Cognitive Psychodynamics From Conflict to Character [Hardcover]

Praise for Cognitive Psychodynamics . . .

It is refreshing to encounter an integrative reframing of thecurrent status of psychodynamic theory and practice. . . .Professor Horowitz lays out a [clear] approach to assessment andpsychotherapy . . . livened by brief, effective case studies. --Jerome L. Singer, Professor of Psychology and Child Study Center,Yale University

And other titles by the same author . . .

Mardi Horowitz has gone where others fear to tread . . . [by]blending traditional psychodynamic concepts with cognitivepsychology and neuroscience. The result is a relatively accessibleand sensible primer of mental structure and function. --RobertWaldinger, M.D., on Introduction to Psychodynamics: A NewSynthesis

Horowitz' revised volume must be considered the definitive work inthe area. The bibliography is comprehensive, and the scholarship issuperb. --Glen Gabbard, M.D., on Image Formation andPsychotherapy

Cognitive Psychodynamics offers an important new integration ofcognitive science and psychodynamic psychology that provides acommon language across disciplines while presenting an explicittheoretical basis for understanding the processes that bring aboutchange. Written by Mardi J. Horowitz, one of the world's leadingpsychological theoreticians, this trailblazing work provides ananalysis of both conscious and unconscious mental processes and thedevelopment of identity and relationships.

The book is organized around three theoretical constructs: statesof mind; defensive control processes used to regulate emotion; andperson schemas, the cognitive maps that organize patterns ofrelationships and identity. Initial chapters present theinformation processing of emotional themes. The book then addresseshow people form a meaningful identity during development and howthey deal with the conflict between self-striving andresponsibility to others.&lCá