It is by nov generally accepted that something more than interpretation is necessary to bring
about therapeutic change. Using an approach based on recent studies of mother-infant …

In the current climate of theoretical change, psychoanalysis is seeking a theory of
interaction. The authors propose that principles of interactive organization documented in …

This volume offers extensive coverage of theory and research on children and families and
the contextual issues pertinent to the adoption process, with clinical vignettes punctuating …

The I he scientific study of emotion, begun by Charles Darwin, Sigmund Freud, and William
James in the last century, has been neglected for much of this one. Overshadowed by …

From the evolutionary perspective first proposed by Darwin, emotions evolved to enhance
survival by providing more adaptive solutions to problems that animals commonly …

Objective: To describe a dynamic psychotherapeutic approach specifically developed for
women with eating disorders. Method: The developmental origins and psychological …

Regression is one of the most controversial topics in the psychoanalytic literature, and
disagreements continue regarding a number of propositions central to the issue. On the one …

This article suggests that struggles regarding personal influence are critical to
understanding the supervisory process and the process of change in psychoanalytic …

In modern psychoanalytic thought, mental representation is considered to be a central
construct for understanding psychological development and functioning. In this chapter, we …

Psychoanalytic theory has both expanded and altered its constructs in response to clinical
work. The attachment system is a construct in need of integration, and it requires its own …