Description
| Product ID: | 9780415086387 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Makers of Modern Psychotherapy |
| Title: | Heinz Kohut and the Psychology of the Self |
| Authors: | Author: Allen M. Siegel |
| Page Count: | 240 |
| Subjects: | Psychotherapy, Psychotherapy |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Kohut believed that narcissistic vulnerabilites play a significant part in the suffering that brings people for treatment. Siegel uses examples from his own practice to show how Kohut's theories can be applied to other forms of treatment. Heinz Kohut''s work represents an important departure from the Freudian tradition of psychoanalysis. A founder of the Self Psychology movement in America, he based his practice on the belief that narcissistic vulnerabilities play a significant part in the suffering that brings people for treatment. Written predominantly for a psychoanalytic audience Kohut''s work is often difficult to interpret. Siegel uses examples from his own practice to show how Kohut''s innovative theories can be applied to other forms of treatment. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 1996-10-10 |