Gravity and the upright position; James - a case study; the development of wholeness; Jackie - a case study; difficulties over autonomy and a sense of direction; energy, power and access to resources; the internal world in relation to the external world; a Piaget type test of object constancy.
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The first collection of papers dedicated to linking the ideas of self psychology with the practice of group psychotherapy... a very good introduction to this topic. It covers an interesting range of topics: Kohut's own views, intersubjectivity, group self, infant research, the notion of cure, the relationship between self psychology and group analysis, among others. Newcomers to the field of groups will find good starting points (especially in the chapter by Pines), while experienced practitioners will find much to be stimulated by in the rest... Those of you with an interest in group psychotherapy should familiarise yourselves with its content.