Wilfred Bion's insights into the analytic process have had a profound influence on how psychoanalysts and psychotherapists understand emotional change and pathological mental states. One of his most influential ideas concerns the notion that we need the minds of others to develop our own emotional and cognitive capacities. In Containing States of Mind Duncan Cartwright explores and develops some of the implications that Bion's container model has on clinical practice. He argues that the analyst or therapist best fulfils a containing function by negotiating irreconcilable internal tensions between his role as 'dream object' and 'proper object'. The container model is also used to illustrate different 'modes of interaction' in the analytic field, the nature of particular pathological states and some of the key dilemmas faced in attempting to make unbearable mental states more bearable. As well as addressing key theoretical problems, Containing States of Mind is a clinical text that renders complex ideas accessible and useful for psychotherapeutic and analytic practice and as such will be essential reading for all those involved in the fields of psychoanalysis and psychotherapy.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-13
9781583918784
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96836190
Product Key Features
Author
Duncan Cartwright
Publication Name
Containing States of Mind: Exploring Bion's 'container Model' in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Psychology
Publication Year
2009
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
234mm
Item Width
156mm
Item Weight
567g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Duncan Cartwright
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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