{"product_id":"the-omnipotent-state-of-mind-psychoanalytic-perspectives-paperback","title":"The Omnipotent State of Mind: Psychoanalytic Perspectives - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJean Arundale\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book presents an examination and exploration of the concept of omnipotence, its qualities and expression as a psychic state, its origins in the psyche and its appearance in the psychoanalytic process and in society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLinked with narcissism but underdeveloped as a concept in its own right, omnipotence is explored in this book from a range of psychoanalytic perspectives, including its positive value in normal development through to its potential as a destructive element in the personality. \u003ci\u003eThe Omnipotent State of Mind \u003c\/i\u003eis presented in five parts, each exploring a specific theme. The contributors explore omnipotence in infants, children, adolescents and adults, consider why it is so difficult to give up, and examine how the omnipotent state of mind is expressed in culture and society. The range of attitudes towards omnipotence within different psychoanalytic traditions is represented by the international selection of contributors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Omnipotent State of Mind will be of great interest to psychoanalysts in practice and in training, to psychoanalytic psychotherapists and to other professionals interested in omnipotent states of mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJean Arundale, PhD, is a training and supervising analyst of the British Psychoanalytic Association and author of the book \u003ci\u003eIdentity, Narcissism, and the Other \u003c\/i\u003e(Routledge). She is also co-editor of \u003ci\u003eTransference and Countertransference\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eInterpretive Voices \u003c\/i\u003e(both Routledge).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 23, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47462140379314,"sku":"9781032027944","price":77.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/3e6342bbadc02451f9da96e46ae06b76.webp?v=1778963214","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-omnipotent-state-of-mind-psychoanalytic-perspectives-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}