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In Special Competencies in Psychoanalysis in Psychology, the authors explore not only the scientific basis of psychoanalysis as a whole, with emphasis on defining and discussing the four, functional competencies—assessment, intervention, supervision, and consultation—but also the practical elements to the foundational competencies of professional identity, consideration of common ethical and legal issues, and competent, ethical practice of psychoanalysis, in general, and with culturally diverse individuals, in particular. Written for the theorist and the practitioner alike, Dolores O. Morris, Rafael Art. Javier, and William G. Herron aim to please those with both a mere and an established interest in psychoanalytic ideas, as well as to offer a primer for trainees and a refresher course for longtime practitioners of psychoanalysis and psychodynamic psychotherapy. A glossary of key terms is also included that serves as a useful reference for establishing a common definition for words and phrases with multiple meanings.
In addressing the scientific base of psychoanalytic practice, there is a brief history regarding the departure from the late 19th century emphasis on neurological determinants of mental disturbances and toward the role of the unconscious in the development of psychological illness, as well as the anxiety-provoking potency of unacknowledged wishes and unformulated desires, and the corresponding emotional meaning layered upon this unconscious material, which likely develops at some time during the preverbal, or sensory, stage of development. With a view of explicit work with hard-to-reach, clinical material as ripe for mutual exploration and analytic interpretation, previous symptoms are mined by the therapist as a source of the patient's distress with an aim of uncovering hidden meaning of previously unconscious motivations, and of using newly, conscious awareness of a conflict as a tool for self-development.
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