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Klein’s model of projective and introjective processes and Bion’s theory of the relationship between container and contained have become increasingly significant in much clinical work. in a highly imaginative development of these models of thought, the distinguished clinician gianna williams, one of the leading figures in the field, elucidates the psychodynamics of these processes in the context of impairment of dependent relationships and of eating disorders in both men and women. This is a timely and brilliant account of an area of psychopathology that is rapidly growing in significance.

The number of people suffering from different eating disorders has grown dramatically within the last twenty years. These two volumes examine feeding difficulties and eating disorders in children and adolescents, from babies to 19-year-olds. The volumes consist of clinical cases that describe the process of psychoanalytic psychotherapy used to treat the patients. The contributors look at the underlying causes for the disorders, such as bulimia and anorexia, lead to a normal life with the help of psychoanalytic psychotherapy. In addition, this collection takes into account the profound effects eating disorders have, not only on the patients, but on their immediate family and friends as well.'Many cases describe the anxieties and strategies of defence used against feelings of dependence and the risk of accepting from another. This is a core theme in both volumes and is the principal idea behind the paradoxical title, The Generosity of Acceptance.

The Maverick Collection and the Spanish Scandals Collection from Mills & Boon

Martha Harris (1919-1987) was one of the most influential and also one of the most loved psychoanalysts of the generation that trained with Melanie Klein. She also worked with Wilfred Bion, and wrote many books and papers on psychoanalytic training and child development. Her colleague James Gammill cites Mrs Klein as saying: She is one of the best people I have ever known for the psychoanalysis of children ... and she has a mind of her own. Harris was responsible for the child psychotherapy training at the Tavistock Clinic from 1960 onwards, developing laterally the method founded on infant observation that had been put in place by Esther Bick. She established cross-clinic work discussion groups, a pioneering schools' counselling course (in collaboration with her husband Roland Harris), and individual work with disturbed children in the school environment. Her belief that psychoanalytic ideas could and should travel, both geographically and across the professions, led to her seeding the Tavi Model in many other countries through regular teaching trips, in company with her later husband Donald Meltzer. Her influence was not as a theorist, but as a teacher with an extraordinary capacity to engage processes of introjective learning in both students and readers. This tribute by some of those who studied with her is not simply testimony to a remarkable teacher and clinician whose wisdom has been rarely equalled; it also offers inspiration to others who may be struggling to find ways of using psychoanalytic ideas imaginatively in a variety of contexts - clinical, social or scholarly - in what can at times appear to be an unreceptive world.

The Spanish Scandals Collection from Mills & Boon

A fabulous double collection of sizzling romances from Mills & Boon

In today′s climate of multi-professional working, this book examines how children from the ages of 3 to 11 are educated, in the educational and social context of the Every Child Matters (ECM) agenda. There are chapters dedicated to the five outcomes of Every Child Matters (which are: being healthy; staying safe; enjoying and achieving; making a positive contribution; achieving economic wellbeing), as well as comprehensive guidance on how to ensure the ECM standards are met. However, this book also looks at the broader scope of how children learn in early years settings and primary schools, and is written at a level that enables the reader to develop their own knowledge and understanding. Issues discussed include: - social justice; - diversity and inclusion; - the child in society; - working with families. Case studies are provided in each chapter, along with activities, suggestions for further reading and useful websites. Suitable for Childhood Studies and Education Studies courses, and for teaching assistants studying for a Foundation Degree or Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) status, the content is equally relevant for teacher-training courses and practising teachers. Gianna Knowles is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Chichester.

De la crèche et la maternelle au lycée et l'université, notre apprentissage se fait au sein d'une relation de dépendance à d'autres êtres humains. La qualité de cette relation a une profonde influence sur l'espoir et l'optimisme qu'il nous faut avoir pour rester en éveil et ouverts à de nouvelles expériences, ainsi que sur notre capacité à percevoir des liens et à en découvrir le sens. Ce livre examine la relation enseignant/élève à tous les niveaux du système éducatif. Ses auteurs explorent les nombreux facteurs émotionnels qui influencent le processus d'apprentissage - comme par exemple les peurs et les espoirs des professeurs qui freinent ou favorisent leur rôle de facilitateur du développement de l'élève. Fondé sur les expériences d'enseignants du cursus qui leur est dédié à la Tavistock Clinic, ce livre montre combien le regard psychanalytique peut éclairer la compréhension de la relation d'apprentissage et aider les enseignants à supporter les situations stressantes et à trouver une satisfaction plus profonde dans leur tâche éducative.

Paysages Intérieurs et Corps Etrangers est un livre de la nouvelle série d'ouvrages publiés par la Tavistock Clinic, le célèbre centre de consultations, de formation et de recherche londonien. Ces ouvrages, destinés à un très large public, couvrent l'ensemble des activités de ses départements, groupes de travail et séminaires de recherche. Si le besoin instinctif et impulsif de contrôler l'ingestion de nourriture, présent à la fois dans l'anorexie et la boulimie, peut parfois être rapporté à la crainte d'être envahi par quelque chose de nuisible, il sert également à éviter la dépendance vis-à-vis de relations qui ne sont ni toujours faciles à maîtriser ni toujours disponibles au moment voulu. Dans cet ouvrage largement illustré d'exemples cliniques, Gianna Williams nous fait part de sa longue expérience et nous éclaire sur ces obstacles qui empêchent l'enfant, l'adolescent, "d'accepter quelque chose d'un autre" et d'intérioriser une relation de dépendance. L'auteur apporte des développements nouveaux et significatifs au modèle kleinien des processus de projection et d'introjection, et à la théorie de Bion sur la relation contenant / contenu, en introduisant en particulier le concept de "fonction oméga". Avec beaucoup de clarté, Gianna Williams aide notre compréhension de cette psychopathologie et nous fait partager l'importance du soutien qu'un traitement psychothérapeutique peut apporter à ces jeunes patients.