Ground Rules in Psychotherapy and Counselling
Synopsis
Robert Langs has long been one of the most individual and controversial psychoanalytic theorists. In this book, he concentrates on one of the most prominent areas of his thought: his insistence upon adherence to strict rules for boundaries (or "frames") in psychotherapy and psychoanalysis.Starting from the statement that "Throughout the history of the universe, frames, contexts, rules, and boundaries have been vital aspects of the development and very existence of both physical structures and living organisms," Langs goes on to examine the profile of the issues of boundaries in psychoanalytic thought. He discusses Freud's technique papers on the subject, and goes on to elucidate his own approach, rooted in his thinking on evolutionary and adaptive processes which he has discussed in his previous work. Throughout the book, Langs gives both theoretical discussions and practical groundings of his ideas. As with his previous book, Doing Supervision and Being Supervised (1994), Robert Langs here brings his unique energy and viewpoint to bear on an important but little-examined topic.Book details
- Author:
- Robert Langs
- ISBN:
- 9780429914348
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780429475344, 9781855751712
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Pages:
- 236
- Reading age:
- Not specified
- Includes images:
- No
- Date of addition:
- 2023-08-29
- Usage restrictions:
- Copyright
- Copyright date:
- 1998
- Copyright by:
- Routledge
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Psychology