Treatment of the Masochistic Personality

An Interactional-Object Relations Approach to Psychotherapy

Inbunden, Engelska, 1977

Av Cheryl Glickauf-Hughes, Marolyn Wells

1 809 kr

Beställningsvara. Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar

Fri frakt för medlemmar vid köp för minst 249 kr.

To love repeatedly in an unsatisfying and self-destructive way cripples many people. The dynamics that underlie this painful way of relating often escape clinical attention, and people with subtle yet pervasive masochistic problems often tumble miserably through life with an undetected disorder. The authors propose an object relations approach to psychotherapy with the masochistic personality. In treatment, insight into unconscious conflict is complemented by opportunities for the patient to experience the therapist as a new object offering new possibilities for growth. Patients are offered the opportunity for a corrective interpersonal experience, geared to helping them master unresolved developmental issues and developing more appropriate and satisfying interpersonal relationships.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum1977-07-07
Mått155 x 216 x 25 mm
Vikt476 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor288
FörlagJason Aronson Publishers
ISBN9781568213842

Tillhör följande kategorier

Cheryl Glickauf-Hughes, Ph.D., is Associate Professor and Associate Director of Clinical Training, Department of Psychology, Georgia State University in Atlanta, and Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Glickauf-Hughes maintains a private practice in Decatur.Marolyn Wells, Ph.D., is Associate Professor, Director of Practicum and Postdoctoral Programs, and a staff psychologist at the Counseling Center, Georgia State University, Atlanta.

Glickauf-Hughes and Wells place the concept of masochism squarely in an interpersonal, relational context. Brining together developmental, characterological, and clinical issues, the authors present a scholarly review of the concept of masochism, leading to a clinically valuable appreciation and elucidation of the complexities of the phenomenon. This comprehensive undertaking is written in easy-to-understand, jargon-free language and offers many clarifying clinical examples. Their attention to issues of the character structure within which masochism may be embedded and the relevance of these distinctions for treatment make this work especially useful for the clinician.