{"product_id":"primitive-mental-states-jane-van-buren-9780415468947","title":"Primitive Mental States: A Psychoanalytic Exploration of the Origins of Meaning","description":"\u003cp\u003eTraditional psychoanalysis relies on the presence of certain meaning-making capacities in the patient for its effectiveness. \u003cem\u003ePrimitive Mental States\u003c\/em\u003e examines how particular capacities including those for symbolising, fantasising, dreaming, experiencing and finding meanings in those experiences, can be taken for granted. Many of us lack these capacities in certain dimensions of our minds making traditional psychoanalysis ineffective.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this book, international contributors are brought together to consider a radical evolution in contemporary psychoanalytic theory developed from a combination of ultrasound studies, infant analysis, and observation of mothers and babies. These findings demonstrate how much mental life exists even before birth and considers unevolved, unborn and barely born aspects of the self such as the birth of emotion and the birth of alpha functioning.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTopics covered include: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eprenatal imprints on the mind and body\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003edifficult to treat patients\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003enon-verbal, non-symbolic, disembodied states of being\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eearly relational and attachment trauma.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eIllustrated throughout with original data and extensive clinical discussions from some of the biggest names in the field, \u003cem\u003ePrimitive Mental States\u003c\/em\u003e will be a useful resource for students and seasoned analysts alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jane Van Buren\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415468949\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415468947\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Jane Van Buren","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46383856517375,"sku":"9780415468947","price":56.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3ac39078-7164-4a00-9d4b-b3c694df6c7a.jpg?v=1733281879","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/primitive-mental-states-jane-van-buren-9780415468947","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}