A Short Introduction to Psychoanalysis

by Julia Fabricius, Jane Milton, Caroline Polmear, et al.

Book Overview

A Short Introduction to Psychoanalysis offers a user-friendly introduction to arguably the most misunderstood of all the psychological therapies. This fully updated and revised Second Edition explains what psychoanalysis really is and provides the reader with an overview of its basic concepts, historical development, critiques and research base. Demonstrating the far reaching influence of psychoanalysis, the authors - all practicing psychoanalysts - describe how its concepts have been applied beyond the consulting room and examine its place within the spectrum of other psychological theories. The text is enlivened by numerous clinical examples.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0857020595
• ISBN13: 9780857020598
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.7" x 8.4"