David W. Krueger illustrates a novel synthesis of fundamental psychodynamic principles with evolving advances in developmental, self, neuropsychological, and attachment theories. Focusing on action symptoms, self object experiences, gender issues, embodiment, somatic symptoms, affect regulation, and ego states, the theoretical innovations are illustrated by vivid case material. He introduces treatment inroads enabling clinicians to hear and articulate arcane messages spoken in metaphor, actualized in symptoms, and encrypted in the body. A fresh conceptualization from an original thinker, Integrating Body Self and Psychological Self broadens our understanding of the mind and body interplay in the clinical exchange.

Krueger, David W.

Preface
Introduction

Part One: Body Self andPsychological Self Development
Chapter 1. Body Self in Psychological Self Development
Chapter 2. Body Self Developmental Disruptions
Chapter 3. The Gendered Body Self
Chapter 4. Mindbrain
Chapter 5. Body Mind Memory in Development and in the Clinical Exchange

Part Two: Developmental and ClinicalIntegration
Chapter 6. Somatic Symptoms: Conversion, Psychosomatic, Somatic Action, and Somatic Memories
Chapter 7. Action Symptoms
Chapter 8. True Body Self/False Body Self
Chapter 9. Dissociation, Trauma and Development

Part Three: ClinicalApplications
Chapter 10. Clinical Considerations in Dissociation
Chapter 11. Embodiment in Psychoanalysis: The Body Self in Development, in Action Symptoms, and Transference/Countertransferece
Chapter 12. Psychoanalysis: The Verbal Exchange
Chapter 13. Psychoanalysis: The Nonverbal Exchange
Chapter 14. Creating a New Story: Retranscripting the Mindbrain

References
Index