1st Edition
Introduction to Key Concepts and Evolutions in Psychoanalysis From Freud to Neuroscience
INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER I: Sigmund Freud: We Are All in Inner Conflict CHAPTER II: The Bridge Between Freud and Modern Psychoanalysis CHAPTER III: Melanie Klein: Life Is Terrifying and We Must Survive CHAPTER IV: Anna Freud: We Have Strengths as Well as Conflicts CHAPTER V: The Middle School: With Good Enough Mothering, We Evolve from Ruthless to ‘Ruth’ CHAPTER VI: Heinz Kohut: We Need Others Through Our Lifetime and to Create Meaning CHAPTER VII: Harry Sullivan: We Need Relationships to Manage Our Anxieties and to Thrive CHAPTER VIII: John Bowlby: Lost Connection Is Traumatic; Secure Attachment Is the Key to Well Being CHAPTER IX: Emergent Complexity: Freud to Neuroscience
Biography
Alexis A. Johnson, Ph.D. has been in private practice as a clinical psychologist in the Greater New York City Area for nearly 50 years. She also is Co-Director of the Center for Intentional Living.
"This book is an absolute delight. An intimate and easy read that delivers a real payoff in learning about major contributors to the psychoanalytic movement. In this regard I especially appreciated the glossary of concepts at the end of each chapter describing the work of a number of psychoanalytic great – Anna Freud, Melanie Klein, Winnicott, Kohut, Bowlby and more. All this is woven into a tapestry of touching commentaries by the author on her work with a number of her clients. This a good first read for anyone interested in learning about the history of psychoanalysis and it is also truly helpful for those who wish to revise their memory on who contributed what to this important movement."-Sandy Cotter, BA, MA, MSc, Founding Director, Praxis Centre, Cranfield School of Management and Principal, Centaur Leadership Limited
"In Introduction to Key Concepts and Evolutions in Psychoanalysis, Alexis Johnson scripts a beautifully written narrative that links the diverse psychotherapy traditions that originated with Freud to contemporary clinical models and neurophysiological theories. The curious, as well as students and clinicians, will find in this well written and accessible book a succinct roadmap to untangle historical traditions in psychotherapy and to explain how these traditions have become embedded in contemporary psychotherapy and have stimulated research in mental and social processes."-Stephen W. Porges, Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina; Distinguished University Scientist, Indiana University, USA
