Download or read book The Presenting Past written by Michael Jacobs and published by Open Univ. This book was released on 2006 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Presenting Past maintains its clear approach to the core of psychodynamic counselling by focussing upon three central areas trust and attachment, authority and autonomy and cooperation and competition. This book reflects Michael Jacobs' assertion the development of the text reflects the dynamic part of the term 'psychodynamic'.