The Search For The Self

by Kohut, Heinz; Ornstein, Paul H.

• ISBN13: 9781855758698
• ISBN10: 1855758695
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-05-31
• Publisher: Karnac Books

Summary

'¬SThe re-issuing of the four volumes of Heinz Kohut'¬"s writings is a major publishing event for psychoanalysts who are interested in both the theoretical and the therapeutic aspects of psychoanalysis. These volumes contain Kohut'¬"s pre-self psychology essays as well as those he wrote in order to continue to expand on his groundbreaking ideas, which he presented in The Analysis of the Self ; The Restoration of the Self; and in How Does Analysis Cure? These volumes of The Search for the Selfpermit the reader to understand not only the above three basic texts of psychoanalytic self psychology more profoundly, but also to appreciate Kohut'¬"s sustained openness to further changes'¬ ;to dare to present his self psychology as in continued flux, influenced by newly emerging empirical data of actual clinical practice. The current re-issue of the four volumes of The Search for the Selfwould assure that the younger generation of psychoanalysts would be exposed to a clinical theory that could contribute greatly to solving the therapeutic dilemmas facing psychoanalysis today.'¬ '¬ ;From the Foreword by Paul Ornstein Volumes 1 and 2 of The Search for the Selfencompass Heinz Kohut's selected writings and letters from 1950 to 1978. Volumes 3 and 4 continue with the further collection of his selected writings and letters (published as well as previously unpublished) from 1978 until his untimely death in 1981.

Author Biography

Paul H. Ornstein, MD, is Professor of Psychiatry, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, and Training and Supervising Analyst, Cincinnati Psychoanalytic Institute.

Table of Contents

Volume 1
Introduction: The Evolution of Heinz Kohut's Psychoanalytic Psychology of the Self	p. 1
Death in Venice by Thomas Mann: A Story About the Disintegration of Artistic Sublimation	p. 107
August Aichhorn ù Remarks After His Death	p. 131
On the Enjoyment of Listening to Music ùby	p. 135
Discussion of "The Function of the Analyst in the Therapeutic Process"	p. 159
Book Review of Psychanalyse de la Musique (1951)	p. 167
Discussion of "Natural Science and Humanism as Fundamental Elements in the Education of Physicians and Especially Psychiatrists"	p. 171
Discussion of "'Eros and Thanatos': A Critique and Elaboration of Freud's Death Wish"	p. 177
Book Review of The Haunting Melody: Psychoanalytic Experiences in Life and Music (1953)	p. 187
Book Review of Beethoven and His Nephew: A Psychoanalytic Study of Their Relationship (1954)	p. 191
Discussion of "Modern Casework: The Contribution of Ego psychology"	p. 195
Discussion of "The Role of the Counterphobic Mechanism in Addiction"	p. 201
Introspection, Empathy, and Psychoanalysis: An Examination of the Relationship Between Mode of Observation and Theory	p. 205
Observations on the Psychological Functions of Music	p. 233
Book Review of The Arrow and the Lyre: A Study of the Role of Love in the Works of Thomas Mann (1955)	p. 255
Discussion of "Some Comments on the Origin of the Influencing Machine"	p. 259
Discussion of "A Note on Beating Fantasies"	p. 263
Discussion of "Looking Over the Shoulder"	p. 267
Childhood Experience and Creative Imagination-Contribution to Panel on the Psychology of Imagination	p. 271
Beyond the Bounds of the Basic Rule: Some Recent Contributions to Applied Psychoanalysis	p. 275
Discussion of "Further Data and Documents in the Schreber Case"	p. 305
Discussion of "The Unconscious Fantasy"	p. 309
The Psychoanalytic Curriculum	p. 319
Concepts and Theories of Psychoanalysis ù	p. 337
The Position of Fantasy in Psychoanalytic Psychology ù Chairman's Introductory Remarks to the Symposium on Fantasy	p. 375
Some Problems of a Metapsychological Formulation of Fantasy ù Chairman's Concluding Remarks to the Symposium on Fantasy	p. 379
Franz Alexander: In Memoriam	p. 387
Values and Objectives	p. 389
Autonomy and Integration	p. 395
Discussion of "Correlation of a Childhood and Adult Neurosis: Based on the Adult Analysis of a Reported Childhood Case"	p. 405
Discussion of "Termination of Training Analysis"	p. 409
Discussion of "Some Additional 'Day Residues' of 'The Specimen Dream of Psychoanalysis'"	p. 423
Forms and Transformations of Narcissism	p. 427
The Evaluation of Applicants for Psychoanalytic Training	p. 461
The Psychoanalytic Treatment of Narcissistic Personality Disorders: Outline of a Systematic Approach	p. 477
Volume 2
Psychoanalysis in a Troubled World	p. 511
Narcissism as a Resistance and as a Driving Force in Psychoanalysis	p. 547
Peace Prize 1969: Laudation	p. 563
Discussion of "The Self: A Contribution to Its Place in Theory and Technique"	p. 577
Scientific Activities of the American Psychoanalytic Association: An Inquiry	p. 589
Thoughts on Narcissism and Narcissistic Rage	p. 615
Discussion of "On the Adolescent Process as a Transformation of the Self"	p. 659
The Future of Psychoanalysis	p. 663
The Psychoanalyst in the Community of Scholars	p. 685
Letter to the Author: Preface to Lehrjahre auf der Couch	p. 725
Remarks About the Formation of the SelfùLetter to a Student Regarding Some Principles of Psychoanalytic Research	p. 737
The Self in History	p. 771
A Note on Female Sexuality	p. 783
Creativeness, Charisma, Group Psychology: Reflections on the Self-Analysis of Freud	p. 793
Preface to Der falscke Weg zum Selbst, Studien rur Drogenkarriere	p. 845
Lettersù1961-1978	p. 851
Conclusion: The Search for the Analyst's Self	p. 931
References	p. 939
Name Index	p. 955
Subject Index	p. 961
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