Textbook of Psychoanalysis

Contents

Preface.
Section I: General Introduction. Freud and his circle. Psychoanalysis after Freud.
Section II: Core Concepts. Theories of motivation. Unconscious processes. Transference. Countertransference. Defense and resistance. Intersubjectivity. Childhood experiences and the adult world. Sex and gender.
Section III: Schools of Thought. Contemporary conflict theory. Object relations. Klein and Bion. Self Psychology. Interpersonal and relational views. Lacan. Infant development and attachment theory.
Section IV: Treatment and Technique. Transference, countertransference and the real relationship. Theories of therapeutic action. Process, resistance, and interpretation. Termination and re-analysis. Psychoanalysis and psychopharmacology. Technique in child analysis. Ethics in psychoanalysis. Psychotherapy and psychoanalysis.
Section V: Research. Outcome research. Process research. Developmental research.
Section VI: Psychoanalysis and Other Disciplines. Neurosciences. Philosophy. Anthropology. Race, ethnicity, nationality. Psychoanalysis and literature. Psychoanalysis and visual Arts. Psychoanalysis and film. Psychoanalysis and music. Glossary. Index.