Reading Anna Freud
Midgely, Nick
Reading Anna Freud - Hoboken, NJ Taylor & Francis 2012 - New library of psychoanalysis teaching series .
Acknowledgements Anna freud: a chronology Introduction: Anna Freud, her life, and work Psychoanalysis with children The application of psychoanalytic ideas to education The ego and the mechanisms of defence The Hampstead war nurseries Psychoanalytic research and the observation of children The psychoanalytic treatment of adults The assessment and diagnosis of childhood disorders Developmental psychopathology Child analysis and developmental therapy Psychoanalysis and paediatrics : the care of children in hospital Children and the law Conclusion: the legacy of anna freud Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references. What place do Anna Freuds ideas have in the history of psychoanalysis? What can her writings teach us today about how to work therapeutically with children? Are her psychoanalytic ideas still relevant to those entrusted with the welfare of infants and young people? Reading Anna Freud provides an accessible introduction to the writings of one of the most significant figures in the history of psychoanalysis. Each chapter introduces a number of her key papers, with clear summaries of the main ideas, historical background, a discussion of the influence and contemporary relevance of her thinking, and recommendations for further reading. Areas covered include Anna Freuds writings on: The theory and practice of child analysis and 'developmental therapy' The application of psychoanalytic thinking to education, paediatrics and the law The assessment and diagnosis of childhood disorders Psychoanalytic research and developmental psychopathology Nick Midgley draws on his extensive experience as a child psychotherapist and a teacher to bring Anna Freud's ideas to life. He illustrates the remarkable originality of her thinking, and shows how analytic ideas can be used not only in child psychotherapy, but also to inform the care of children in families, hospitals, classrooms, residential care and the court-room."
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Freud, Anna, 1895-1982
Reading Anna Freud - Hoboken, NJ Taylor & Francis 2012 - New library of psychoanalysis teaching series .
Acknowledgements Anna freud: a chronology Introduction: Anna Freud, her life, and work Psychoanalysis with children The application of psychoanalytic ideas to education The ego and the mechanisms of defence The Hampstead war nurseries Psychoanalytic research and the observation of children The psychoanalytic treatment of adults The assessment and diagnosis of childhood disorders Developmental psychopathology Child analysis and developmental therapy Psychoanalysis and paediatrics : the care of children in hospital Children and the law Conclusion: the legacy of anna freud Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references. What place do Anna Freuds ideas have in the history of psychoanalysis? What can her writings teach us today about how to work therapeutically with children? Are her psychoanalytic ideas still relevant to those entrusted with the welfare of infants and young people? Reading Anna Freud provides an accessible introduction to the writings of one of the most significant figures in the history of psychoanalysis. Each chapter introduces a number of her key papers, with clear summaries of the main ideas, historical background, a discussion of the influence and contemporary relevance of her thinking, and recommendations for further reading. Areas covered include Anna Freuds writings on: The theory and practice of child analysis and 'developmental therapy' The application of psychoanalytic thinking to education, paediatrics and the law The assessment and diagnosis of childhood disorders Psychoanalytic research and developmental psychopathology Nick Midgley draws on his extensive experience as a child psychotherapist and a teacher to bring Anna Freud's ideas to life. He illustrates the remarkable originality of her thinking, and shows how analytic ideas can be used not only in child psychotherapy, but also to inform the care of children in families, hospitals, classrooms, residential care and the court-room."
1136216715
Freud, Anna, 1895-1982