{"product_id":"object-relations-theories-and-psychopathology-a-comprehensive-text-paperback","title":"Object Relations Theories and Psychopathology: A Comprehensive Text - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrank Summers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwenty-nine years since the first edition was released, Frank Summers has renewed his\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elucid and thorough clarification of the various object relations theories to demonstrate\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etheir evolution and continued significance for therapeutic practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume includes elucidation of the major scholarship that has advanced the ideas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof object relations theorists such as Fairbairn, Klein, Winnicott, Kernberg, and Kohut, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esince the publication of the first edition. A thorough and detailed new chapter devoted to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe emergence and development of relational psychoanalysis has been added to make this\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003evolume a \"state of the art\" articulation of current object relations thinking. The ideas and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eassumptions of each theory relative to metapsychology, psychopathology, and treatment\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eare expounded, alongside a critical evaluation of the strengths and limitations of each\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eapproach. With extensive use of historic case material, Summers shows how each object\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erelations theory yields specific clinical approaches to a variety of syndromes, and how these\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eapproaches entail specific modifications in clinical technique.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume will be essential reading for all analysts, psychologists, psychiatrists, and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esocial workers who wish to familiarize themselves with object relations theories in general, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esharpen their understanding of the work of specific object relations theorists, or enhance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etheir ability to employ these theories in their clinical work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank Summers, Ph.D., ABPP\u003c\/b\u003e, is a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst; professor of clinical psychiatry and the behavioural sciences, Northwestern University; and a supervising and training analyst, Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute and Chicago Center for Psychoanalysis. A former president of the Division of Psychoanalysis of the American Psychological Association, he maintains a psychoanalytic therapy practice in Chicago, Illinois.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 364\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 9.69 x 6.85 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 31, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52608607060250,"sku":"9781032779300","price":100.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/5604\/6618\/files\/Wj4QAYQvOc9781032779300.webp?v=1785353146","url":"https:\/\/j-s-five-and-dime.myshopify.com\/products\/object-relations-theories-and-psychopathology-a-comprehensive-text-paperback","provider":"J \u0026 S Five and Dime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}