<p>Contemporary Psychodynamic Theory and Practice introduces the contributions of the key thinkers in the broader psychodynamic tradition, demonstrating the relevance of relational perspectives and recent developments for psychotherapy and psychosocial intervention. William Borden presents the developmental perspectives and clinical approaches of divergent theorists, from Freud, Jung, and Adler to Winnicott and Kohut, and shows how their views enlarge understanding of essential concerns in clinical practice. Practitioners and policy makers alike can benefit from its insights.</p>

Contemporary Psychodynamic Theory and Practice: Toward a Critical Pluralism

William Borden

Lyceum Books, Inc.

When a writer takes a "walk with bears," a journey begins that takes him from the unruly forests of Minnesota to the wilds of Manhattan and the seductions of Saskatoon. Lyle and the writer didn't plan for Ben Creswell, the feral Vietnam vet, to wind up splattered across his cabin wall. Lyle's wife didn't plan to mention Lionel Running Bear and their sweat-soaked grapplings in mud and radishes. Does Lyle, bear researcher and culinary avant-gardist, love his bears too much and his wife too little? Is the writer becoming too much like Lyle, rounding up not only Lyle's bears but Lyle's wife as well? Does Diane, who moves her unmentionables into Lyle's wife's closet, love success more than she does Lyle? Does Lyle's wife find the writer bearish enough? What meets our eyes changes shape, those we love transmute into strangers, and accidents fling us onto paths that seem to be the ones we wanted to travel after all. And then there's the spontaneity of lust, the slipperiness of love, and the meanderings of good intentions.

Dancing with Bears

Literature & Fiction

Livingston Press

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Dancing with Bears