The Embodied Subject Minding the Body in Psychoanalysis

by Muller, John P.; Tillman, Jane G.; Muller, John P., Ph.D.; Modell, Arnold H., M.D.; Siimpson, Richard B., M.D.; Kalinich, Lila J., M.D.; Frie, Roger; Tillman, Jane G., Ph.D.; Elmendorf, Donna M., Ph.D.; Fromm, M Gerard, Ph.D.; Plakun, Eric M., M.D.

• ISBN13: 9780765705280
• ISBN10: 0765705281
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-05-10
• Publisher: Jason Aronson, Inc.

Summary

This volume addresses the topic of embodiment in psychoanalysis from both theoretical and clinical points of view. Freud's development of a psychoanalytic theory and treatment originated from his consideration of neurology, aphasia, and the great range of embodied signs constituting the hysterical neuroses. Symptoms and signs, Freud noted in 1895, "join in the conversation" by taking bodily form. The body and the mind form a nexus, which is the proper area of study for psychoanalysis.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. vii
The Body in Psychoanalysis and the Origin of Fantasy	p. 1
That Subtle Knot: The Body and Metaphor	p. 17
The Concept "Superego": Another Look (Up to Par or a Hole in One?)	p. 29
The Lived Body: From Freud to Merleau-Ponty and Contemporary Psychoanalysis	p. 55
Identificatory Channels in Psychosis: Mimicry as Adhesion and Mockery as Differentiation	p. 67
Containment and the Use of the Skin	p. 81
The Transition from Bodies to Words: A Clinical Illustration	p. 93
Perspectives on Embodiment: From Symptom to Enactment and From Enactment to Sexual Misconduct	p. 103
Name Index	p. 117
Subject Index	p. 121
Contributors	p. 125
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