{"product_id":"the-danger-of-change-robert-waska-9780415385848","title":"The Danger of Change: The Kleinian Approach with Patients Who Experience Progress as Trauma","description":"\u003cp\u003eConfusing clinical standoffs, loyalty to self-destruction and abrupt terminations are challenging and under-examined problems for the modern psychoanalytic practitioner. \u003cem\u003eThe Danger of Change\u003c\/em\u003e is a timely book that addresses the so-called resistant patient so many clinicians are familiar with. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Waska blends theory based on Melanie Klein's classical stance with the more contemporary Freudian\/Kleinian school, to demonstrate how to understand patients that are resistant to progress. Divided into four sections, this book covers: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ereluctant patients and the fight against change: caught between the paranoid and depressive world\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003egreed and the dangers of change\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003einterruptions to the process of change: loss, envy, and the death instinct\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eworking toward change in the face of overwhelming odds\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eExtensive and detailed clinical material is used to bring clarity to subjects including symbolism, conflict resolution, projective identification, the depressive and paranoid positions, change and trust. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Danger of Change\u003c\/em\u003e brings hope and clarity to cases involving patients who experience progress as a threat to their emotional wellbeing. It will be of great interest to all practising psychoanalysts, as well as those studying psychoanalytic theory and practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Waska\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415385849\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415385848\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/09\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.22h x 6.36w x 1.02d","brand":"Robert Waska","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064909574399,"sku":"9780415385848","price":140.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_69f5e9b1-e538-4cdf-a942-0a3e0465c66e.jpg?v=1768671854","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-danger-of-change-robert-waska-9780415385848","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}