{"product_id":"living-psychoanalysis-michael-parsons-9780415626460","title":"Living Psychoanalysis: From Theory to Experience","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLiving Psychoanalysis: From Theory to Experience\u003c\/em\u003e represents a decade of work from one of today's leading psychoanalysts. \u003cb\u003eMichael Parsons\u003c\/b\u003e brings to life clinical psychoanalysis and its theoretical foundations, offering new developments in analytic theory and vivid examples of work in the consulting room. The book also explores connections between psychoanalysis, art and literature, showing how psychoanalytic insights can enrich our lives far beyond the clinical situation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiving Psychoanalysis comprises four main sections: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLife and Death - asks what it means to be fully and creatively alive, and introduces the concept of \u003ci\u003eavant-coup\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSexuality, Narcissism and the Oedipus complex - develops fresh ways of understanding these key concepts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow analysts listen - explores links between psychoanalytic listening and the way artists look at the world, and introduces the concept of the internal analytic setting \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Independent tradition in British psychoanalysis - considers the theoretical foundations of Independent clinical technique, and discusses from various perspectives the role of training in developing the identity of analysts and analytic therapists \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith fresh theoretical concepts and a focus on specific aspects of clinical practice, \u003ci\u003eLiving Psychoanalysis: From Theory to Experience\u003c\/i\u003e will be a valuable resource for analysts, therapists and professionals who wish to extend their vision of psychoanalysis. It will also be of great interest to general readers concerned to deepen their understanding of the links between culture and the mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Parsons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415626463\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415626460\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/16\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 0.90d","brand":"Michael Parsons","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48621726859519,"sku":"9780415626460","price":245.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/living-psychoanalysis-michael-parsons-9780415626460","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}