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ANALYTIC ENGAGEMENTS WITH ADOLESCENTS IBD

ROUTLEDGE
03 / 2018
9780815383239
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Sinopsis

In Analytic Engagements with Adolescents, Mary T. Brady takes on the intensity and âÇÖheatâÇÖ of adolescent psychoanalytic treatment.She is a guide in the distinctive challenges of work with adolescents. The intensity of this work manifests in various ways, the heightened importance of body issues and related transference and countertransference, the subversiveness of risk-taking behavior and the rejection and rebellion against authority, and the effects of parental response and family dynamics.aÇÇAdolescence is a period when âÇÖthings happenâÇÖ: first wet dreams, first menstruation, first romance. Nascent sexuality comes directly into the field as the adolescent is confronted with new bodily experiences. Subversiveness is integral to the adolescentâÇÖs development, parents (and analysts) are overthrown as the adolescent questions the status quo and experiments with new capacities and desires. Drawn into the adolescentâÇÖs turbulence, BionâÇÖs concept of âÇÖthinking under fireâÇÖ is shown to be vital to the analystâÇÖs engagement. BionâÇÖs group theory here informs BradyâÇÖs immediate experience of the interaction of individual and family dynamics.aÇÇThe voices of BradyâÇÖs adolescent patients and her dynamic involvement with them will help the clinician to be open to the âÇÖhotâÇÖ moments of their analytic work. Drawing on BionâÇÖs thinking and her own extensive experience with adolescents, Brady offers an essential guide to the difficulties and challenges encountered when working with this patient group.áShe provides practical suggestions for psychoanalysts and psychoanalytic psychotherapists working in this area.

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