James F. Masterson

In this volume, Loray Daws traces the life and work of Dr James F. Masterson, with a focus on the scientific development and later expansion of the six developmental stages of the Masterson Method.

Loray Daws is a registered clinical psychologist in South Africa and British Columbia, Canada. He is currently in private practice and serves both as a senior faculty member at the International Masterson Institute and as a board member at the Object Relations Institute in New York. Loray specializes in psychoanalysis and daseinsanalysis, and he is the editor of five books on psychoanalysis and existential analysis.

Foreword 1. The Developmental Self and Object Relations Approach of James F. Masterson, MD 2. Growing Up, Away, Toward, or Against - Masterson's Mahler 3. Key Concepts in the Developmental Self and Object Relations Approach of James Masterson 4. On Psychological Beginnings: Candace Orcutt's Mastersonian Approach to the Symbiotic Experience 5. Is There Anybody Out There? 6. The Tyranny of Fusion and Omnipotence - The Narcissistic Dilemma 7. Separation Sensitivity and the Borderline Dilemma 8. Conclusion and the Future of the Masterson Approach