When it was first published in 1968, Michael Balint's "The Basic Fault" laid the groundwork for a far-ranging reformation in psychoanalytic theory. This reformation is still incomplete, for it remains true today that despite the proliferation of techniques and schools, we do not know which are more correct or more successful--and all psychoanalysts continue to encounter intractable cases of mental disorder. Balint argues that ordinary "rigid" techniques and theories are doomed to failure in such cases because of their emphasis on interpretation. "The Basic Fault" continues to illuminate...
When it was first published in 1968, Michael Balint's "The Basic Fault" laid the groundwork for a far-ranging reformation in psychoanalytic theory. Th...
In an era of managed care and an emphasis on quick and measurable symptom relief by appropriate medication and shory manualized psychotherapies, this work puts forward the case for persistent benefits of open-ended psychotherapy. It extracts the best from both psychodynamic and biological approaches and uses them to help the patient.
In an era of managed care and an emphasis on quick and measurable symptom relief by appropriate medication and shory manualized psychotherapies, this ...
Few diagnostic categories are as controversial in psychoanalysis as hysteria. Widely held to reflect outmoded cultural prejudices against women, hysteria has virtually disappeared from our theoretical literature, diagnostic manuals, and training programs. However, far from being gender-bound, this book shows that hysteria for Jacques Lacan represents a psychic strategy that bears on one of the most fundamental preoccupations of existence: What does it mean to be a woman? What does it mean to be a man?"
Few diagnostic categories are as controversial in psychoanalysis as hysteria. Widely held to reflect outmoded cultural prejudices against women, hyste...
