This second edition of the remarkable Inside Lives (expanded with a chapter on the last years of the life cycle) provides a perspective on the relationship between psychoanalytic theory and the nature of human development. Following the major developmental phases from infancy to old age, the author lucidly explores the vital aspects of experience which promote mental and emotional growth and those which impede it. In bringing together a wide range of clinical, non-clinical and literary examples, it offers a detailed and accessible introduction to contemporary psychoanalytic thought and provides a personal and vivid approach to the elusive question of how the personality develops.
Margot Waddell is a psychoanalyst and consultant child psychotherapist at the Tavistock Clinic. She has written extensively on adolescence, including work on groups, gangs and scapegoating.
Title: Inside Lives: Psychoanalysis and the Growth of the Personality (Tavistock Clinic) (Tavistock Clinic Series)
Author: Margot Waddell
ISBN: 9781855759374
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Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publication Date: 2002-12-31
Number of Pages: 288
Weight: 0.4310 kg
'A remarkable achievement.'- Edna O'Shaughnessy'...with wisdom and compassion . essential reading for any parent or caregiver.'- Sylvia Ann Hewlett'In straightforward, jargon-free language the author explores, describes and reflects on the vicissitudes of emotional life from within the womb to later adulthood and the final stages of life. writes with great humanity and wisdom, both in vignettes and the analysis of them, creating a work of lasting value.'- Journal of Social Work Practice'The difficulty I have found in reviewing is that it is hard to adequately convey the scope, the richness, depth and literary beauty of this book.'- Journal of Child Psychotherapy