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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808524003321

Autore

Rothstein Arnold <1936->

Titolo

Making Freud more Freudian / / Arnold Rothstein

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Karnac, 2010

ISBN

0-429-91598-5

0-429-90175-5

0-429-47698-1

1-282-78009-3

9786612780097

1-84940-859-9

Edizione

[1st]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (180 p.)

Disciplina

150.19/52

150.1952

Soggetti

Psychoanalytic interpretation

Compromise formation

Psychoanalysis

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Table of Contents; Cover; Copyright; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; Introduction; PART I; CHAPTER ONE: Making Freud more Freudian: a reading; CHAPTER TWO: Narcissism; CHAPTER THREE: Sadomasochism; CHAPTER FOUR: Shame and guilt; PART II; CHAPTER FIVE: The seduction of money; CHAPTER SIX: On beginning analysis with patients who are reluctant to pay the analyst's fee; CHAPTER SEVEN: On diagnosing; CHAPTER EIGHT: The failure of an illusion; Conclusion; References

Sommario/riassunto

This book demonstrates the clinical value of ""making Freud more Freudian"". The theoretical contributions of Charles Brenner are summarized and emphasized. They are built on an elaboration of Arlow's ""fantasy function"" and Freud's ""compromise formation"". The author applies this theoretical perspective in elaboration of the concepts of narcissism, masochism, shame and guilt to the distinction between psychiatric and psychoanalytic diagnoses, as well as to a variety of specific clinical topics. Finally, the author emphasizes that the



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