Psychoanalysis in Social and Cultural Settings - 9781032072364

Taylor & Francis

Psychoanalysis in Social and Cultural SettingsUpheavals and Resilience\nAuthor(s): Sverre Varvin\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032072364, 978-1032072364\nSynopsis\nPsychoanalysis in Social and Cultural Settings examines the theory and practice of psychoanalysis with patients who have experienced deeply traumatic experiences through war, forced migrations, atrocities and other social and cultural dislocations. \n\nThe book is divided into three main sections covering terrorism, refugees and traumatisation, with another two focusing specifically on transcultural issues regarding establishing psychoanalysis in China and on research related to themes outlined in the book. Major key psychoanalytic themes run through the work, focusing on identity and the self, fundamentalism, resilience, dehumanisation, cultural differences and enactment. \n\nOffering key theory and clinical guidance for working with highly traumat.