Ring of Fire: Primitive Affects and Object Relations in Group Psychotherapy

by Editor; MALCOLM PINES/SERIES

• ISBN13: 9780415066815
• ISBN10: 0415066816
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781134919062
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1994-07-13
• Publisher: Routledge
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Summary

Ring of Firebrings together a collection of original contributions to an understanding of primitive object relations and intensely critical emotional states which present the maximum challenge to the group psychotherapist: the "ring of fire." The international contributors, based primarily in the US and UK, address the areas of their special interest to which they have devoted considerable research and therapeutic effort. They provide insights into the dynamics of these issues and guide the therapist in the management and interpretation of the groups' events as they unfold. While much has been written on primitive group states, the information is scattered throughout many journals and books and all too often does not address the practical problems faced by the group therapist. Furthermore, there have been significant developments in affect theory and object relations theory which have yet to be assimilated sufficiently into the theory and technique of group psychotherapy. This bookattempts to reduce that gap as it concentrates on the relevance of concepts to treatment. Ring of Firewill be invaluable to group psychotherapy supervisors, beginning and experienced group therapists, students and supervisors of group psychotherapy and group dynamics, and organizational consultants who utilize group dynamic principles in their work.

Table of Contents

List of contributors	vii
Foreword	ix
Otto Kernberg
An editorial introduction: Silence = death	1	(8)
Malcolm Pines
Victor L. Schermer
Between theory and practice, light and heat: On the use of theory in the `Ring of Fire'	9	(27)
Victor L. Schermer
The phases of group development and the systems-centred group	36	(50)
Yvonne M. Agazarian
Attacks on the reflective space: Containing primitive emotional states	86	(21)
Robert D. Hinshelwood
Bion's post-Experiences in Groups thinking on groups: A clinical example of -K	107	(21)
John Gordon
Borderline phenomena in analytic groups	128	(21)
Malcolm Pines
Group thanatropics	149	(25)
Jeffrey Kauffman
Therapeutic responses to the expression of aggression by members in groups	174	(24)
Saul Tuttman
Utilizing co-therapy in the group treatment of borderline and narcissistic patients	198	(42)
Robert H. Klein
Harold S. Bernard
Intensive group and social systems treatment of psychotic and borderline patients	240	(35)
Marvin R. Skolnick
Glacial times in psychotic regression	275	(33)
Salomon Resnik
Author index	308	(4)
Subject index	312