Recognising, Understanding and Treating Nameless States

Recognising, Understanding and Treating Nameless States
Author: Bernd Nissen
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 159
Release: 2023-12-04
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 100381090X

In this captivating volume, Bernd Nissen considers the multiplicity of nameless states, and the impact of their discovery on psychoanalytic theory and practice. The nameless is considered through a variety of lenses: trauma, unrepresented states, autistoid/autistic states, breakdown, non-existence, and unrepressed/unstructured consciousness. Nissen draws upon the work of Freud and Bion to inform his exploration of nameless states and the ways in which they might be located, understood and conceptualised. He illuminates the processes of transformation into the psychic and asks how nameless states can be psychically anchored. Clinical vignettes are used throughout to illustrate the consequences for treatment, as well as interpretations of complex holding situations. This book will be of interest to analysts both in practice and in training, as well as psychotherapists and mental health practitioners wishing to understand nameless states more deeply.

Bion and Primitive Mental States

Bion and Primitive Mental States
Author: Judy K. Eekhoff
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2021-12-30
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1000515214

This clinically focused book explores W. R. Bion’s thinking on primitive and unrepresented mental states and shows how therapists can work effectively with traumatized patients who are difficult to reach. The author illuminates how trauma survivors suffer from direct access to primal undifferentiated positions of the psyche that lie outside the symbolic order of the mind and are resistant to treatment. This access, unmediated by symbolic representation but represented in the body, disrupts the normal trajectory of development and of relationship. Integrating theory and clinical application, the book addresses processes of symbolization, somatic receptivity, and the use of countertransference when working therapeutically with undeveloped areas of the mind. It also demonstrates how primitive body relations and object relations include the body of the analyst as part of the analytic frame and are essential in establishing a therapeutic alliance. Illustrated with detailed clinical vignettes, Bion and Primitive Mental States is important reading for psychoanalysts, psychologists, social workers, and educators who wish to understand primitive states of mind and body in patients who have previously been considered untreatable.

State of Wonder

State of Wonder
Author: Ann Patchett
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 402
Release: 2012-05-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1408826151

LONGLISTED FOR THE ORANGE PRIZE FOR FICTION 2012 There were people on the banks of the river. Among the tangled waterways and giant anacondas of the Brazilian Rio Negro, an enigmatic scientist is developing a drug that could alter the lives of women for ever. Dr Annick Swenson's work is shrouded in mystery; she refuses to report on her progress, especially to her investors, whose patience is fast running out. Anders Eckman, a mild-mannered lab researcher, is sent to investigate. A curt letter reporting his untimely death is all that returns. Now Marina Singh, Anders' colleague and once a student of the mighty Dr Swenson, is their last hope. Compelled by the pleas of Anders's wife, who refuses to accept that her husband is not coming home, Marina leaves the snowy plains of Minnesota and retraces her friend's steps into the heart of the South American darkness, determined to track down Dr. Swenson and uncover the secrets being jealously guarded among the remotest tribes of the rainforest. What Marina does not yet know is that, in this ancient corner of the jungle, where the muddy waters and susurrating grasses hide countless unknown perils and temptations, she will face challenges beyond her wildest imagination. Marina is no longer the student, but only time will tell if she has learnt enough.

Healing the Hurt Within 3rd Edition

Healing the Hurt Within 3rd Edition
Author: Jan Sutton
Publisher: How To Books
Total Pages: 355
Release: 2007-11-12
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1848032307

Skillfully woven together with empathic insight into the lives and minds of those who self-injure, "Healing the Hurt Within" is replete with the latest developments in the field, informative statistical data, instructive diagrams, carefully selected resources, case studies, expert testimonies, and practical self-help activities. The author's warmth, compassion, and regard for those caught in the cycle of self-injury shines through the pages of this profoundly enlightening and extensively updated 3rd edition. "Healing the Hurt Within" offers: solace, hope, and direction to those who self-injure; guidance to family and friends supporting a loved one who self-injures; and, guidelines to professionals and voluntary caregivers on how to respond to clients that self-injure.

Healing Through Sound, Colour and Movement

Healing Through Sound, Colour and Movement
Author: Dian Booth
Publisher: Global Publishing Group
Total Pages: 133
Release: 2018-11-01
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1925282341

Seven Steps to Transformational Self-healing. Sound and colour have been used for healing in many ancient civilisations, and are also very relevant to today's healing needs. International author, healer, spiritual teacher and international concert violinist Dian Booth shares a new pathway to self-healing, on which encouragement and gentle support are offered to those who struggle to come to terms with emotional trauma, depression, fear, grief and loss. The 'Anami' Way is a unique approach which offers several pathways to transformational healing, and hints for those who wish to walk their own path of self-healing. You'll learn: - The ancient art of the Buddhist Satipathana healing breath - Exercises in how to use this knowledge in letting go of your suffering, plus special meditations to help you experience a deeper level of inner peace - Why it is important to use exquisitely beautiful healing sounds to support your healing needs, and where to get them - The history of sound and colour for healing and how it could help you today - How to explore your spiritual relationship to the elements of Earth, Air, Fire, Water and Space, and how this knowledge can assist in your own healing - The story of Dian's life of huge challenges and how she overcame them will give hope and encouragement to those who sometimes feel 'the path is to difficult'. - How a rare Egyptian healing instrument can help transform your healing process in another different way. 'Treat yourselves to one of the truest healers of our age. Her angelic music places her in a category of her own.' - Alan Gutierrez, 'Sapphire Songs', USA This book will empower you to take control of your life.

Imagining Nations

Imagining Nations
Author: Geoffrey Cubitt
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Total Pages: 278
Release: 1998
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780719054600

Revisiting divisions of labour is a reflection on the making of a modern sociological classic text and its enduring influence on the discipline and beyond. Ray Pahl's 1984 book is distinctive in the sustained impact it has had on how sociologists think about, research and report on the changing nature of work and domestic life. In this timely revisiting of a landmark project, excerpts from the original are interspersed with contributions from leading researchers reflecting on the book and its effects in the ensuing three decades. The book will be of interest to researchers, students and lecturers in sociology and related disciplines.

Domestic Violence in Postcommunist States

Domestic Violence in Postcommunist States
Author: Katalin Fábián
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 385
Release: 2010-07-16
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 025300473X

Domestic violence has emerged as a significant public policy issue of transnational character and mobilization in the postcommunist era in Europe and Eurasia, as global forces have interacted with the agendas of governments, local and international women's groups, and human rights activists. The result of extensive collaboration among scholars and activist-practitioners -- many from postcommunist countries -- this volume examines the development of state policies, changes in public perceptions, and the interaction of national and international politics.