The Primer of Object Relations 2nd Edition by Jill Savege Scharff, David Scharff 9780765703477 0765703475

Part I: Overview Of The Concepts Of British Object Relations Theory

1: The Self and Its Objects

2: Basic Freudian Concepts

3: From Freud to Object Relations Theory

4: Endopsychic Structure

5: Projective and lntrojective Identification and Containment

6: The Holding Environment

7: The Concept of Positions

8: Attachment Theory

9: Neurobiology and Affect Regulation

10: Trauma

11: ChaosTheory

12: The Therapeutic Relationship and the Geography of the Transference

13: Relation to Other Theoretical Systems and Clinical Approaches

Part II: Object Relations Theory in Practice

14: Principles of Assessment

15: Technique I: Setting the Frame, Impartiality, Psychological Space, and the Use of the Therapist’

16: Technique II: Working with Transference, Countertransference, and Interpretation

17: Technique III: The Use of Dreams, Fantasy, and Play

18: Brief Therapy

19: Technique and Theory Review with Clinical Illustration

20: Working Through and Termination

Part III: Application And Integration

21: Integration of Individual Therapy with Couple, Family, Group, and Sex Therapies

22: The Application of Object Relations Theory to Various Syndromes and Populations

23: The Role and Experience of the Object Relations Therapist

24: The Development of Therapeutic Capacity

25: A Guide to Further Reading

Bibliography

Index