The Adolescent Psyche: Jungian and Winnicottian PerspectivesAdolescence is recognised as a turbulent period of human development. Along with the physical changes of puberty, adolescents undergo significant transformations in the way they think, act, feel and perceive the world. The disruption that is manifest in their behaviour is upsetting and often incomprehensible to the adults surrounding them. In The Adolescent Psyche Richard Frankel shows how this unique stage of human development expresses through its traumas and fantasies the adolescent's urge towards self-realization. The impact of contemporary culture on the lives of young people has resulted in an increasing number of adolescents being referred for psychotherapy and psychiatric treatment. Successful outcomes are often difficult to achieve in clinical work with clients of this age-group. The advice and guidelines which Frankel provides will be welcomed by psychotherapists, parents, educators and anyone working with adolescents. |
Contents
List of abbreviations Introduction | 1 |
Theoretical perspectives on adolescence | 11 |
Psychoanalytic approaches | 13 |
Developmental analytical psychology | 37 |
Adolescence initiation and the dying process | 51 |
The archetype of initiation | 53 |
Life and death imagery in adolescence | 79 |
Bodily idealistic and ideational awakenings | 88 |
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References to this book
Het voorjaarsontwaken. De adolescentie in psychodynamische theorie en therapie No preview available - 1998 |