
Clinical Practice and the Architecture of the Mind
Robert Langs(Author)
Karnac Books (Publisher)
Published on 31. December 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-1-85575-088-3 (ISBN)
Description
This book provides an excellent introduction to the theory and technique of communicative psychoanalysis and links it with the growing field of evolutionary psychoanalysis. It provides a clear and stimulating account of some of the most recent developments of lang's highly original and contraversial work, which many practitioners continue to find deepy unsettling.
Reviews / Votes
'This current volume is the culmination of all [Langs'] seminal thinking: his is a fecund mind at work. And it is a labour of love, growing out of more than 30 years' interest in the theory and dynamics of psychotherapeutic practice and his desire to base psychoanalysis and psychotherapy on the realities of what goes on communicatively between patient and therapist, and what goes on intrapsychically in each as well.'Dr Langs was trained as an orthodox psychoanalyst. In addition to his clinical experience and acumen and training, he has a further enviable gift of being a prodigious writer of clarity and incisiveness. This aspect of his evident talents is reflected in the many papers and books he has published or edited, as well as their outstanding merit and the originality of their contributions.'With his current publication he has gone beyond that in an attempt to describe the structure of the human mind and how it reveals itself in empowered psychotherapy, which is his term for evolved, now matured, communicational approach. Since he is clear that his conclusions come from what is evident in the therapeutic process, what he writes is immediately applicable as a powerful contribution to therapeutic action.'- Arthur H. Feiner, from the Foreword'Clinical Practice and the Architecture of the Mind provides an excellent introduction to the theory and technique of communicative psychoanalysis and links it with the growing field of evolutionary psychoanalysis. This book provides a clear and stimulating account of some of the most recent developments on Langs' highly original and controversial work, which many practitioners continue to find deeply unsettling.'- David SmithMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Professional Practice & Development
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
830 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85575-088-3 (9781855750883)
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Robert Langs, M.D., is well known as the author of many books on the subject of psychoanalytic psychotherapy, including 'The Technique of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy' (2 volumes), 'Psychotherapy: A Basic Text' , 'A Primer of Psychotherapy ' and 'Decoding Your Dreams'. He is currently Executive Director at the Program for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy at the Beth Israel Medical Center, New York; Clinical Professor with the Department of Psychiatry, Mt. Sinai Hospital and School of Medicine, New York; and Visiting Clinical Investigator at the Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, New York.
Content
Foreword -- Observation and Architecture -- The fundamentals of psychotherapy -- Some basic tenets -- Issues of adaptation for patients and therapists -- Pursuing the Design of the Mind -- The classical models of the mind -- The communicative-adaptational model of the mind -- Some features of the emotion-processing mind -- The conscious system of the mind -- Probing the deep unconscious system of the mind -- Essential features of the deep unconscious system -- Consequences of the Architecture of the Mind -- Techniques of therapy and the design of the mind -- Syndromes of dysfunctional design