1st Edition

Better Late than Never The Reparative Therapeutic Relationship in Regression to Dependence

By Lorraine Price Copyright 2016
238 Pages
by Routledge

238 Pages
by Routledge

238 Pages
by Routledge

This book is concerned with an enigmatic set of experiences which theorists in the Object Relations tradition have characterised as regression to dependence, a return to a primitive, pre-verbal relational process presenting in some clients in psychotherapy. It highlights the effects of early infantile trauma resulting in the experience of failed dependency. Clients who present with chronic... Read more
Introduction , In search of understanding: theoretical explorations , Regression to relationship: a return to dependence , Shame in regression to dependence , Terror: a sickness of spirit , A relational response , A question of boundary , Reflections and conclusions , Research findings table

Biography

Lorraine Price