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1 online resource (97 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
COVER; CONTENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE Psychoanalysis of phobia; CHAPTER TWO Various types of phobia; CHAPTER THREE Further applications; APPENDIX; REFERENCES; INDEX. |
| Summary |
The concept of a ""directing object"" is based on extensive clinical observations linked to a combination of ego psychology and object relations theory in the tradition of Otto Kernberg and Anne Marie and Joseph Sandler. People with a phobic disposition are those who were not, during childhood, permitted to learn by trial and error and thus gain confidence in their actions. They did not learn to direct their own actions and did not develop confidence in their capability to act successfully. In their inner world, they did not establish an internal directing object. Thus, they now need an extern. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Anxiety -- Treatment.
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Anxiety -- Treatment. |
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Psychotherapy -- Social aspects.
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Psychotherapy -- Social aspects. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: König, Karl. Anxiety and personality : the concept of a directing object and its applications. London, [England] : Karnac Books Ltd, 2000, ©2015 xxxi, 64 pages 9781782200406 |
| ISBN |
9781782411956 (e-book) |
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178241195X (e-book) |
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9781782200406 |
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