Recovery of the Lost Good Object

Author: Eric Brenman
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134131356
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 221

Book Description
Recovery of the Lost Good Object brings together the hugely influential papers and seminars of Eric Brenman, revealing his impact on the development of psychoanalysis and allowing a better understanding of his distinctive voice amongst post-Kleinian analysts. Gathered together for the first time in one volume, Eric Brenman's papers give the reader a unique insight into the development of his clinical and theoretical thinking. They highlight many issues which are relevant to the present debate about psychoanalytic technique, including: The Narcissism of the Analyst Hysteria The Recovery of the Good Object Relationship Meaning and Meaningfulness Cruelty and Narrowmindedness The Value of Reconstruction in Adult Psychoanalysis The second half of the book documents three of the clinical seminars and covers the transgenerational transmission of trauma, the analysis of borderline pathology and the psychoanalytical approach to severely deprived patients. This collection will be welcomed by all psychoanalysts and psychotherapists, and other members of the helping professions interested in investigating the valuable contribution that Eric Brenman has made to contemporary psychoanalysis.

The New Dictionary of Kleinian Thought

Author: Elizabeth Bott Spillius
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1136717374
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 573

Book Description
This book provides a comprehensive exposition of Kleinian ideas. Offering a thorough update of R.D. Hinshelwood’s acclaimed original, this book draws on the twenty years of Kleinian theory and practice which have passed since its publication.

Reading Anna Freud

Author: Nick Midgley
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0415600995
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 258

Book Description
Reading Anna Freud provides an accessible introduction to the writings of one of the most significant figures in the history of psychoanalysis.

Psychotic Temptation

Author: Liliane Abensour
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0415673216
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 194

Book Description
Abensour proposes the idea of a temptation towards psychosis rather than a regression, as a response to the hatred or denial of the subject's origins.

Donald Winnicott Today

Author: Jan Abram
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0415564875
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 514

Book Description
This book provides an in-depth analysis of Winnicott's original work and highlights the specifics of his contribution to the concept of early psychic development, which revolutionised the theory and practice of psychoanalysis.

Melanie Klein in Berlin

Author:
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134013272
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 500

Book Description

Projected Shadows

Author: Andrea Sabbadini
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134089295
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 213

Book Description
There is currently only a limited selection of titles on psychoanalysis and European cinema The contributors are all experts in their field

Secret Passages

Author: Stefano Bolognini
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113688243X
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 263

Book Description
This book provides a theoretical and clinical exploration of the field of psychoanalysis. Offering a uniquely global perspective it considers trends in contemporary psychoanalysis, charting a course between the innovative and traditional.

Projective Identification

Author: Elizabeth Spillius
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136584846
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 434

Book Description
In this book Elizabeth Spillius and Edna O'Shaughnessy explore the development of the concept of projective identification, which had important antecedents in the work of Freud and others, but was given a specific name and definition by Melanie Klein. They describe Klein's published and unpublished views on the topic, and then consider the way the concept has been variously described, evolved, accepted, rejected and modified by analysts of different schools of thought and in various locations – Britain, Western Europe, North America and Latin America. The authors believe that this unusually widespread interest in a particular concept and its varied ‘fate’ has occurred not only because of beliefs about its clinical usefulness in the psychoanalytic setting but also because projective identification is a universal aspect of human interaction and communication. Projective Identification: The Fate of a Concept will appeal to any psychoanalyst or psychotherapist who uses the ideas of transference and counter-transference, as well as to academics wanting further insight into the evolution of this concept as it moves between different cultures and countries.

Living Psychoanalysis

Author: Michael Parsons
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317695704
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 314

Book Description
Living Psychoanalysis: From Theory to Experience represents a decade of work from one of today's leading psychoanalysts. Michael Parsons brings to life clinical psychoanalysis and its theoretical foundations, offering new developments in analytic theory and vivid examples of work in the consulting room. The book also explores connections between psychoanalysis, art and literature, showing how psychoanalytic insights can enrich our lives far beyond the clinical situation. Living Psychoanalysis comprises four main sections: Life and Death – asks what it means to be fully and creatively alive, and introduces the concept of avant-coup Sexuality, Narcissism and the Oedipus complex – develops fresh ways of understanding these key concepts How analysts listen – explores links between psychoanalytic listening and the way artists look at the world, and introduces the concept of the internal analytic setting The Independent tradition in British psychoanalysis – considers the theoretical foundations of Independent clinical technique, and discusses from various perspectives the role of training in developing the identity of analysts and analytic therapists With fresh theoretical concepts and a focus on specific aspects of clinical practice, Living Psychoanalysis: From Theory to Experience will be a valuable resource for analysts, therapists and professionals who wish to extend their vision of psychoanalysis. It will also be of great interest to general readers concerned to deepen their understanding of the links between culture and the mind.