The Psychoanalytic Model of the Mind

The Psychoanalytic Model of the Mind
ISBN-10
1585624713
ISBN-13
9781585624713
Category
Medical
Pages
332
Language
English
Published
2015-04-28
Publisher
American Psychiatric Pub
Author
Elizabeth L. Auchincloss M.D.

Description

Written for students at every level of training, including psychiatry residents, psychology graduate students, social work students, and medical students, The Psychoanalytic Model of the Mind explains how the psychoanalytic model works and how it contributes to the care of people with mental illness. The book is founded on the psychoanalytic thinking that evolved over the last 120 years and surveys how the psychoanalytic model has become the basis for almost all psychological treatments, or “talking cures,” for emotional suffering. In plain and accessible language, the author outlines the history of psychoanalysis, answers basic questions, defines the core dimensions of psychodynamic models, and illustrates their clinical utility. The Psychoanalytic Model of the Mind explores the most complex model of mental functioning ever formulated for clinical purposes and demonstrates that this model is useful in treating all patients, all of the time.

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