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Michael Balint: Object Relations Pure and Applied (New Library of Psychoanalysis)
Michael Balint Object Relations Pure and Applied - New Library of Psychoanalysis Author:Harold Stewart, Andrew Elder, Robert Gosling While Michael Balint's applied work is widely known, many of his theoretical contributions have been incorporated into everyday analysis without due recognition of their source. In Michael Balint, Harold Stewart evaluates Balint's contribution to psychoanalysis and firmly reestablishes his place within the development of Object Relations theory.... more »The first part examines Balint's theories of human psychological development, defining such concepts as primary love, oconophobia and philobation, the basic fault and the three areas of the mind. The second part looks at how the "Balint Group" has contributed to the assessment and understanding of emotional problems in various arenas, including general practice, marital work and psychosexual medicine. Michael Balint brings alive Balint's teaching and practice and demonstrates the relevance of his theories to many of the problematic issues in current analytic practice.« less