Object Relations and Self Psychology: An Introduction

St. Clair, Michael; Wigren, Jodie

ISBN 10: 0534532934 / ISBN 13: 9780534532932

Published by Cengage Learning (edition 4), 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Object Relations and Self Psychology: An Introduction
• Publisher: Cengage Learning (edition 4)
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0534532934
• ISBN 13: 9780534532932
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 4.
• Condition: Fair

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Synopsis

This unique book makes object relations and self psychology accessible to readers not familiar with recent psychoanalytical literature. The theories presented in the book illuminate areas of childhood experiences such as 'relational' problems and narcissistic and borderline personality disorders. Readers will find clinical insights about object relations and self psychology through the presentation of issues, ideas, and controversies of these models of the person.

About the Authors

Michael St. Clair has a clinical background in individual and family therapy, as well as in teaching personality theory and supervising students in field placements. He is a Professor of Psychology at Emmanuel College, Boston. He has published in the area of object relations and also in the history of millennarian groups.

Jodie Wigren has held teaching appointments at the Harvard Medical School and Boston University School of Medicine. She lectures on psychology at University of Massachusetts, Boston. She has published in psychological and psychoanalytic journals on trauma, attachment and transference/countertransference. For many years she has conducted a private practice in Brookline, Mass.