{"title":"Avner Bergstein","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvner Bergstein\u003c\/strong\u003e delves into the depths of human thought and consciousness, offering rich explorations at the intersection of \u003cem\u003ephilosophy and psychology\u003c\/em\u003e. His works invite readers to reconsider familiar mental landscapes through innovative perspectives and intricate analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a focus on themes such as the unconscious mind and the evolution of mental life, Bergstein's writings challenge conventional understandings and inspire reflection on the complexities of the psyche and its role in shaping experience.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"bion-and-meltzers-expeditions-into-unmapped-mental-life-by-avner-bergstein-9780815385776","title":"Bion and Meltzer's Expeditions into Unmapped Mental Life","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on the influential contributions of Wilfred Bion and Donald Meltzer to psychoanalysis, \u003ci\u003eBion and Meltzer's Expeditions into Unmapped Mental Life\u003c\/i\u003e explores and addresses the clinical implications of their work, both through revisiting several of their conceptions and illustrating them with detailed clinical material from the analyses of children, adolescents, and adults.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePsychoanalysis strives towards truth; this is its essence. However, emotional truth is often unknowable and not amenable to verbal communication. This ineffable mental realm is at the heart of both Bion and Meltzer's psychoanalytic endeavours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBion's writings reflect a developmental stage in the evolution of psychoanalysis, extending clinical work to mental realms that were seemingly unreachable. Donald Meltzer further infuses Bion's thinking with his own original notions of beauty and aesthetics, imbuing Bion's profound thinking with a poetic and lyrical tenor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWriting in a clear and lucid manner, Avner Bergstein integrates Bion's sometimes highly theoretical thinking with everyday clinical practice, facilitating his dense and condensed formulations and making them clinically accessible and useful. \u003ci\u003eBion and Meltzer's Expeditions into Unmapped Mental Life\u003c\/i\u003e is written for psychoanalysts and psychoanalytically oriented psychotherapists who are attracted to Bion and Meltzer's radical thinking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47605157724396,"sku":"9780815385776","price":294.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780815385776-bion-and-meltzer-s-expeditions-into-unmapped-mental-life.jpg?v=1778124751"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/avner-bergstein.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}