Loving Psychoanalysis

Technique and Theory in the Therapeutic Relationship

Inbunden, Engelska, 2008

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Loving Psychoanalysis is written by an analyst who loves doing psychoanalysis, and who believes that psychoanalysis is a fundamentally loving endeavor. Levine argues that the proper working attitude of the analyst is not one of neutrality, in the sense of the blank screen, but one of loving. This love should be expressed through the deepest empathy of which the analyst is capable, through the disciplined use of the arts and crafts of attention and interpretation, through thoughtful abstinence, through considered anonymity, and through the inevitable self-revelations and necessary self-disclosures that each particular patient requires. The chapters explore overlapping interdisciplinary themes, each chapter addressing elements of both theory and technique. How do the analyst's and patient's wishes to create and to be (re)created affect the treatment? What is the role of courage in the clinical endeavor for both analyst and patient? Why do analysts love doing psychoanalysis and why can psychoanalysis be thought of as aesthetic? What is the "self" of the analyst in self-revelation and self-disclosure, and how can we think about this technical issue in a fresh way? Levine addresses these and many other relevant questions in Loving Psychoanalysis.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2008-12-12
Mått161 x 239 x 18 mm
Vikt376 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor170
FörlagJason Aronson Publishers
ISBN9780765706249
Utmärkelser2010 Gradiva Award Nominee

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Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Chapter 1. On the Mirror Stage with Henry and Eliza or Play-ing with Pygmalion in Five ActsChapter 3 Chapter 2. Catching the Wrong Leopard: Courage and Masochism in the Psychoanalytic SituationChapter 4 Chapter 3. Beauty Treatment: The Aesthetics of the Psychoanalytic ProcessChapter 5 Chapter 4. To Have and to Hold: On the Experience of Having an OtherChapter 6 Chapter 5. Nothing but the Truth: Self-disclosure, Self-revelation, and the Persona of the AnalystChapter 7 Chapter 6. In the Mind's Eye: or, You Can't Spell "Psychoanalysis" Without C-H-A-O-S

Playful, yet profound, Susan Levine's book, Loving Psychoanalysis, makes the too-often forbidding world of psychoanalysis accessible to everyone by her unique writing style. She writes evocatively and artistically on topics ranging from My Fair Lady and leopards to courage and fractals. As she candidly describes her own experiences with her analysands, she conveys the essence of the analytic relationship. In her writing the reader feels the personal touch of Montaigne blending with the bright colors of Chagall. Levine's insightful and original view of analysis leaps from the pages—a view embodying an experience which is authentic, aesthetic, loving, and deeply helpful. Her enthusiasm is contagious. This alone recommends this book for her analytic colleagues as well as for all potential analysands who will appreciate Levine's insights into the essential humanity of today's analysts.