{"product_id":"the-mystery-of-things-paperback","title":"The Mystery of Things - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristopher Bollas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Mystery of Things\u003c\/em\u003e, Christopher Bollas takes the reader right to the heart of psychotherapy, examining the mysterious aspects of the self that are revealed by analysis. \u003cbr\u003e The method of enquiry at the heart of psychoanalysis, that is, free association, runs contrary to everything that we are taught is the logical, rational, scientific way to acquire data. Yet it is only through using such an apparently illogical and subversive method that the pathological structures in thinking can be penetrated and the self underneath revealed and worked with by the analyst.\u003cbr\u003e Christopher Bollas focuses on the nature and effects of the free associative process. Using clinical studies, he highlights how aspects such as mental illness, and creative or artistic acts can reveal much about the self.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristopher Bollas\u003c\/strong\u003e is a psychoanalyst in private practice in London. He is author of \u003cem\u003eShadow of the Object \u003c\/em\u003e(1987), \u003cem\u003eForces of Destiny\u003c\/em\u003e (1988), \u003cem\u003eBeing a Character: Psychoanalysis and Self Experience\u003c\/em\u003e (1992), \u003cem\u003eCracking Up: The Work of Unconscious Experience \u003c\/em\u003e(1995) and \u003cem\u003eThe New Informants: Betrayal of Confidentiality in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy \u003c\/em\u003ewith David Sundelson (1995).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 9.2 x 6.18 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 17, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51773990076704,"sku":"9780415212328","price":74.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2ebbabb4adf1de513b697bd6b673dfa3.webp?v=1780437614","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-mystery-of-things-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}