TY - BOOK AU - Blanck,Gertrude AU - Blanck,Rubin TI - Ego psychology: theory & practice SN - 0231036159 AV - RC480.5 .B53 PY - 1974/// CY - New York PB - Columbia University Press KW - Ego (Psychology) KW - Psychotherapy KW - Psychoanalysis KW - Ego KW - History N1 - Includes bibliographical references; Vol. 1: Theory and practice -- Vol. 2: Psychoanalytic developmental psychology. Vol. 1. Part I. Theory -- Psychoanalytic developmental psychology: historical roots -- Psychoanalysis as a normal developmental psychology: Hartman's theories and his work in collaboration with Kris and Loewenstein -- The contributions of Rene A. Spitz -- The contributions of Margaret S. Mahler -- Explorations of the severe pathologies -- Part II. Technique -- Descriptive developmental diagnosis -- Differences between psychoanalysis and psychotherapy -- On beginning treatment -- On beginning treatment: practical considerations -- The unmotivated patient -- Reconstruction of preverbal experience -- The use of the dream in psychotherapy -- Depression -- Special forms of ego modification -- Interpretation -- The specific techniques of psychotherapy ER -