Self-Harm

TRAMA

Self harm is worryingly common in young women, and is often used as a way of easing emotional suffering. "Self Harm: A Psychotherapeutic Approach" explores the issues involved from the perspective of a psychoanalytical psychotherapist. Fiona Gardner examines these issues through extensive clinical material and an analysis of the social and cultural influences behind self-harm. This book will be of interest to all those working with those who are harming themselves, including psychotherapists, school counselors, social workers and mental health clinicians.

SOMMARIO

Introduction. Meanings - Conscious Reasoning and Unconscious Motivation. Turning the Anger Inwards - Masochism and Mastery. Pre-disposing Factors in Adolescence Linked to Self-harm. Reversing the Process - From Action to Articulation. The Psychodynamics of the Psychotherapeutic Process with Patients who are Harming Themselves. Speculations on Historical, Cultural and Social Aspects. Concluding Thoughts.

AUTORE

Fiona Gardner is a psychoanalytic psychotherapist and a training therapist and supervisor. She has been published in leading national and international psychotherapy journals on gender, sexual abuse and psychotherapy training, and has contributed to several books.

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780415233033
• Dimensioni: 8.5 x 5.5 in Ø 0.71 lb
• Formato: Brossura
• Pagine Arabe: 174