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The Power of the Inner Judge Psychodynamic Treatment HC DJ Book
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Item specifics
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- Publication Name
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
- ISBN
- 9780765701770
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0765701774
ISBN-13
9780765701770
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1618841
Product Key Features
Book Title
Power of the Inner Judge : Psychodynamic Treatment of the Severe Neuroses
Number of Pages
356 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2000
Topic
Movements / Psychoanalysis, General, Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry / General, Psychotherapy / Counseling
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Psychology, Medical
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
24.7 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
99-046506
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
In this important new book, Wurmser's brilliant discussion of the severe neuroses â€�too often glibly branded as borderline disorders â€�takes into account new appreciation of severe childhood trauma and its effects, while preserving a nuanced understanding of conflict and of the flexibly applied but disciplined analytic method for the treatment of severe neurotic suffering. His comprehension of the centrality of conflict analysis and of superego conflicts in particular combines with his insights into the intricate interrelationship of shame, guilt, anxiety, masochism, and aggression to make this work a tour de force., In this book, Léon Wurmser shares with us his profound capacity to work with the severe neuroses, resisting the ambiguities of the diagnostic label borderline. He demonstrates his respect for and recognition of the ego's versatile uses of pathology in the service of defense against early trauma. He sensitively and with consummate skill demonstrates being 'with' the patient, while avoiding the degree of interpersonal, therapeutically dependent atmosphere that in wide-scope treatments often undermines much of the potential for structural growth. His profound knowledge of the ways in which a patient's superego takes up arms against the process of growth brings about therapeutic changes that often have been neglected in work with the severe neuroses. We can be grateful that Dr. Wurmser has made his work available in such generous theoretical and clinical detail., "Wurmser's erudition, theoretical knowledge, and clinical wisdom flow in his writing like an untappable Niagara. His resolve to conceptualize gives his latest book a new and welcome balance between conflict, trauma, and affect, productively borrowed from infant studies. The author is a humanist who brings fully to life the frequent inhumanity of the inner judge. Best of all, he has a unique way of conveying the chaos characteristic of the severe neuroses while making the dynamics understandable to the reader." --Joseph Lichtenberg, M.D., editor-in-chief, Pyschoanalytic Inquiry; presdent, International Council of Psychoanalytic Self Psychology "In this important new book, Wurmser's brilliant discussion of the severe neuroses-too often glibly branded as borderline disorders-takes into account new appreciation of severe childhood trauma and its effects, while preserving a nuanced understanding of conflict and of the flexibly applied but disciplined analytic method for the treatment of severe neurotic suffering. His comprehension of the centrality of conflict analysis and of superego conflicts in particular combines with his insights into the intricate interrelationship of shame, guilt, anxiety, masochism, and aggression to make this work a tour de force." --Melvin R. Lansky, M.D., UCLA Medical School; director of education, Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Institute "In this book, Léon Wurmser shares with us his profound capacity to work with the severe neuroses, resisting the ambiguities of the diagnostic label borderline. He demonstrates his respect for and recognition of the ego's versatile uses of pathology in the service of defense against early trauma. He sensitively and with consummate skill demonstrates being 'with' the patient, while avoiding the degree of interpersonal, therapeutically dependent atmosphere that in wide-scope treatments often undermines much of the potential for structural growth. His profound knowledge of the ways in which a patient's superego takes up arms against the process of growth brings about therapeutic changes that often have been neglected in work with the severe neuroses. We can be grateful that Dr. Wurmser has made his work available in such generous theoretical and clinical detail." --Paul Gray, M.D., training and supervising analyst emeritus, Baltimore/Washington Institute for Psychoanalysis, Wurmser's erudition, theoretical knowledge, and clinical wisdom flow in his writing like an untappable Niagara. His resolve to conceptualize gives his latest book a new and welcome balance between conflict, trauma, and affect, productively borrowed from infant studies. The author is a humanist who brings fully to life the frequent inhumanity of the inner judge. Best of all, he has a unique way of conveying the chaos characteristic of the severe neuroses while making the dynamics understandable to the reader., In this book, L on Wurmser shares with us his profound capacity to work with the severe neuroses, resisting the ambiguities of the diagnostic label borderline. He demonstrates his respect for and recognition of the ego's versatile uses of pathology in the service of defense against early trauma. He sensitively and with consummate skill demonstrates being 'with' the patient, while avoiding the degree of interpersonal, therapeutically dependent atmosphere that in wide-scope treatments often undermines much of the potential for structural growth. His profound knowledge of the ways in which a patient's superego takes up arms against the process of growth brings about therapeutic changes that often have been neglected in work with the severe neuroses. We can be grateful that Dr. Wurmser has made his work available in such generous theoretical and clinical detail., In this important new book, Wurmser's brilliant discussion of the severe neuroses--too often glibly branded as borderline disorders--takes into account new appreciation of severe childhood trauma and its effects, while preserving a nuanced understanding of conflict and of the flexibly applied but disciplined analytic method for the treatment of severe neurotic suffering. His comprehension of the centrality of conflict analysis and of superego conflicts in particular combines with his insights into the intricate interrelationship of shame, guilt, anxiety, masochism, and aggression to make this work a tour de force., In this book, Lon Wurmser shares with us his profound capacity to work with the severe neuroses, resisting the ambiguities of the diagnostic label borderline. He demonstrates his respect for and recognition of the ego's versatile uses of pathology in the service of defense against early trauma. He sensitively and with consummate skill demonstrates being 'with' the patient, while avoiding the degree of interpersonal, therapeutically dependent atmosphere that in wide-scope treatments often undermines much of the potential for structural growth. His profound knowledge of the ways in which a patient's superego takes up arms against the process of growth brings about therapeutic changes that often have been neglected in work with the severe neuroses. We can be grateful that Dr. Wurmser has made his work available in such generous theoretical and clinical detail.
Dewey Decimal
616.8520651
Synopsis
This book describes in detail how to effectively treat severely ill but not psychotic patients, by careful psychotherapeutic work on the defenses and the superego. Diverging widely from Kernberg's and Kohut's work with the same broad spectrum of patients, Léon Wurmser demonstrates his flexible and individualized method with clinical material taken directly from actual patient-therapist interaction. The core of the therapeutic work focuses on trauma; forms of defense; conflicts within the superego; and the related affects of guilt, shame, depression, and resentment. This is an eloquent accounting of a master therapist's successes and failures, valuable especially for offering effective and decisive interventions in treating traditionally untreatable patients., This book describes in detail how to effectively treat severely ill but not psychotic patients, by careful psychotherapeutic work on the defenses and the superego. Diverging widely from Kernberg's and Kohut's work with the same broad spectrum of patients, Léon Wurmser demonstrates his flexible and individualized method with clinical material taken directly from actual patient-therapist interaction. The core of the therapeutic work focuses on trauma; forms of defense; conflicts within the superego; and the related affects of guilt, shame, depression, and resentment. Appreciating the complex and individual nature of each case, the author uses the familiar concepts of masochism, aggression, narcissism, and repetition compulsion as descriptions, not explanations, of clinical observations. There are no shortcuts; a genuine understanding that results in real change for the patient requires an in-depth exploration of the material in a nonjudgmental atmosphere. Observing that categories, while necessary, tend to be slowly transformed into words of devaluation, Dr. Wurmser addresses the implicit, and often quite explicit, judgmental spirit directed toward severely ill patients, and cautions clinicians to avoid falling into the role of a judging authority. This is an eloquent accounting of a master therapist's successes and failures, valuable especially for offering effective and decisive interventions in treating traditionally untreatable patients., This book describes in detail how to effectively treat severely ill but not psychotic patients, by careful psychotherapeutic work on the defenses and the superego. Diverging widely from Kernberg's and Kohut's work with the same broad spectrum of patients, L on Wurmser demonstrates his flexible and individualized method with clinical material taken directly from actual patient-therapist interaction. The core of the therapeutic work focuses on trauma; forms of defense; conflicts within the superego; and the related affects of guilt, shame, depression, and resentment. Appreciating the complex and individual nature of each case, the author uses the familiar concepts of masochism, aggression, narcissism, and repetition compulsion as descriptions, not explanations, of clinical observations. There are no shortcuts; a genuine understanding that results in real change for the patient requires an in-depth exploration of the material in a nonjudgmental atmosphere. Observing that categories, while necessary, tend to be slowly transformed into words of devaluation, Dr. Wurmser addresses the implicit, and often quite explicit, judgmental spirit directed toward severely ill patients, and cautions clinicians to avoid falling into the role of a judging authority. This is an eloquent accounting of a master therapist's successes and failures, valuable especially for offering effective and decisive interventions in treating traditionally untreatable patients.
LC Classification Number
RC530
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