The Little Psychotherapy Book: Object Relations in Practice

✍ Scribed by Allan Frankland

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 200
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Aimed at beginning therapists and those new to object relations, this concise work introduces the reader to the practice of psychodynamic psychotherapy from an object relations (O-R) perspective in a dynamic and easy-to-follow way. One of the four main schools of psychodynamic psychotherapy, O-R is regarded as particularly challenging, both conceptually and practically. The book presents object relations in a clear and concise manner that makes it especially applicable for regular use in the clinical setting. Moreover, the author writes in a narrative style similar to actual psychotherapy supervision; dialogues between a therapist and a fictitious patient appear throughout the book to illustrate common clinical situations. Designed to complement actual training in psychotherapy, the book suggests ways in which the therapist can incorporate object relations tools with other forms of therapy, regardless of the clinical setting. Ideal for students, trainees, and clinicians in psychiatry, psychology, social work, family medicine, and psychiatric nursing, The Little Psychotherapy Book will prove invaluable for any reader seeking a helpful and succinct introduction to object relations in psychotherapy.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 10
INTRODUCTION......Page 16
CHAPTER ONE: So What Is Object Relations Anyway?......Page 19
CHAPTER TWO: The Big Picture......Page 24
CHAPTER THREE: Assessment and Formulation......Page 28
CHAPTER FOUR: Patient Selection: Susan’s Case......Page 36
CHAPTER FIVE: The Treatment Contract......Page 47
CHAPTER SIX: The Value of Rules and Boundaries......Page 51
CHAPTER SEVEN: Beginning the First Session......Page 54
CHAPTER EIGHT: The Four Levels of Meaning......Page 60
CHAPTER NINE: Tools of the Trade......Page 67
CHAPTER TEN: Projective Identification......Page 72
CHAPTER ELEVEN: Anxiety and the Paranoid-Schizoid Position......Page 79
CHAPTER TWELVE: Silence and Boredom in Therapy......Page 85
CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Neediness in Therapy......Page 95
CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Addressing Possible Decompensation......Page 103
CHAPTER FIFTEEN: Structure and How to Use It Therapeutically......Page 112
CHAPTER SIXTEEN: Verbal Attacks on the Therapist......Page 115
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: Sadness in Therapy......Page 122
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: Erotic Transference and Countertransference......Page 125
CHAPTER NINETEEN: Advice in Therapy......Page 129
CHAPTER TWENTY: Self-Disclosure......Page 139
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE: Gifts in Therapy......Page 147
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO: Putting It All Together: A Sample Session......Page 154
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE: What Is Progress in Therapy?......Page 161
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR: Termination and Other Therapy Endings......Page 165
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE: Object Relations Concepts and Cognitive Therapies......Page 171
CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX: Object Relations Concepts in General Follow-Up......Page 179
References......Page 184
B......Page 188
E......Page 189
N......Page 190
P......Page 191
S......Page 192
W......Page 193
Suggested Reading List......Page 194
C......Page 196
G......Page 197
P......Page 198
T......Page 199
W......Page 200