Psychoanalysis: The Science of Mental Conflict

ISBN-13: 9780881630541 / Angielski / Twarda / 1986 / 439 str.

Martin S. Willick; Arnold D. Richards

Opis

Over the course of three decades, in works spanning questions of theory, technique, and clinical practice, Charles Brenner has emerged as one of the preeminent analysts of his generation, a thinker whose probing estimation of mental conflict has promoted the evolutionary growth of analysis as theory even as it has clarified the clinical import of analysis as therapy. In Psychoanalysis: The Science of Mental Conflict, distinguished theorists and clinicians pay homage to Brenner by presenting original essays that converge in their estimation of analysis as "the science of mental conflict." In sections that encompass "The Theory of Psychoanalysis," "The Concepts of Psychoanalysis," "The Technique of Psychoanalysis," "The Clinical Practice of Psychoanalysis," "The Teaching of Psychoanalysis," and "The Application of Psychanalysis," the contributors show how the perspective of conflict - broadened and refined by the clinical findings of recent decades - offers a vehicle for creative theory-building and, as such, a conceptual handle for apprising the indications for, and action of, psychoanalytic therapy. Arnold Richards' comprehensive overview of Brenner's ranging contributions to theory and practice, along with Martin Willick's critical introductions to the various sections of the book, round out a collections whose scope is complimented by its unusual coherence and thematic unity. Taken together, the essays comprising this book present readers with a cogent summary of current psychoanalytic thinking, along with an exciting preview of where it is heading in the future. As such, this volume will be welcomed not only by analysts, but by all mental health professionals who draw on, and learn from, the psychoanalytic assessment of conflict in mental life. It is a work that follows Brenner's own example in promoting the critical understanding of a generation of theorists, clinicians, and educators.

Spis treści

Introduction, Richards  1. The Neurological Career of Charles Brenner, Braun  2. Reflections, Brenner  I. The Theory of Psychoanalysis  3. The Relation of Theories of Pathogenesis to Psychoanalytic Therapy, Arlow  4. Freud and Horney: A Study of Psychoanalytic Models via the Analysis of a Controversy, Grossman  5. The Enduring Armature of Psychoanalytic Theory and Method, Rangell  6. Sign, Symbol, and Structural Theory, Shapiro  II. The Concepts of Psychoanalysis  7. Compromise Formation and Cognition: A Revision of the Psychoanalytic Theory of Perception, Biven  8. Questions About Sublimation, Boesky  9. The Beginnings of the Object Concept in Psychoanalysis, Compton  10. A Note on the Nature and the Developmental Origins of Affect, Harrison  III. The Technique of Psychoanalysis  11. Some Problems in the Evaluation of the Psychoanalytic Process, Abend  12. Countertransference: Concepts and Controversies, Blum  13. On Helping Analysands Observe Intrapsychic Activity, Gray  14. Psychoanalytic Concepts of Insight, Joseph  IV. The Clinical Practice of Psychoanalysis  15. Silence as Transference Resistance: Reconstruction in a Latency Girl, Friedman  16. Transference Relationship, the Relationship Between Transferences, and Reconstruction, Jacobs  17. Aspects of Termination: Theory and Practice, Kramer  18. Perceptual Distortions During Analysis: Some Observations on the Role of Superego in Reality Testing, Weinshel  V. The Teaching of Psychoanalysis  19. Some Notes on the "Supervisory" Process, Wangh  VI. The Application of Psychoanalysis  20. Religion, the State, and the Socialization of Children, Balter