Donald Rudzinski

Resolution of inner conflict : an introduction to psychoanalytic therapy

Resolution of Inner Conflict: An Introduction to Psychoanalytic Therapy, Second Edition gives readers a thorough course on how to do psychoanalytic therapy. The authors provide a step-by-step analysis of the key points in the process of psychoanalytic therapy as well as important topics and issues that may arise during therapy. After reviewing the foundations of psychoanalytic theory, the authors launch into the practical steps of this therapy, from the initial interview with the client and the structure of therapy through personal responses to the client, transference, resistance, dream interpretation, and termination. The authors then examine important topics such as psychoanalytic therapy with female clients and the application of psychoanalytic concepts to services other than therapy. This indispensable guide is thoroughly supported with references to literature and research on this approach and includes discussions of founders of the field such as Freud as well as the most recent writers on psychoanalytic therapy. The new, thoroughly updated edition is an unsurpassed introduction to this time-tested and effective method of therapy.

Basic principles of psychoanalytic therapy.

The course covers basic concepts of the psychoanalytic therapies. Emphasis will be placed on helping students develop a psychoanalytic sensibility and familiarity with analytic techniques. The course will illustrate the implication of the various analytic ideas for technique and focus on the use of formulation as a guide for intervention. Appreciation of individual differences is a part of analytic sensibility and the course will therefore, focus on developing the facility of adapting treatment to the unique patient, in consideration of differences in diagnosis, personal history, age, gender, sexual orientation, culture, religion and other aspects of individuality. Finally, it is hoped that the training will facilitate the development of a professional identity of the student as a psychodynamically oriented clinician and professional in the field.