{"product_id":"eavesdropping-lucy-huskinson-9780415814102","title":"Eavesdropping: The Psychotherapist in Film and Television","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat can depictions of psychotherapy on screen teach us about ourselves?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eEavesdropping\u003c\/i\u003e, a selection of contributions from internationally-based film consultants, practicing psychotherapists and interdisciplinary scholars investigate the curious dynamics that occur when films and television programmes attempt to portray the psychotherapist, and the complexities of psychotherapy, for popular audiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book evaluates the potential mismatch between the onscreen psychotherapist, whose raison d'être is to entertain and engage global audiences, and the professional, real-life counterpart, who becomes intimately involved with the dramas of their patients. While several contributors conclude that actual psychotherapy, and the way psychotherapists and their clients grapple with notions of fantasy and reality, would make a rather poor show, \u003ci\u003eEavesdropping\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates the importance of psychotherapy and psychotherapists on-screen in assisting us to wrestle with the discomfort - and humour - of our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffering a unique insight into perceptions of psychotherapy, \u003ci\u003eEavesdropping \u003c\/i\u003ewill be essential and insightful reading for analytical psychologists, psychoanalysts, academics and students of depth psychology, film and television studies, media studies and literature, as well as filmmakers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lucy Huskinson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415814103\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415814102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/05\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d","brand":"Lucy Huskinson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48086656614655,"sku":"9780415814102","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2c85e3e4-d1b9-4eb5-86ba-97f8fe6760ab.jpg?v=1769095853","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/eavesdropping-lucy-huskinson-9780415814102","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}