xii, 203 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, facsimile, portraits ; 25 cm
Contents
1. Beginning of the Mind -- 2. Play -- 3. Are Children Innocent? -- 4. How Does Growing up Happen? -- 5. What Causes the Mind -- 6. Love -- 7. Dreaming -- 8. What is a Family? -- 9. Groups -- 10. Work -- 11. Food for the Mind -- 12. Attitudes to Normality and Psychiatric Illness -- 13. Mental Distress and Mental Illness -- 14. Therapy -- 15. Registering Time -- 16. Age -- 17. The Future
Summary
"It has long been known that having someone listening carefully to what we say, can help us make sense of life and cope better with its difficulties. In a unique synthesis of modern human relations, psychology and science, experienced psychotherapists from the renowned Tavistock Clinic explore the power of the mind and the importance of therapy."--Jacket