A curious calling : unconscious motivations for practicing psychotherapy /

A curious calling : unconscious motivations for practicing psychotherapy /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Sussman, Michael B.
Imprint:	Northvale, N.J. : J. Aronson, c1992.
Description:	xv, 304 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Psychotherapists -- Psychology. Psychotherapist and patient. Career Choice Professional-Patient Relations Psychotherapy Psychotherapist and patient. Psychotherapists -- Psychology.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1316420

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Other title:	Unconscious motivations for practicing psychotherapy.
ISBN:	0876685165
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-285) and index.

Table of Contents:

Foreword / Sheldon Roth
1. The Fascination of Psychotherapy
2. The Attempt to Master One's Own Conflicts
3. Satisfactions and Psychological Benefits Derived from the Practice of Psychotherapy
4. Motives Related to Instinctual Aims
5. Motives Related to Narcissism and the Development of the Self
6. Motives Involving Object Relations
7. Therapist Profiles
8. Conclusions and Further Reflections.