The subject and the self Lacan and American psychoanalysis

by Gurewich, Judith Feher; Tort, Michel; Fairfield, Susan

• ISBN13: 9780765700162
• ISBN10: 0765700166
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-11-01
• Publisher: Jason Aronson, Inc.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix	(2)
Contributors	xi
1. Who's Afraid of Jacques Lacan?	1	(36)
Judith Feher Gurewich, Ph.D.
Glossary of Selected Lacanian Terms	31	(6)
Judith Feher Gurewich, Ph.D.
Part I: Borderlines: Between French and American Psychoanalysis	37	(40)
2. The New Disorders of the Unconscious	37	(6)
Judith Feher Gurewich, Ph.D.
3. The Development of the Concept of the "Borderline" in Psychoanalytic Diagnosis and Treatment	43	(20)
Nicholas Kouretas, M.D.
4. A Borderline State of Humanity and the Fragmented Ego of the Analyst	63	(10)
Professeur Pierre Fedida
5. The Concept of Borderline in French Psychoanalysis	73	(4)
Professeur Daniel Widlocher, M.D.
Part II: Dialogues and Controversies	77	(170)
6. Empathy and the Therapeutic Dialogue: An Historical-Conceptual Overview of Self Psychology and a Brief Clinical Example	77	(22)
Paul H. Ornstein, M.D.
The Signifier at the Crossroads between Sexuality and Trauma	87	(8)
Discussant: Professeur Monique David-Menard
Excerpts from the Discussion	95	(4)
7. Primary Self Pathology and the Process of Healing: A Clinical Example	99	(28)
Anna Ornstein, M.D.
The Scope and the Limits of the Theory of the Self in Psychoanalysis	107	(16)
Discussant: Marcianne Blevis, M.D.
Excerpts from the Discussion	123	(4)
8. Toward a Separate Line of Female Development: On Adolescence	127	(34)
Joan J. Zilbach, M.D.
Malkah T. Notman, M.D.
In the Beginning Was Sexual Difference	145	(10)
Discussant: Jacques Hassoun, M.D.
Excerpts from the Discussion	155	(6)
9. Aggression in Women: A Re-Examination	161	(24)
Malkah T. Notman, M.D.
Woman: Access to Male Aggression or to Desire?	173	(8)
Discussant: Professeur Michel Tort
Excerpts from the Discussion	181	(4)
10. Psychic Death and the Generation of Meaning	185	(18)
Arnold H. Modell, M.D.
Meaning and the Direction of the Treatment	193	(6)
Discussant: Professeur Joel Dor
Excerpts from the Discussion	199	(4)
11. "Someday" and "If Only" Fantasies	203	(44)
Salman Akhtar, M.D.
The Borderline Patient and His Relation to the Present Moment	235	(6)
Discussant: Jaun-David Nasio, M.D.
Excerpts from the Discussion	241	(6)
Part III: The Subject and the Self: Conclusions	247	(12)
Professeur Michel Tort
Index	259