{"product_id":"9781780491295","title":"Interview and Indicators in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe book deals with initial interviews in psychoanalysis and psychotherapy, suggesting the idea of special “indicators”. These indicators relate to three main areas. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirstly, psychoanalytical understanding of initial interviews to evaluate the patient's suitability for a psychoanalytically based treatment, discussing the dynamics, aims and technique of the interview. Three areas to be explored in the interview are considered: psychopathological data; biographical data, and data arising from the interaction of the patient with the therapist in the interview itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSecondly, part of the book is devoted to the definition and description of what the author calls “indicators” for the therapist to build a personality profile showing suitability for psychoanalytic treatment. The main theoretical bases of the book are Freud, Klein and Bion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA third part deals with the controversial issue of the differentiation between psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy. The specificity of psychoanalysis is defined in comparison with psychotherapy. A specific psychoanalytic method and setting may be created as well as a specific psychotherapeutic method and setting.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Karnac Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47063477289200,"sku":"9781780491295","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781780491295_p0.jpg?v=1763714249","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781780491295","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}