Self-agency in psychotherapy : attachment, autonomy, and intimacy / Jean Knox.

Author/creator Knox, Jean, 1948-
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : W.W. Norton & Co., ©2011.
Descriptionviii, 246 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subjects

SeriesThe Norton series on interpersonal neurobiology
Norton series on interpersonal neurobiology. ^A947200
Contents The challenges to psychoanalytic theories from developmental research -- Developmental research on the embodied and relational roots of self-agency -- The neurobiology of the self and of self-agency -- From action and imitation to empathy and mentalization -- When words do not mean what they say: self-agency and the coercive use of language -- The fear of love: the loss of agency in relationship -- The abuse of an object and relating through incorporation -- The analytic relationship: integrating psychodynamic, attachment theory, and developmental perspectives -- The effect of the therapist's clinical approach on the patient's sense of self-agency.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010031963
ISBN9780393705591 (hbk.)
ISBN0393705595 (hbk.)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks BF697 .K635 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold