{"product_id":"object-relations-theories-and-psychopathology-a-comprehensive-text-9781032779300","title":"Object Relations Theories and Psychopathology: A Comprehensive Text","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frank Summers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/31\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.69h x 6.85w x 0.78d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781032779300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43245353369715,"sku":"9.78103E+12","price":96.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_cf4c3813-a4f8-4b44-8b33-288b65e0688c.jpg?v=1754399422","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/object-relations-theories-and-psychopathology-a-comprehensive-text-9781032779300","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}