{"title":"Series: The Library of Technology and Mental Health","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Library of Technology and Mental Health\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a diverse blend of titles that explore the intersection of innovation, human behaviour, and wellbeing. Readers can delve into thought-provoking works that span philosophy, psychology, finance, and technology, inviting reflection on how modern advances shape our minds and societies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom analytical guides on cybersecurity and investment to engaging stories in graphic novels and children's literature, this collection connects intellect with imagination. It is a thoughtful selection for those curious about the evolving relationship between technology and mental health across various disciplines.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"psychoanalysis-identity-and-the-internet-9781782204312","title":"Psychoanalysis, Identity, and the Internet","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery day we seek information from the internet, buy something, play videogames, chat, work, and so on. But what exactly is the nature of the space we surf in and through? Is it virtual or real? What is the actual relation between the virtual reality we inhabit more or less in a videogame, or a film, or a common experience on the Internet, and the psychic reality that is one of the main focus of psychoanalysis?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat happens to the sense of corporeality, time, and space that we are accustomed to, considered as the vital component of subjective experience? And what happens to the real relationships between people?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe contributors and the articles presented in \u003cem\u003ePsychoanalysis, Identity, and the Internet\u003c\/em\u003e suggest that the main psychoanalytical theories are the most adequate means to understand the nature of the new subjects that appear in the present world on the Internet and cyberspace era. Not only does psychoanalysis read the multifaceted nature of virtual reality, but cyberspace also affects and influences seminal reflections about psychoanalysis itself and the virtual space of the mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis timely volume, first published in Italian in 2013, explores the consequences of virtual reality in the analytical field and the peculiar characteristics of the encounter with the particular state of mind of internet-addicted patients; it also shows in detail the path of the therapy, psychotherapeutic or analytic, and the path of the analyst with the net-surfer, a castaway in the realm of virtual reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eConsidering all the points of view expressed in the book, cyberspace appears, on the one hand, as a mirror that traps vulnerable people in a pseudo-reality, while on the other hand it appears as a particular dimension which sets creative fantasy free. In either case, this dimension challenges us every day, while spreading out, alluring us, eluding us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47607465804012,"sku":"9781782204312","price":86.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781782204312-psychoanalysis-identity-and-the-internet.jpg?v=1778165974"},{"product_id":"psychoanalysis-online-3-9781782205180","title":"Psychoanalysis Online 3","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePsychoanalysis Online 3: The Teleanalytic Setting\u003c\/i\u003e is a highly topical, continuing conversation on the role of technology in psychoanalysis and its tremendous potential for outreach to patients in the global economy. It describes the essentials of a framework for teleanalysis that is secure in terms both of technology and ethical stance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe technology acts as a third in the therapeutic alliance, and its impact needs to be analysed like every other element in the field. Teleanalysis may appear to some as a distancing methodology, yet the authors report surprising closeness across a distance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTeleanalysis offers a window into the analytic pair's experience of time, space, deprivation, fantasy, and physicality, revealing unconscious dynamics displayed graphically on the image on the screen. The book examines the convenience and impact of internet use among various communities, including LGBTQI, in terms of defence against and transition to intimacy, providing clinical evidence of transformation made possible through the therapeutic aspects of technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47607466918124,"sku":"9781782205180","price":84.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/4d5a144b9ecabfdb7e888ce0223945bb.jpg?v=1778189433"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/series-the-library-of-technology-and-mental-health.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}