The Embedded Self, Second Edition: An Integrative Psychodynamic and Systemic Perspective on Couples and Family Therapy
The Embedded Self, Second Edition: An Integrative Psychodynamic and Systemic Perspective on Couples and Family Therapy
Overview
"Mary-Joan Gerson speaks to psychoanalysts from the perspective of family therapy and to family therapists from the perspective of psychoanalysis. Now updated in breadth of coverage, extended clinical illustrations, and new possibilities of integration, this dual approach brings novely to familiar concepts and phrases. Like a book of Borges' poetry that I read in both Spanish and English,The Embedded Selfbrings intellectual challenge and esthetic pleasure. Any clinician, whether system or psychodynamic, will find this book an enriching and thought-provoking experience."- Salvador Minuchin, M.D., Research Professor of Psychiatry, NYU Medical Center"This was a marvelously comprehensive and integrative book when it first came out. In this new edition it is even better! It adeptly integrates new developments in fields such as attachment theory and neurobiology, thus extending its already impressive synthesis of systemic and psychodynamic thought. A powerful and important book."- Paul Wachtel, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor, City University of New York"Mary-Joan Gerson's masterful synthesis of psychoanalytic and systems perspectives on couples treatment has stood the test of time. The second edition retains the impressive breadth, emotional depth and intellectual heft of the original volume, while adding crucial new material on adult attachment and neurobiology. It shows how an understanding of the complex linkage between romantic partners can free up stalemated treatments, creating empathy and responsiveness where there was only harshness and withdrawal. Couples work is hard to do. It's important to have a book like this one at the ready."- Virginia Goldner, Ph.D., Faculty Emeritus, Ackerman Institute for the Family"This beautifully written book is a gift to therapists working with couples and families. At one time, the underlying premises of psychoanalysis and family therapy were considered incompatible, but times have changed. Mary-Joan Gerson, steeped in both traditions, expertly illustrates how each perspective can be enriched and vitalized by the other."- Marcia Sheinberg, LCSW, Director of Training and Clinical Services, Ackerman Institute for the Family"Although I would have thought it impossible, the second edition of Dr. Gerson’s book surpasses the remarkable first edition ofThe Embedded Self. The new edition is one of the finest books in our field, an accolade I do not offer lightly. Dr. Gerson preserves and improves upon the outstanding quality of the first edition. Her book is at once an excellent piece of scholarship, a probing theoretical analysis, and a clinical treasure trove of stimulating ideas and insights. It also offers a new, comprehensive, illuminating chapter on attachment theory in relation to couples and family dynamics as well as new, extensive case material. Dr. Gerson writes beautifully and her words reflect the clinical astuteness of a highly talented therapist who appreciates the intimate links between the intrapsychic and the interpersonal perspectives in relation to individuals, couples, and families. It will be savored with great profit by clinicians of all stripes."- David Wolitzky, Ph.D., series editor, Psychological Issues book series"This is a book that really gets it because Mary-Joan Gerson has the ability to simultaneously shuttle between two worlds: she is equally adept at articulating couples therapy from both a systems world and a psychoanalytic world...Gerson's book has achievedtheposition ofthetext for developing couples therapistswho want a thorough grounding in clinical history and techniques in working with relationships. However, this is no book for beginners alone; it is also a book for clinicians who have been around the block a few times, clinicians who love to ground their clinical technique in solid theoretical underpinnings... There is so much to like about this book that it is hard to limit one's praise to a few items. Of foremost importance is that the quality of both clinical and theoretical conceptualizations is outstanding. The writing is descriptive and evocative...As soon as one begins to wonder how a given theoretical principle would unfold in the context of a couple, a clinical example appears. Finally, Gerson steadfastly maintains a personal point of view throughout the book - that the self develops and is challenged to grow in a context. We are social beings: needing another, finding the other, protecting ourselves from the other, and often growing because of the other."- Daniel Goldberg,The Psychoanalytic Quarterly"the book is timely...the author engages our attention by a balance of precise, theoretical overviews and a rich flow of clinical illustrations. We are encouraged to reflect, to widen our perspective, and to become more creative in our own therapeutic approaches. Gerson juxtaposes with great clarity the family or couple therapy positions to the psychoanalytic, adding a sense of drama to our reading journey...I highly recommend this book to all psychotherapists of whatever persuasion!"- Marianne Horney Exkardt, M.D.,American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic PsychiatryDescription
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Overview
"Mary-Joan Gerson speaks to psychoanalysts from the perspective of family therapy and to family therapists from the perspective of psychoanalysis. Now updated in breadth of coverage, extended clinical illustrations, and new possibilities of integration, this dual approach brings novely to familiar concepts and phrases. Like a book of Borges' poetry that I read in both Spanish and English,The Embedded Selfbrings intellectual challenge and esthetic pleasure. Any clinician, whether system or psychodynamic, will find this book an enriching and thought-provoking experience."- Salvador Minuchin, M.D., Research Professor of Psychiatry, NYU Medical Center"This was a marvelously comprehensive and integrative book when it first came out. In this new edition it is even better! It adeptly integrates new developments in fields such as attachment theory and neurobiology, thus extending its already impressive synthesis of systemic and psychodynamic thought. A powerful and important book."- Paul Wachtel, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor, City University of New York"Mary-Joan Gerson's masterful synthesis of psychoanalytic and systems perspectives on couples treatment has stood the test of time. The second edition retains the impressive breadth, emotional depth and intellectual heft of the original volume, while adding crucial new material on adult attachment and neurobiology. It shows how an understanding of the complex linkage between romantic partners can free up stalemated treatments, creating empathy and responsiveness where there was only harshness and withdrawal. Couples work is hard to do. It's important to have a book like this one at the ready."- Virginia Goldner, Ph.D., Faculty Emeritus, Ackerman Institute for the Family"This beautifully written book is a gift to therapists working with couples and families. At one time, the underlying premises of psychoanalysis and family therapy were considered incompatible, but times have changed. Mary-Joan Gerson, steeped in both traditions, expertly illustrates how each perspective can be enriched and vitalized by the other."- Marcia Sheinberg, LCSW, Director of Training and Clinical Services, Ackerman Institute for the Family"Although I would have thought it impossible, the second edition of Dr. Gerson’s book surpasses the remarkable first edition ofThe Embedded Self. The new edition is one of the finest books in our field, an accolade I do not offer lightly. Dr. Gerson preserves and improves upon the outstanding quality of the first edition. Her book is at once an excellent piece of scholarship, a probing theoretical analysis, and a clinical treasure trove of stimulating ideas and insights. It also offers a new, comprehensive, illuminating chapter on attachment theory in relation to couples and family dynamics as well as new, extensive case material. Dr. Gerson writes beautifully and her words reflect the clinical astuteness of a highly talented therapist who appreciates the intimate links between the intrapsychic and the interpersonal perspectives in relation to individuals, couples, and families. It will be savored with great profit by clinicians of all stripes."- David Wolitzky, Ph.D., series editor, Psychological Issues book series"This is a book that really gets it because Mary-Joan Gerson has the ability to simultaneously shuttle between two worlds: she is equally adept at articulating couples therapy from both a systems world and a psychoanalytic world...Gerson's book has achievedtheposition ofthetext for developing couples therapistswho want a thorough grounding in clinical history and techniques in working with relationships. However, this is no book for beginners alone; it is also a book for clinicians who have been around the block a few times, clinicians who love to ground their clinical technique in solid theoretical underpinnings... There is so much to like about this book that it is hard to limit one's praise to a few items. Of foremost importance is that the quality of both clinical and theoretical conceptualizations is outstanding. The writing is descriptive and evocative...As soon as one begins to wonder how a given theoretical principle would unfold in the context of a couple, a clinical example appears. Finally, Gerson steadfastly maintains a personal point of view throughout the book - that the self develops and is challenged to grow in a context. We are social beings: needing another, finding the other, protecting ourselves from the other, and often growing because of the other."- Daniel Goldberg,The Psychoanalytic Quarterly"the book is timely...the author engages our attention by a balance of precise, theoretical overviews and a rich flow of clinical illustrations. We are encouraged to reflect, to widen our perspective, and to become more creative in our own therapeutic approaches. Gerson juxtaposes with great clarity the family or couple therapy positions to the psychoanalytic, adding a sense of drama to our reading journey...I highly recommend this book to all psychotherapists of whatever persuasion!"- Marianne Horney Exkardt, M.D.,American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic PsychiatryDescription
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Note: Some electronic material access codes are valid only for one user. For this reason, used books, including books listed in the Used – Like New condition, may not come with functional electronic material access codes.
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- Packages are shipped from Monday to Friday.
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Estimated delivery times:
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You may return most items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund.
To be eligible for a return, your item must be unused and in the same condition that you received it. It must also be in the original packaging.
Several types of goods are exempt from being returned. Perishable goods such as food, flowers, newspapers or magazines cannot be returned. We also do not accept products that are intimate or sanitary goods, hazardous materials, or flammable liquids or gases.
Additional non-returnable items:
- Gift cards
- Downloadable software products
- Some health and personal care items
To complete your return, we require a tracking number, which shows the items which you already returned to us.
There are certain situations where only partial refunds are granted (if applicable)
- Book with obvious signs of use
- CD, DVD, VHS tape, software, video game, cassette tape, or vinyl record that has been opened
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Items returned to us as a result of our error will receive a full refund,some returns may be subject to a restocking fee of 7% of the total item price, please contact a customer care team member to see if your return is subject. Returns that arrived on time and were as described are subject to a restocking fee.
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If the item is returned to us for any of the following reasons, a 15% restocking fee will be applied to your refund total and you will be asked to pay for return shipping:
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- Item(s) returned to us due to an invalid or incomplete address.
- Item(s) returned to us that were not a result of our error.
You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).
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