Michael Jacobs was for many years director of the counselling and psychotherapy programme at the University of Leicester, UK. Since retirement he has continued to teach in universities and to professional organisations, and to have a small independent practice for therapy and supervision. He is a Fellow of BACP and an accredited member of the Universities Psychotherapy and Counselling Association. This book is a wonderfully readable overview of the developmental principles underlying psychodynamic counselling. Theories of Freud, Klein, Winnicott, Kohut and others are organized into three broad developmental themes- dependency, autonomy and interdependence, and illuminated with rich clinical examples. Jacobs' lucid, lively style makes the connection between theory and practice clear and accessible. This outstanding book will appeal to established clinicians as well as students training in counselling and psychotherapy."

Fully updated to include coverage of the prevalence of social media; debates about gender identity and sexuality; the significance of attachment theory and attachment-based practice and self-psychology and its concentration upon the problems of narcissistic wound, The Presenting Past stays wonderfully readable. These can be based on common conditions which are easily excluded, red flags which must not be missed, and other features which influence patient management. Most features listed can be described with a simple ‘present/absent’ description. Michael Jacobs is a free spirit who roams purposefully in the often contentious world of the rival psychoanalytic traditions."

The standard tense in English is the present tense, which is usually just the root form of the verb. The past and future tenses often require changes or additions to the root form, such as the suffix – ed for the past tense and the modal verb will for the future. English–Arabic English–Bengali English–Catalan English–Czech English–Danish English–Hindi English–Korean English–Malay English–Marathi English–Russian English–Tamil English–Telugu English–Thai English–Turkish English–Ukrainian English–Vietnamese For inpatient presentations, it may be appropriate to mention investigations which have been requested but not yet undertaken (e.g. imaging). Describing an overview of any potential safeguarding issues at the outset of the presentation. Eliminating any common or congenital cause for presentation. This week we are looking at two words which may be confused by learners of English: scarce and scarcely. Improve your English with Collins.

Michael Jacobs has been at the University of Leicester for over 25 years, first as a psychotherapist/counsellor, now as Director of the Psychotherapy and Counselling Diplomas programme.She takes naproxen 500mg once daily, omeprazole 20mg once daily, and an over-the-counter multivitamin. Not on steroids, blood thinners or bisphosphates. No known allergies. Recap the opening line of the presentation to close. If required, state your overall impression of the patient and any differential diagnoses you have at this stage, with relevant supporting information.

Avoid reporting findings as ‘ normal’, instead report the findings (e.g. abdomen soft and non-tender, adequate range of active and passive movement) Before this episode of pain, she mobilised independently but is currently finding it difficult to navigate stairs at home. She lives with her husband and works as a school secretary; her work is unaffected by the pain. She has never smoked and only drinks alcohol socially. This should be a brief one-line summary containing the patient’s name, age, presenting complaint and key past medical history. Every edition of a long established text begs the question – what’s new? Michael and Dawn continue to honour the wisdom and relevance of prior editions with characteristic humour and humility. This touchstone text conveys with clarity the richness of Psychodynamic approaches.” We use the continuous tenses (also known as the progressive tenses) for ongoing actions or actions that happen a while before completion. For example, They are studying all night means the studying lasts many hours before it’s finished.or respect. present is the less formal; gift is generally used of something conferred (esp. with ceremony) on an individual, a