Author: Barrett Williams
Publisher: Barrett Williams
ISBN:
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 135
Book Description
Dive into the enigmatic world of the undead with "The Undead Psyche", the ultimate guide to understanding the intricate mind of zombies. This eBook presents a thought-provoking exploration into the depths of zombie psychology, offering readers a comprehensive analysis of the cognitive functions, behavior patterns, and neural networks that drive these enigmatic creatures. Starting with a historical perspective on zombies, "The Undead Psyche" takes you through the evolution of zombie lore, from ancient myths to modern interpretations. Learn why understanding the psychology of zombies is not just a matter of curiosity, but a crucial subject for survival in a world where the line between life and undeath is increasingly blurred. The chapters meticulously dissect the origin and development of zombie behavior, examining how these beings perceive their surroundings and interact with the living. Delve into the structure and function of the zombie brain, and discover fascinating case studies that reveal the impacts of brain damage on zombie actions. Sensory processing and motor skills are rigorously analyzed, showcasing the unique ways zombies navigate and react to their environment. The book investigates whether zombies can form memories or learn from their experiences, and what drives their relentless hunger and aggression. "The Undead Psyche" also tackles the social dynamics of zombies, questioning whether these creatures experience emotions, form packs, or establish hierarchies. By understanding their problem-solving abilities and decision-making processes, readers gain insights into the illusion of free will in zombies and how environmental factors influence their behavior. For those concerned with survival, detailed chapters on defensive strategies, evasion techniques, and combat measures are provided to help you fortify your defenses and enhance your survival tactics. Learn to manipulate zombie behavior, read their body language, and prepare for prolonged encounters with advanced counter-zombie measures. Explore the ethical considerations of zombie experimentation and the role of media in shaping public perception. With futuristic insights into potential cures and technological advances in zombie research, "The Undead Psyche" culminates in a thought-provoking conclusion that leaves readers equipped with vital survival tips and an enriched understanding of the undead. Prepare yourself for an intellectual odyssey like no other. "The Undead Psyche" is your definitive guide to the fascinating and perilous realm of zombie psychology. Are you ready to uncover the secrets of the undead mind?
The Undead Psyche
Author: Barrett Williams
Publisher: Barrett Williams
ISBN:
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 135
Book Description
Dive into the enigmatic world of the undead with "The Undead Psyche", the ultimate guide to understanding the intricate mind of zombies. This eBook presents a thought-provoking exploration into the depths of zombie psychology, offering readers a comprehensive analysis of the cognitive functions, behavior patterns, and neural networks that drive these enigmatic creatures. Starting with a historical perspective on zombies, "The Undead Psyche" takes you through the evolution of zombie lore, from ancient myths to modern interpretations. Learn why understanding the psychology of zombies is not just a matter of curiosity, but a crucial subject for survival in a world where the line between life and undeath is increasingly blurred. The chapters meticulously dissect the origin and development of zombie behavior, examining how these beings perceive their surroundings and interact with the living. Delve into the structure and function of the zombie brain, and discover fascinating case studies that reveal the impacts of brain damage on zombie actions. Sensory processing and motor skills are rigorously analyzed, showcasing the unique ways zombies navigate and react to their environment. The book investigates whether zombies can form memories or learn from their experiences, and what drives their relentless hunger and aggression. "The Undead Psyche" also tackles the social dynamics of zombies, questioning whether these creatures experience emotions, form packs, or establish hierarchies. By understanding their problem-solving abilities and decision-making processes, readers gain insights into the illusion of free will in zombies and how environmental factors influence their behavior. For those concerned with survival, detailed chapters on defensive strategies, evasion techniques, and combat measures are provided to help you fortify your defenses and enhance your survival tactics. Learn to manipulate zombie behavior, read their body language, and prepare for prolonged encounters with advanced counter-zombie measures. Explore the ethical considerations of zombie experimentation and the role of media in shaping public perception. With futuristic insights into potential cures and technological advances in zombie research, "The Undead Psyche" culminates in a thought-provoking conclusion that leaves readers equipped with vital survival tips and an enriched understanding of the undead. Prepare yourself for an intellectual odyssey like no other. "The Undead Psyche" is your definitive guide to the fascinating and perilous realm of zombie psychology. Are you ready to uncover the secrets of the undead mind?
Publisher: Barrett Williams
ISBN:
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 135
Book Description
Dive into the enigmatic world of the undead with "The Undead Psyche", the ultimate guide to understanding the intricate mind of zombies. This eBook presents a thought-provoking exploration into the depths of zombie psychology, offering readers a comprehensive analysis of the cognitive functions, behavior patterns, and neural networks that drive these enigmatic creatures. Starting with a historical perspective on zombies, "The Undead Psyche" takes you through the evolution of zombie lore, from ancient myths to modern interpretations. Learn why understanding the psychology of zombies is not just a matter of curiosity, but a crucial subject for survival in a world where the line between life and undeath is increasingly blurred. The chapters meticulously dissect the origin and development of zombie behavior, examining how these beings perceive their surroundings and interact with the living. Delve into the structure and function of the zombie brain, and discover fascinating case studies that reveal the impacts of brain damage on zombie actions. Sensory processing and motor skills are rigorously analyzed, showcasing the unique ways zombies navigate and react to their environment. The book investigates whether zombies can form memories or learn from their experiences, and what drives their relentless hunger and aggression. "The Undead Psyche" also tackles the social dynamics of zombies, questioning whether these creatures experience emotions, form packs, or establish hierarchies. By understanding their problem-solving abilities and decision-making processes, readers gain insights into the illusion of free will in zombies and how environmental factors influence their behavior. For those concerned with survival, detailed chapters on defensive strategies, evasion techniques, and combat measures are provided to help you fortify your defenses and enhance your survival tactics. Learn to manipulate zombie behavior, read their body language, and prepare for prolonged encounters with advanced counter-zombie measures. Explore the ethical considerations of zombie experimentation and the role of media in shaping public perception. With futuristic insights into potential cures and technological advances in zombie research, "The Undead Psyche" culminates in a thought-provoking conclusion that leaves readers equipped with vital survival tips and an enriched understanding of the undead. Prepare yourself for an intellectual odyssey like no other. "The Undead Psyche" is your definitive guide to the fascinating and perilous realm of zombie psychology. Are you ready to uncover the secrets of the undead mind?
Encyclopedia of the Undead
Author: Bob Curran
Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser
ISBN: 1601637152
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
What lurks out there in the fog? What was that eerie sound in the dead of night? What flitted by at the end of the street, just beyond the farthest street lamp? From earliest times, tales of the restless dead and their fellow travelers have terrified mankind. Whether around a remote campfire or in the middle of a bustling city, the unquiet spirits and attendant creatures that have tormented humanity since the prehistoric darkness haven’t gone away—they still have the power to strike fear in our hearts. Encyclopedia of the Undead traces those shadowy entities—vampires, werewolves, ghouls and monsters—that lurk just outside the range of human vision and inhabit our most frightening tales. Drawing on a wide range of beliefs and literature, it traces these horrors from their earliest recorded inceptions and charts their impact upon the human psyche. In this book, history and terror mix to create the things that lurk in the darkest corners of our minds. You’ll find detailed descriptions of terrors from all over the world—from the mist-shrouded mountains of Eastern Europe to the sweltering jungles of the Caribbean islands, from the dark, stone-lined tombs of the uncoffined dead beneath the remote New England hills to the dark magics that lurk beneath the thriving, colorful surface of a city like New Orleans. In addition to the more conventional creatures, Encyclopedia of the Undead also details some of the more obscure Things that gnaw at the edges of men’s minds—Incubi and Succubi, the Mara, and the dark legends that have influenced writers from Sheridan Le Fanu to H.P. Lovecraft. This is a book for all those who are interested in the darker side of the human mind—the side that examines and even embraces those beliefs and imaginings that form the basis of our most archetypical fears. This is the book for those brave enough to plumb the depths of our worst nightmares!
Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser
ISBN: 1601637152
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
What lurks out there in the fog? What was that eerie sound in the dead of night? What flitted by at the end of the street, just beyond the farthest street lamp? From earliest times, tales of the restless dead and their fellow travelers have terrified mankind. Whether around a remote campfire or in the middle of a bustling city, the unquiet spirits and attendant creatures that have tormented humanity since the prehistoric darkness haven’t gone away—they still have the power to strike fear in our hearts. Encyclopedia of the Undead traces those shadowy entities—vampires, werewolves, ghouls and monsters—that lurk just outside the range of human vision and inhabit our most frightening tales. Drawing on a wide range of beliefs and literature, it traces these horrors from their earliest recorded inceptions and charts their impact upon the human psyche. In this book, history and terror mix to create the things that lurk in the darkest corners of our minds. You’ll find detailed descriptions of terrors from all over the world—from the mist-shrouded mountains of Eastern Europe to the sweltering jungles of the Caribbean islands, from the dark, stone-lined tombs of the uncoffined dead beneath the remote New England hills to the dark magics that lurk beneath the thriving, colorful surface of a city like New Orleans. In addition to the more conventional creatures, Encyclopedia of the Undead also details some of the more obscure Things that gnaw at the edges of men’s minds—Incubi and Succubi, the Mara, and the dark legends that have influenced writers from Sheridan Le Fanu to H.P. Lovecraft. This is a book for all those who are interested in the darker side of the human mind—the side that examines and even embraces those beliefs and imaginings that form the basis of our most archetypical fears. This is the book for those brave enough to plumb the depths of our worst nightmares!
The Undead Mother
Author: Christina Wieland
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429922612
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
‘A state of mourning is something that the late twentieth century has been uniquely unable to achieve. A culture based on the interchongeobility of products and people, a throw-away culture, is not conducive to mourning...Inanimate objects hove replaced human ideals. A culture of ‘virtual reality’ which finds it difficult to distinguish between the living and the inanimate has been created - a culture of the undead. This culture is not grounded on human relationships but in the destruction of them.’ In this book, Christina Wieland offers the reader a far-reaching and devastating critique of masculinity, femininity, and contemporary culture. Drawing inspiration from the work of Melanie Klein, the author demonstrates how the Western psyche is based upon denial of the power of the mother, and the elevation of the fother into a repressive, authoritorion figure. This act of universal motricide has wrought havoc throughout Western culture. As Wieland graphically illustrates, both women and men ore denied the opportunity to mourn their separation from the mother, but must contend instead with the guilt that surrounds her murder, and the ever-present terror of her vengeful return – as ‘the undead mother’. Re-appraising masculinity and femininity, the author re-visits a wide and fascinating range of myths, fairytales and stories. Her critique casts new light on the writings of Freud, Klein, Kristeva and Irigaray. Her vivid presentations of clinical material also show how ihe undead mother mokes her presence felt in the consuhing room, and the steps which con be taken towards more genuine, reparative mourning.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429922612
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
‘A state of mourning is something that the late twentieth century has been uniquely unable to achieve. A culture based on the interchongeobility of products and people, a throw-away culture, is not conducive to mourning...Inanimate objects hove replaced human ideals. A culture of ‘virtual reality’ which finds it difficult to distinguish between the living and the inanimate has been created - a culture of the undead. This culture is not grounded on human relationships but in the destruction of them.’ In this book, Christina Wieland offers the reader a far-reaching and devastating critique of masculinity, femininity, and contemporary culture. Drawing inspiration from the work of Melanie Klein, the author demonstrates how the Western psyche is based upon denial of the power of the mother, and the elevation of the fother into a repressive, authoritorion figure. This act of universal motricide has wrought havoc throughout Western culture. As Wieland graphically illustrates, both women and men ore denied the opportunity to mourn their separation from the mother, but must contend instead with the guilt that surrounds her murder, and the ever-present terror of her vengeful return – as ‘the undead mother’. Re-appraising masculinity and femininity, the author re-visits a wide and fascinating range of myths, fairytales and stories. Her critique casts new light on the writings of Freud, Klein, Kristeva and Irigaray. Her vivid presentations of clinical material also show how ihe undead mother mokes her presence felt in the consuhing room, and the steps which con be taken towards more genuine, reparative mourning.
Ghostly Echoes
Author: William Ritter
Publisher: Algonquin Books
ISBN: 1616207442
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
POSSESSION. Jenny wanted to attempt possession, and in my foolish eagerness I agreed. The office faded into a blinding haze of whiteness, and together Jenny and I tumbled into a world of mist and cold and pain . . . . . . and out the other side. Jenny Cavanaugh, the ghostly lady of 926 Augur Lane, has enlisted the services of her detective-agency tenants to solve a decade-old murder—her own. Abigail Rook and her eccentric employer, R. F. Jackaby, dive into the cold case, starting with a search for Jenny’s fiancé, who went missing the night she died. But when a new, gruesome murder closely mirrors the events of ten years prior, Abigail and Jackaby realize that Jenny’s case isn’t so cold after all. Soon Abigail’s race to unravel the mystery leads her down to the mythical underworld and deep into her colleagues’ grim histories to battle the most deadly foe she has ever faced.
Publisher: Algonquin Books
ISBN: 1616207442
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
POSSESSION. Jenny wanted to attempt possession, and in my foolish eagerness I agreed. The office faded into a blinding haze of whiteness, and together Jenny and I tumbled into a world of mist and cold and pain . . . . . . and out the other side. Jenny Cavanaugh, the ghostly lady of 926 Augur Lane, has enlisted the services of her detective-agency tenants to solve a decade-old murder—her own. Abigail Rook and her eccentric employer, R. F. Jackaby, dive into the cold case, starting with a search for Jenny’s fiancé, who went missing the night she died. But when a new, gruesome murder closely mirrors the events of ten years prior, Abigail and Jackaby realize that Jenny’s case isn’t so cold after all. Soon Abigail’s race to unravel the mystery leads her down to the mythical underworld and deep into her colleagues’ grim histories to battle the most deadly foe she has ever faced.
The Routledge International Handbook of Global Therapeutic Cultures
Author: Daniel Nehring
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429656181
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
The Routledge International Handbook of Global Therapeutic Cultures explores central lines of enquiry and seminal scholarship on therapeutic cultures, popular psychology, and the happiness industry. Bringing together studies of therapeutic cultures from sociology, anthropology, psychology, education, politics, law, history, social work, cultural studies, development studies, and American Indian studies, it adopts a consciously global focus, combining studies of the psychologisation of social life from across the world. Thematically organised, it offers historical accounts of the growing prominence of therapeutic discourses and practices in everyday life, before moving to consider the construction of self-identity in the context of the diffusion of therapeutic discourses in connection with the global spread of capitalism. With attention to the ways in which emotional language has brought new problematisations of the dichotomy between the normal and the pathological, as well as significant transformations of key institutions, such as work, family, education, and religion, it examines emergent trends in therapeutic culture and explores the manner in which the advent of new therapeutic technologies, the political interest in happiness, and the radical privatisation and financialisation of social life converge to remake self-identities and modes of everyday experience. Finally, the volume features the work of scholars who have foregrounded the historical and contemporary implication of psychotherapeutic practices in processes of globalisation and colonial and postcolonial modes of social organisation. Presenting agenda-setting research to encourage interdisciplinary and international dialogue and foster the development of a distinctive new field of social research, The Routledge International Handbook of Global Therapeutic Cultures will appeal to scholars across the social sciences with interests in the advance of therapeutic discourses and practices in an increasingly psychologised society.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429656181
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
The Routledge International Handbook of Global Therapeutic Cultures explores central lines of enquiry and seminal scholarship on therapeutic cultures, popular psychology, and the happiness industry. Bringing together studies of therapeutic cultures from sociology, anthropology, psychology, education, politics, law, history, social work, cultural studies, development studies, and American Indian studies, it adopts a consciously global focus, combining studies of the psychologisation of social life from across the world. Thematically organised, it offers historical accounts of the growing prominence of therapeutic discourses and practices in everyday life, before moving to consider the construction of self-identity in the context of the diffusion of therapeutic discourses in connection with the global spread of capitalism. With attention to the ways in which emotional language has brought new problematisations of the dichotomy between the normal and the pathological, as well as significant transformations of key institutions, such as work, family, education, and religion, it examines emergent trends in therapeutic culture and explores the manner in which the advent of new therapeutic technologies, the political interest in happiness, and the radical privatisation and financialisation of social life converge to remake self-identities and modes of everyday experience. Finally, the volume features the work of scholars who have foregrounded the historical and contemporary implication of psychotherapeutic practices in processes of globalisation and colonial and postcolonial modes of social organisation. Presenting agenda-setting research to encourage interdisciplinary and international dialogue and foster the development of a distinctive new field of social research, The Routledge International Handbook of Global Therapeutic Cultures will appeal to scholars across the social sciences with interests in the advance of therapeutic discourses and practices in an increasingly psychologised society.
The Walking Dead Psychology
Author: Travis Langley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781454917052
Category : Walking dead (Television program)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Walking Dead depicts a postapocalyptic world filled with relentless violence and death. How would such trauma affect the psyche? Nineteen fascinating essays explore the deep psychological forces that drive the show's action, from the costs of killing and survivor guilt to the consequences of nonstop stress and the struggle to find meaning in tragedy. The Walking Dead Psychology helps fans better grasp this compelling fictional universe.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781454917052
Category : Walking dead (Television program)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Walking Dead depicts a postapocalyptic world filled with relentless violence and death. How would such trauma affect the psyche? Nineteen fascinating essays explore the deep psychological forces that drive the show's action, from the costs of killing and survivor guilt to the consequences of nonstop stress and the struggle to find meaning in tragedy. The Walking Dead Psychology helps fans better grasp this compelling fictional universe.
Unholy Hungers
Author: Barbara E. Hort
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
ISBN: 1570621810
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Vampires are not just imaginary creatures of fiction or legend—they really exist. They are the people who, having never received love, settle for power instead, and become experts at robbing others of their vital energy. We've all known them. In her fascinating study of this dark psychological archetype, Barbara Hort looks to traditional myths as well as to their modern equivalents in literature, theater, and film, following a blood-soaked trail to such unexpected destinations as The Silence of the Lambs, "Snow White," and the Broadway musical Gypsy. She offers insight into how psychic vampires originate, how we allow ourselves to be caught in their clutches, and how we can protect ourselves from their seductive influence.
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
ISBN: 1570621810
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Vampires are not just imaginary creatures of fiction or legend—they really exist. They are the people who, having never received love, settle for power instead, and become experts at robbing others of their vital energy. We've all known them. In her fascinating study of this dark psychological archetype, Barbara Hort looks to traditional myths as well as to their modern equivalents in literature, theater, and film, following a blood-soaked trail to such unexpected destinations as The Silence of the Lambs, "Snow White," and the Broadway musical Gypsy. She offers insight into how psychic vampires originate, how we allow ourselves to be caught in their clutches, and how we can protect ourselves from their seductive influence.
Psyche and the Arts
Author: Susan Rowland
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134071515
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Psyche and the Arts challenges existing ideas about the relationship between Jung and art, and offers exciting new dimensions to key issues such as the role of image in popular culture, and the division of psyche and matter in art form.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134071515
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Psyche and the Arts challenges existing ideas about the relationship between Jung and art, and offers exciting new dimensions to key issues such as the role of image in popular culture, and the division of psyche and matter in art form.
Embodying the Dead
Author: Claire Hind
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1137602937
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Where do we find the dead? Do the dead appear in our dreams? What is it like to play dead? This book is an exciting exploration of the relationship between death and play in performance. Exploring a range of artists and creative disciplines that remember, personify and re-imagine the dead, it playfully unpacks the psychoanalytic concepts of the Death Drive, Desire and the Uncanny as a way of thinking about performance. Embodying the Dead draws on work of Gary Winters and Claire Hind and the various qualities of deadness found in their projects. The authors' work includes live art, theatre, installation, Super 8mm film, walking arts practice and durational performance. This book includes scripts and scores of their performances, original creative texts, interviews with internationally renowned artists and a series of practice-led research tasks to support readers creating their own imaginative performance work. Rich in creative and critical content, this book is ideal for students of drama, theatre and performance studies who have an interest in devised theatre, theatre making, writing for performance and intermedial practice.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1137602937
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Where do we find the dead? Do the dead appear in our dreams? What is it like to play dead? This book is an exciting exploration of the relationship between death and play in performance. Exploring a range of artists and creative disciplines that remember, personify and re-imagine the dead, it playfully unpacks the psychoanalytic concepts of the Death Drive, Desire and the Uncanny as a way of thinking about performance. Embodying the Dead draws on work of Gary Winters and Claire Hind and the various qualities of deadness found in their projects. The authors' work includes live art, theatre, installation, Super 8mm film, walking arts practice and durational performance. This book includes scripts and scores of their performances, original creative texts, interviews with internationally renowned artists and a series of practice-led research tasks to support readers creating their own imaginative performance work. Rich in creative and critical content, this book is ideal for students of drama, theatre and performance studies who have an interest in devised theatre, theatre making, writing for performance and intermedial practice.
Introducing Contemporary Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy: the Art and Science of the Unconscious
Author: Alistair Ross
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
ISBN: 0335226833
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Dr Alistair Ross is a University of Oxford academic whose previous work has been described by Ruby Wax as ‘very, very smart’. This new introductory book strikes an easy balance between theory and practice. It takes the reader from the field’s Freudian roots to its contemporary applications, skills and insights. Over the last 30 years, important new theoretical ideas, skills and clinical practices have emerged in counselling and psychotherapy. While key Freudian concepts like transference, counter-transference and the influence of the past on the present remain vital to psychodynamic work, research drawn from infant development, neuroscience, the role of the sacred, and intersubjective approaches to relationships has changed the way therapists understand and work with clients. Either in its own right or as part of an integrative approach, psychodynamic counselling and psychotherapy have an important role to play in developments to come. The book’s features include: • A re-discovery of the importance and relevance of Freud for present-day therapeutic relationships. • An encounter with the breadth and depth of our understanding about, and experience of, the unconscious. • An introduction to research that has evolved after Freud, revealing new ways of applying his ideas. • A contemporary perspective on traditional counselling and psychotherapy skills, illustrated by vignettes and personal insights from Alistair Ross’s professional practice. • An encouragement to develop new skills for relating at depth with our clients’ past, present and future, motivated by revealing how life-changing therapy can be. This book is a must-read for trainee and practising (psychodynamic or integrative) therapists who want an overview of new thinking and practice or might benefit from greater insight into psychodynamic practice, applying Freud’s theoretical world to improving the lives of real people today. ‘It is good to see Alistair, a valued student of mine and now an equally valued colleague, taking up the torch for psychodynamic counselling and psychotherapy for a new generation. He has written a book that collates much of the valuable writing to date and at the same time adds new dimensions that should not be overlooked.’ Michael Jacobs, Visiting Professor, University of Leeds and Bournemouth University, UK
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
ISBN: 0335226833
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Dr Alistair Ross is a University of Oxford academic whose previous work has been described by Ruby Wax as ‘very, very smart’. This new introductory book strikes an easy balance between theory and practice. It takes the reader from the field’s Freudian roots to its contemporary applications, skills and insights. Over the last 30 years, important new theoretical ideas, skills and clinical practices have emerged in counselling and psychotherapy. While key Freudian concepts like transference, counter-transference and the influence of the past on the present remain vital to psychodynamic work, research drawn from infant development, neuroscience, the role of the sacred, and intersubjective approaches to relationships has changed the way therapists understand and work with clients. Either in its own right or as part of an integrative approach, psychodynamic counselling and psychotherapy have an important role to play in developments to come. The book’s features include: • A re-discovery of the importance and relevance of Freud for present-day therapeutic relationships. • An encounter with the breadth and depth of our understanding about, and experience of, the unconscious. • An introduction to research that has evolved after Freud, revealing new ways of applying his ideas. • A contemporary perspective on traditional counselling and psychotherapy skills, illustrated by vignettes and personal insights from Alistair Ross’s professional practice. • An encouragement to develop new skills for relating at depth with our clients’ past, present and future, motivated by revealing how life-changing therapy can be. This book is a must-read for trainee and practising (psychodynamic or integrative) therapists who want an overview of new thinking and practice or might benefit from greater insight into psychodynamic practice, applying Freud’s theoretical world to improving the lives of real people today. ‘It is good to see Alistair, a valued student of mine and now an equally valued colleague, taking up the torch for psychodynamic counselling and psychotherapy for a new generation. He has written a book that collates much of the valuable writing to date and at the same time adds new dimensions that should not be overlooked.’ Michael Jacobs, Visiting Professor, University of Leeds and Bournemouth University, UK