Self-harm : a psychotherapeutic approach /
Gardner, Fiona, 1950-
Self-harm : a psychotherapeutic approach / - New York : Taylor & Francis, 2001. - x, 163 pages ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-158) and index.
Introduction -- Meanings : conscious reasoning and unconscious motivation -- Turning the anger inwards : masochism and mastery -- Predisposing factors in adolescence linked to self-harm -- Reversing the process : from action to articulation -- The psychodynamics of the psychotherapeutic process with patients who are harming themselves -- Speculations on historical, cultural and social aspects ---- Concluding thoughts.
Self-harm presents often in young women as a way of easing emotional suffering. Fiona Gardner explores the issues involved from her professional perspective as a psychoanalytical psychotherapist.
041523302X 9780415233026: £40.00 9780415233026 0415233038 9780415233033
2001035392
GBA169330 bnb
Self-injurious behavior.
Self-destructive behavior.
Self-mutilation.
Psychotherapy.
616.8582 / GAR
Self-harm : a psychotherapeutic approach / - New York : Taylor & Francis, 2001. - x, 163 pages ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-158) and index.
Introduction -- Meanings : conscious reasoning and unconscious motivation -- Turning the anger inwards : masochism and mastery -- Predisposing factors in adolescence linked to self-harm -- Reversing the process : from action to articulation -- The psychodynamics of the psychotherapeutic process with patients who are harming themselves -- Speculations on historical, cultural and social aspects ---- Concluding thoughts.
Self-harm presents often in young women as a way of easing emotional suffering. Fiona Gardner explores the issues involved from her professional perspective as a psychoanalytical psychotherapist.
041523302X 9780415233026: £40.00 9780415233026 0415233038 9780415233033
2001035392
GBA169330 bnb
Self-injurious behavior.
Self-destructive behavior.
Self-mutilation.
Psychotherapy.
616.8582 / GAR