Understanding Mental Objects

Author:   Meir Perlow ,  Joseph Sandler
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9780415121798


Pages:   224
Publication Date:   17 August 1995
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Meir Perlow ,  Joseph Sandler
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.410kg
ISBN:  

9780415121798


ISBN 10:   0415121795
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   17 August 1995
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Preface. Introduction. Part One: Historical Survey. Freud and his Associates. Object-related Orientations. Orientations in Ego Psychology. Self Orientations. Part Two: Major Theoretical Issues. Origins of the Mental Object - internal or External. Status of the Mental Object - Experiential or Non-experiential. The Mental Object and Motivation. The Mental Object as a Development Capacity. The Position of the Mental Object Vis-a-vis the Self. Responsibility - The Clinical Issue. Part Three: A Conceptual Analysis. Mental Objects as Representations (Or Schemas). Mental Objects as Phantasies. Mental Objects as Developmental Capacities. Conclusion. Notes. Bibliography. Index.

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... it a reliable and illuminating guide through thickets of psychoanalytic metapsychology ... - Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Readers will find this book's economy and clarity commendable. The issues raised have stimulated much thought in this reader about theory and practice and this must, I think, mean that the writer has succeeded in his objective. - International Journal of Psychoanalysis ... there is little doubt that this study represents a major contribution to the field. - Joseph Sandler, Late Emeritus Professor of Psychoanalysis, University College London, UK ...a reliable and illuminating guide through the thickets of psychoanalytic metapsychology. - Susan Budd, British Journal of Psychotherapy


... it a reliable and illuminating guide through thickets of psychoanalytic metapsychology ... - Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Readers will find this book's economy and clarity commendable. The issues raised have stimulated much thought in this reader about theory and practice and this must, I think, mean that the writer has succeeded in his objective. - International Journal of Psychoanalysis ... there is little doubt that this study represents a major contribution to the field. - Joseph Sandler, Late Emeritus Professor of Psychoanalysis, University College London, UK ...a reliable and illuminating guide through the thickets of psychoanalytic metapsychology. - Susan Budd, British Journal of Psychotherapy ... it a reliable and illuminating guide through thickets of psychoanalytic metapsychology ... - Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Readers will find this book's economy and clarity commendable. The issues raised have stimulated much thought in this reader about theory and practice and this must, I think, mean that the writer has succeeded in his objective. - International Journal of Psychoanalysis ... there is little doubt that this study represents a major contribution to the field. - Joseph Sandler, Late Professor Emeritus in Psychoanalysis, University College London, UK ...a reliable and illuminating guide through the thickets of psychoanalytic metapsychology. - Susan Budd, British Journal of Psychotherapy


Author Information

Meir Perlow Ph.D., is Senior Clinical Psychologist at Eitanim Psychiatric Hospital, Jerusalem. He was formerly a lecturer in psychoanalytic theory at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, and now conducts a variety of seminars on psychoanalytic subjects.

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