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Ethics of Psychoanalysis - Hardcover

Szasz, Thomas

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Synopsis

s/ The Theory & Method of Autonomous Psychotherapy"In this book, I propose to describe psychotherapy as a social action, not as healing. So conceived, psychoanalytic treatment is characterized by its aim--to increase the patient's knowledge of himself & others & hence his freedom of choice in the conduct of his life; by its method--the analysis of communications, rules & games; & lastly, by its social context--a contractual, rather than a 'therapeutic', relationship between analyst & analysand."

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In this book, I propose to describe psychotherapy as a social action, not as healing. So conceived, psychoanalytic treatment is characterized by its aim--to increase the patient's knowledge of himself and others and hence his freedom of choice in the conduct of his life; by its method--the analysis of communications, rules, and games; and lastly, by its social context--a contractual, rather than a 'therapeutic, ' relationship between analyst and analysand.

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