Savege (Editor), Scharff, David E. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1583917314 ISBN-13: 9781583917312 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2005 Annotation: Fairbairn and Sutherland were radical psychoanalytic thinkers who deeply respected Freud's invention of psychoanalysis, but who disagreed with his idea that human infants are motivated by the need to discharge tension arising from sexual and aggressive instincts. Fairbairn argued on the contrary that what infants need is to be in a meaningful relationship, and Sutherland carried forward Fairbairn's thinking on the development of the person as a member of a social group. International contributors set these psychoanalytic theorists in their philosophical and cultural context and discuss their acceptance in Germany and France. They re-examine Fairbairn and Sutherland's concepts in the light of current clinical experience, illuminate their concepts with contemporary psychoanalytic theories, and apply them in psychotherapy with children, adults, groups and families, and consultation to organisations. This book will be valuable reading for all practicing and training psychotherapists and psychoanalysts. It summarizes theory, sets it in context, and illustrated the concepts with clinical examples. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Psychotherapy - General - Psychology | Movements - Psychoanalysis - Psychology | Applied Psychology |
| Dewey: 616.891 |
| LCCN: 2004020813 |
| Physical Information: 1.14" H x 6.36" W x 9.32" (1.34 lbs) 312 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Legacy of Fairbairn and Sutherland provides the first comprehensive review of W.R.D. Fairbairn and John Sutherland's theories on psycho-social development. It reviews Fairbairn and Sutherland's ideas, traces the philosophical roots of their thinking, explores their legacy, and demonstrates their relevance to contemporary practice. International contributors set these psychoanalytic theories in their philosophical and cultural context. They discuss the growing acceptance of Fairbairn and Sutherland's work in Europe and the Americas. They discuss the theories' impact on current thinking in subjects such as sexuality, hysteria, autonomy and repression. They re-examine the theories in the light of current clinical experience, illuminate them with reference to contemporary psychoanalytic theories and illustrate them with examples from work with children, adults, groups and families. |