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On kissing, tickling and being bored : psychoanalytic essays on the unexamined life / Adam Phillips.
By: Phillips, Adam.
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BookPublisher: London : Faber & Faber, 1993Description: xxi, 143 p. ; 21 cm + pbk.ISBN: 0571170226.Subject(s): Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939 | Winnicott, D. W. (Donald Woods), 1896-1971 | Psychoanalysis
DDC classification: 616.8917
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Lending | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Lending | 616.8917 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00072922 |
Total holds: 0
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In this collection of psychoanalytic essays on a wide range of relatively unexplored subjects, the author evolves his own distinctive version of psychoanalysis as part of a wider cultural conversation. The essays combine literary and philosophical commentary with clinical vignettes.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Introduction
- 1 On Tickling
- 2 First Hates: Phobias in Theory
- 3 On Risk and Solitude
- 4 On Composure
- 5 Worrying and Its Discontents
- 6 Returning the Dream: In Memoriam Masud Khan
- 7 On Being Bored
- 8 Looking at Obstacles
- 9 Plotting for Kisses
- 10 Playing Mothers: Between Pedagogy and Transference
- 11 Psychoanalysis and Idolatry
- Notes
- Credits
- Index
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Adam Phillips is the author of six previous books, including "The Beast in the Nursery" & "Monogamy" (both available form Vintage). Formerly the principal child psychotherapist at Charing Cross Hospital in London, he lives in England.(Bowker Author Biography)