Heinz Kohut and the Psychology of the Self

2. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-13465-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Reihe: Makers of Modern Psychotherapy

This revised edition of Heinz Kohut and the Psychology of the Self offers a clear, detailed explanation of self-psychology theory, as it was written by Heinz Kohut.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate, Professional Practice & Development, Professional Reference, and Professional Training

Autoren/Hrsg.

Siegel, Allen M.

Lacava, Paige

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse Psychoanalyse (S. Freud)
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. On Listening 2. Introduction  3. The Viennese Chicagoan, Ernest S. Wolf 4. The Classical foundation of Kohut’s thought 5. Early papers: emerging strands of a new cloth 6. Toward a psychology of the self 7. Analysis of the Self: part I, The idealized parental imago  8. Analysis of the Self: Part II, The grandiose self 9. The Restoration of the self: part I, Innovations in theory 10. The Restoration of the self: part II, Clinical considerations 11. How Does Analysis Cure?: Part I, Theoretical reflections 12. How Does Analysis Cure?: Part II, The therapeutic process reconsidered  13. Kohut’s Last words 14. Critique and conclusions 15. Afterward The Works of Heinz Kohut Glossary Index

Über Autor(innen)

Allen M. Siegel, MD has been a student of Heinz Kohut’s psychology of the self for 50 years. He is a psychoanalyst in private practice, Chicago.

Paige LaCava, PhD, LCPC is a psychotherapist in private practice. She enjoys writing about clinical theory.