Rebecca C. Curtis

Rebecca Curtis, Ph.D. Director of Research and Supervisor, William Alanson White Institute; Professor of Psychology, Derner Institute, Adelphi University; Editor of Self-Defeating Behaviors, The Relational Self and How People Change.

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The Relational Self: Theoretical Convergences in Psychoanalysis and Social Psychology

by Rebecca C. Curtis

The book is divided into four sections. The first two examine current perspectives from psychoanalytic self psychology and social psychology, and the latter two present an integration of... (more)

On Deaths and Endings: Psychoanalysts' Reflections on Finality, Transformations, and New Beginnings

Edited by Brent Willock, Rebecca C. Curtis

"On Deaths and Endings" brings together the work of psychoanalytic scholars and practitioners grappling with the manifold issues evoked by loss and finality. The book covers the impact of endings... (more)

Taboo or Not Taboo? Forbidden Thoughts, Forbidden Acts in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy

Edited by Brent Willock, Rebecca C. Curtis

'Psychoanalysis has, from its inception, been a discipline concerned with overcoming the ill effects of certain social taboos. Given this focus, it might be assumed that psychoanalysis and its... (more)

Loneliness and Longing: Conscious and Unconscious Aspects

Edited by Brent Willock, Lori C. Bohm

We all experience loneliness at some time in our lives and it often motivates people, consciously or otherwise, to enter treatment. Yet it is rarely explicitly addressed in psychoanalytic literature.... (more)

Understanding and Coping with Failure: Psychoanalytic Perspectives

Edited by Brent Willock, Rebecca C. Curtis

Failure is a theme of great importance in most clinical conditions, and in everyday life, from birth until death. Its impact can be destabilizing, even disastrous. In spite of these facts, there has... (more)

Psychoanalytic Case Studies from an Interpersonal-Relational Perspective

Edited by Rebecca C. Curtis

Psychoanalytic Case Studies from an Interpersonal-Relational Perspective contains reports of long-term treatments, including many dialogues and dreams, with commentaries following each one. Drawing... (more)

Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Passion: Meanings and Manifestations in the Clinical Setting and Beyond

Edited by Brent Willock, Rebecca C. Curtis

Passion! The word brims with and exudes power, movement, intensity, vitality, desire, and fulfillment. Its multifaceted meanings include eroticism, rage, sex, suffering, drive, commitment,... (more)

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