
The Inner World Outside
Object Relations Theory and Psychodrama
Paul Holmes(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 8. February 2016
Book
Hardback
201 pages
978-1-138-13944-2 (ISBN)
Description
What happens in Psychodrama Session? How can object relations theory illuminate the practice of psychodrama? Paul Holmes is a psychiatrist and psychotherapist trained in both psychoanalytic and psychodramatic methods of treatment. In The Inner World Outside he draws on his experiences to give a clear introduction to object relations theory and to demonstrate its relevance to the practice of psychodrama. Object relations theory, with its emphasis on the influences of external reality and early relationships on psychological development, provides a model of the individual's inner world. This world can be safely externalized on the psychodrama stage allowing for the exploration of early relationships which may still be causing problems in adult life. The Inner World Outside presents the first unified account of the clinical methods (or techniques) of psychodrama with the psychological understanding produced by modern psychoanalysis.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Postgraduate and Professional
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
496 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-13944-2 (9781138139442)
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Book
08/1992
1st Edition
Routledge
€62.08
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Person
Paul Holmes is a psychiatrist and psychotherapist trained in both psychoanalytic and psychodramatic methods of treatment. He is Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist in the National Health Service and a psychotherapist in private practice.
Content
1 Introduction: psychodrama and psychoanalytic theory 2 The director's assessment: systems within systems 3 Repetitions and the transference 4 The inner object world 5 Relationships and roles 6 The inner world and the drama of psychotherapy 7 The countertransference 8 Psychological defence mechanisms 9 Conflicts and anxiety: holding and containment 10 Playing and reality 11 The dynamics of the group Coda: How does psychodrama change people?