Relational and Intersubjective Perspectives in Psychoanalysis A Critique

by Mills, Jon; Frie, Roger; Ries, Bruce; Thompson, M Guy; Frederickson, Jon; Giovacchini, Peter L.; Giovacchini, Philip; Summers, Frank; Zeddies, Timothy J.; Downing, David L.; Nissim-Sabat, Marilyn; Langs, Robert; Molad, Gershon J.; Vida, Judith E.; Mills,

• ISBN13: 9780765701084
• ISBN10: 0765701081
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-05-20
• Publisher: Jason Aronson, Inc.

Summary

This volume is the first concentrated effort to offer a philosophical critique of relational and intersubjective perspectives in contemporary psychoanalytic thought. The distinguished group of scholars and clinicians assembled here trace the theoretical underpinnings of relational psychoanalysis, its divergence from traditional psychoanalytic paradigms, and the broader implications for clinical reform and therapeutic practice. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Table of Contents

Introduction: Relational and Intersubjective Trends in Psychoanalysis	ix
Jon Mills
I: Theoretical Considerations
1 Intersubjectivity: From Theory through Practice	3	(32)
Roger Frie and Bruce Reis
2 Phenomenology of Intersubjectivity: A Historical Overview and Its Clinical Implications	35	(36)
M. Guy Thompson
3 The Problem of Relationality	71	(26)
Jon Frederickson
4 Subjectivity and the Ephemeral Mind	97	(20)
Peter L. Giovacchini
5 Object Relations and Intersubjectivity	117	(14)
Philip Giovacchini
II: Treatment Perspectives
6 Creation and Discovery in the Psychoanalytic Process	131	(22)
Frank Summers
7 Moral Deliberation and Relationality in the Analytic Dyad	153	(22)
Timothy J. Zeddies
8 Somnolence in the Therapeutic Encounter: Benign and Pathognomonic Features in the Treatment of Trauma	175	(26)
David L. Downing
III: Alternative and Postmodern Paradigms
9 Where Do We Go from Here? Relational Psychoanalysis, Intersubjectivity, and the Struggle against Positivism	201	(22)
Marilyn Nissim-Sabat
10 Relational Perspectives and the Strong Adaptive Paradigm of Communicative Psychoanalysis	223	(32)
Robert Langs
11 The Autobiographical Dialogue in the Dialogue between Analysts: Introductory Notes on the Use of Relational and Intersubjective Perspectives in Conference Space	255	(24)
Gershon J. Molad and Judith E. Vida
12 Process Psychology	279	(32)
Jon Mills
IV: Critique and Commentary
13 Psychoanalysis, the Relational Turn, and Philosophy	311	(34)
Robert S. Wallerstein
Index	345	(12)
About the Contributors	357