The Half-Alive Ones: Clinical Papers on Analytical Psychology in a Changing World

by Eva Seligman

Overview

The Half-Alive Ones consists of nine clinical papers and two more theoretical ones. It celebrates almost fifty years of therapeutic work, depicting some of the author's most poignant professional experiences, both personal and collective.The author sees herself as an eclectic Jungian, with a flexible approach to analysis and therapy, revea

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367328016
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/29/2019
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Preface — The case for a versatile approach to analytical practice — The half-alive ones — A psychological study of anorexia nervosa: an account of the relationship between psychic factors and bodily functioning — Relationships and the growth of personality — An approach to marital therapy — Working with a couple — The therapeutic moment: reflections on the importance of freedom of communication — Some thoughts on stagnation and resuscitation in analytic work — On death and survival — “Experts in mothercraft” — Book reviews — Unedited communications from patients

Editorial Reviews

"Eva Seligman is an original; and she is also faithful to her tradition. From the first page, this enlightening book will show you why she is one of the most gifted Jungian analysts of her generation. Now in her early eighties, her consulting room is still sought out: it is a place of hope and healing, in the quest for wholeness."

Robin Daniels

"Eva Seligman is an original; and she is also faithful to her tradition. From the first page, this enlightening book will show you why she is one of the most gifted Jungian analysts of her generation. Now in her early eighties, her consulting room is still sought out: it is a place of hope and healing, in the quest for wholeness."

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