Essential Papers on Character Neurosis & Treatment / Edition 1

by Ruth Lax

Overview

Character refers to the unique aspects of behavior which make up each individual's patterns of thought, attitude, and effect. In this collection, Ruth Lax has put together the seminal papers which both define the contstuence of character and its disorders and elucidate some of the persistent controversy regarding the treatment of character neurosis.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780814750421
Publisher:	New York University Press
Publication date:	10/01/1989
Series:	Essential Papers on Psychoanalysis , #2
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.12(d)

About the Author

Ruth F. Lax is a training and supervisory analyst at the Intstitute for Psychoanlaytic Training and Research and The New York Freudian Society. She is the senior editor (with Sheldon Bach and J. Alexis Burland) of Self and Object Constancy: Clinical and Theoretical Perspectives. Dr. Lax is a practicing psychoanalyst in New York City.

Editorial Reviews

Twenty-four contributions define the constituents of character and its disorders and elucidate some of the persistent controversies regarding the treatment of character neurosis. Topics include: techniques of therapy, types of character pathology and treatment, and the role and significance of the analyst's character. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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