Sometimes referred to as the last taboo, money has remained something of a secret within psychoanalysis. Ironically, while it is an ingredient in almost every encounter between analyst and patient, the analyst's personal feelings about money are rarely discussed openly or in any great depth. In Money Talks, Brenda Berger, Stephanie Newman, and their excellent cast of contributors address this and other questions surrounding the tender topic of money, how we talk about it, and how it talks to us.
Key Features
- Explores the multiple meanings of money in the contexts of patients and analysts.
- Discusses the psychological and cultural consequences of varying economic situations.
- Brings a clinical sensibility to money's role in therapy and life.
- Paves the way for an open discourse into the psychology of money.
Additional Information
Its multiple meanings are explored in the training and practice of the analysts themselves, as well as the ways in which they relate. Throughout, a clinical sensibility is brought to bear on money's softly spoken place in therapy and life. Money Talks paves the way for an open discourse into the psychology of money and its pervasive influence on the psyche of both patient and analyst.
