Psychoanalysis Books
Management of the Countertransference with Borderline Patients
A discussion of the emotional reactions which clinicians experience when treating borderline patients. It offers a systematic approach to managing countertransference that legitimises the therapist's... (more)
The Schema in Clinical Psychoanalysis
184 pages.
Excavations and Their Objects: Freud's Collection of Antiquity
A collection of essays on the theme of archaelogy in Freud's work, on the relation between archaeology and psychoanalysis (in Freud and Lacan), and on the psychology of collecting.
Freud scientifically reappraised: Testing the theories and the therapy
This monograph examines new evidence from research intended to test the validity of psychoanalytic principles. It explores empirical findings pertinent to Freud's theories on psychopathology,... (more)
The Shame Experience
Drawing on in-depth interviews illuminating the phenomenology of shame in the general public, this text explores the various dimensions of the shame experience. It includes: the complex relationship... (more)
The Tender Bud
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Narcissism
Are you a narcissist? Do you know someone who is? Contrary to popular belief, narcissists do not love themselves, or anyone else. They are people who cannot accept their true selves, constructing... (more)
Sexual Attraction and Childhood Association: A Chinese Brief for Edward Westermarck
This text challenges the basis of Freudian psychology by showing that its explanation of the incest taboo is unfounded. Based on a study of over fourteen thousand Chinese women, it shows that there... (more)
Oedipus: A folklore casebook
Looking beyond the story related in Sophocles' drama this book examines variants of the Oedipus tale from around the world. Taking sociological, psychological, anthropological and structuralist... (more)
The Idea of the Past: History, Science and Practice in American Psychoanalysis
Looks at the different theories of the psychoanalytic past - from object relations, to Lacanianism, to ego psychology. 320 pages.
The Freudians: A Comparative Perspective
Explains how psychoanalysis took root in each country, outlines the history of the various psychoanalytic institutions, and describes how Freudian doctrine has been transmitted by aesthetic values,... (more)
Falling backwards: An exploration of trust and self-experience
Once the premise that we are dependent on one another for the provision of psychological experiences essential to selfhood is accepted, the need to trust and to be trusted assumes an essential role... (more)
Self Analysis
This text discusses how individuals can use the techniques of psychoanalysis to solve problems on their own. It covers topics such as: the way neuroses work; the different stages of psychoanalytical... (more)
Our Inner Conflicts: A Constructive Theory of Neurosis
Develops a dynamic theory of neurosis centred on the basic conflict between moving among, away from, or against other people.
Final Lectures
Addressed to the author's class of psychoanalysts in training during the last year of her life, these lectures focus on: the patient-therapist relationship; the process of psychoanalysis from the... (more)
Feminine Psychology
Topics discussed include: frigidity, maternal conflicts, distrust between the sexes and feminine masochism.
The Foundations of Psychoanalysis: A Philisophical Critique
A comprehensive and systematic philisophical examinations of Freud's own arguements for his theoretical and therapeutic enterprise. 310 pages. (more)
Nietzsche's Presence in Freud's Life and Thought: On the Origins of a Psychology of Dynamic Mental Functioning
Although Freud wrote that Nietzsche had 'anticipated' psychoanalytic concepts, he denied any direct influence on this thought. This book examines in detail the nature of Freud's relationship to the... (more)