Experiments in personal history research: Scientific-psychological and clinical approaches

The book presents the works of two types - devoted to the scientific study of the psychotherapeutic process and phenomenon of attachment, as well as describing clinical cases from psychoanalytic practice. The topics of research work reflect the interest of the author to the generation and functioning of narrative in psychotherapeutic interaction and in the mental life of the individual. In the narrative of a person about his life, the main components of its psychodynamics are manifested, in particular, the ability to symbolize and recycling the experience gained. The possibility of designing and reconstructing personal history is considered by the author as one of the most important factors of mental development. Clinical descriptions allow you to see how a patient"s narrative varies in the course of psychoanalytic work, which external and internal conditions are necessary for the successful implementation of these changes