{"product_id":"the-danger-of-change-the-kleinian-approach-with-patients-who-experience-progress-as-trauma-9780415385855","title":"The Danger of Change: The Kleinian Approach with Patients Who Experience Progress as Trauma","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Robert Waska\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Psychotherapy - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConfusing clinical standoffs, loyalty to self-destruction and abrupt terminations are challenging and under-examined problems for the modern psychoanalytic practitioner. \u003cem\u003eThe Danger of Change\u003c\/em\u003e is a timely book that addresses the so-called resistant patient so many clinicians are familiar with. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Waska blends theory based on Melanie Klein's classical stance with the more contemporary Freudian\/Kleinian school, to demonstrate how to understand patients that are resistant to progress. Divided into four sections, this book covers: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ereluctant patients and the fight against change: caught between the paranoid and depressive world\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003egreed and the dangers of change\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003einterruptions to the process of change: loss, envy, and the death instinct\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eworking toward change in the face of overwhelming odds\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eExtensive and detailed clinical material is used to bring clarity to subjects including symbolism, conflict resolution, projective identification, the depressive and paranoid positions, change and trust. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Danger of Change\u003c\/em\u003e brings hope and clarity to cases involving patients who experience progress as a threat to their emotional wellbeing. It will be of great interest to all practising psychoanalysts, as well as those studying psychoanalytic theory and practice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46929637146775,"sku":"9780415385855","price":4046.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780415385855.webp?v=1771601162","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-danger-of-change-the-kleinian-approach-with-patients-who-experience-progress-as-trauma-9780415385855","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}