Main description:

Terra Incognita provides an autobiographical account of Joseph Abrahams' 75-year career as a psychoanalyst, with extensive scientific data, life-altering discoveries, and insightful conclusions. Each chapter represents a different stage of Abrahams' career, from its prescient wartime beginnings to its post-retirement studies and writings. Terra Incognita offers a detailed look at the multi-disciplinary fields of the severe disorders, individual psychoanalysis, therapeutic community, and group work; as well as some of the key players in these fields who served as an inspiration for Abrahams throughout his career.

Contents:

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1: Wartime Beginnings: A Riot on VJ Day-"I had to, captain!"
Chapter 2: Washington, D.C. Early Practice 1950-1960: Institutes and Institutions
Chapter 3: Later Practice 1960-1970: Dream Work, Conferences, and Couples
Chapter 4: Sabbatical and La Jolla 1971-1989: Midlife Career, Midlife Crisis
Chapter 5: Atascadero State Hospital 1990-1995: New Adventure, Unexpected Assault
Chapter 6: Post Retirement-1996 to present: Six Iconic Cases and a Revealing Colloquy
Summary
Glossary of Terms
Annotated Bibliography
Appendices
Index