| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 234 pages) |
| Series |
Psychoanalytic ideas series |
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Psychoanalytic ideas
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| Contents |
Preface / Paul Williams -- Introduction / Philip McGarry -- The nature and function of aggression / Donald Campbell -- Discussion of Donald Campbell's paper -- Which violence and whose violence? Questions arising in the psychotherapy of aggressive children / Anne Alvarez -- Discussion of Ann Alvarez's paper -- Violence to body and mind: treating patients who have killed / Carine Minnie -- Discussion of Carine Minnie's paper -- The interpretation of violence / James Gilligan -- Discussion of James Gilligan's paper -- From action to communication: the transformation of aggression in childhood / Marie Zaphiriou Woods -- Aggression and violence in adolescence / Marianne Parsons -- Discussion of Marianne Parsons' paper -- The preverse fascination of destructiveness / Paola Capozzi and Franco De Masi -- Discussion of Paola Capozzi and Franco De Masi's paper -- Aggression: social and political aspects / Lord Alderdice -- Discussion of Lord Alderdice's paper -- Plenary session / Chair, Brian Martindale -- Closing remarks by Philip McGarry |
| Summary |
This book is a result of the 2nd International Psychoanalytic Conference: "Aggression: From Fantasy to Action", held in May 2010. It contains papers that were delivered to the conference, together with edited summaries of discussions from the floor that followed each paper. The standard of the papers given was extremely high. What was noticeable from the outset of the conference was the intensity of focus on understanding the origins of aggression and violence, from a psychoanalytic perspective. This intensity persisted throughout the two days, leading to a number of the fascinating discussions |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Aggressiveness -- Congresses
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Personality.
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Aggressiveness
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Conference papers and proceedings
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Williams, Paul (Psychotherapist)
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International Psychoanalytic Conference (2nd : Belfast, Northern Ireland)
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| ISBN |
9781849409254 |
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1849409250 |
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1283249650 |
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9781283249652 |
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1855758911 |
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9781855758919 |
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