{"title":"Series: Psychoanalytic Inquiry Book Series","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003ePsychoanalytic Inquiry Book Series\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a nuanced exploration of human behaviour through the lens of psychoanalysis, bridging insights across philosophy, psychology, and related disciplines. Readers will encounter thought-provoking analyses that delve into the complexities of mind, culture, and society, inviting deeper reflection on contemporary and timeless psychological themes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith titles that resonate beyond traditional boundaries, this series fosters a rich dialogue between theory and lived experience, appealing to those intrigued by the intersections of the unconscious, ethics, and human motivation. It is a compelling resource for anyone curious about the profound questions at the heart of psychoanalytic thought.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"creative-analysis-by-george-hagman-9780415696265","title":"Creative Analysis","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCreative Analysis: Art, Creativity and Clinical Process\u003c\/em\u003e explores the dynamics of creativity in psychoanalytic treatment. It argues that the creative process of the analytic interaction is characterised by specific forms of feeling, thinking and, most importantly, relating that result in the emergence of something new – therapeutic change. The artistic aspects of psychoanalysis and various features of creativity in analytic treatment are explored. Clinical examples are discussed at length.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeorge Hagman\u003c\/strong\u003e presents a new model of the psychology of creativity and art that helps us better understand the clinical process. The book explores and develops several important implications of Hagman’s main thesis: the psychodynamics of art, the creativity of the brain, aesthetic aspects of the treatment relationship, and the creativity of the analyst and analysand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChange in analysis is driven not just by the analyst’s interventions but by the patient’s own motivation and capacity for self-transformation. This change is depicted here as a depth psychological process which explores the sources of the patient’s resistance to self-actualisation and identifies hidden potential, unrealised capacities, and strengths. \u003cem\u003eCreative Analysis: Art, Creativity and Clinical Process\u003c\/em\u003e reformulates psychoanalytic therapy as a form of art that can help patients realise their potential which may have been blocked, inhibited, denied, or derailed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book will be of interest to psychoanalysts, psychotherapists, graduates and students, including the educated public interested in art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47605417443564,"sku":"9780415696265","price":388.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780415696265-creative-analysis.jpg?v=1778130838"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/series-psychoanalytic-inquiry-book-series.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}