1st Edition
Michael Balint Object Relations, Pure and Applied
160 Pages
by
Routledge
160 Pages
by
Routledge
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Whilst Michael Balint's applied work is widely known, many of his theoretical contributions have been incorporated into everyday analysis without due recognition of their source. In this account of his thinking, Harold Stewart evaluates the extent of Balint's contribution to psychoanalysis and firmly re-establishes his place within the development of Object Relations theory.
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Preface. Biographical Sketch. Introduction. Part I: Psychoanalysis. Primary Love and Psychoanalytic Technique (1952). Problems of Human Pleasure and Behaviour (1956). Thrills and Regressions (1959). The Basic Fault (1968). A Theory of Trauma and Psychoanalytic Education. Critiques and Further Developments. Part II: Applied Psychoanalysis. Gosling, The General Practitioner Training Scheme. Gosling, GP Training and Psychoanalysis. Elder, Moments of Change. Michael Balint: a Select Bibliography.
Biography
Andrew Elder
"I would commend Harold Stewart's book as a good introduction to Balint's thinking and development. There is also a useful biographical sketch and bibilography." - Oxford Psychotherapy Society Bulletin
"Provides a stimulating and admirably clear account of Michael Balint's contribution to psychoanalysis and applied psychoanlaysis as well as painting an absorbing picture of Balint himself." - British Journal of Psychotherapy
