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Record Nr.

UNINA9910829042103321

Autore

Egenfeldt-nielsen Fin

Titolo

Attention and creation : growth in the vertices of W.R. Bion / / Fin Egenfeldt-Nielsen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Karnac Books, c2010

ISBN

0-429-91109-2

0-429-89686-7

0-429-47209-9

1-282-77982-6

9786612779824

1-84940-737-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (228 p.)

Disciplina

150.19/5/092

150.195092

Soggetti

Psychiatry

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

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Introduction; Chapter One: Bion: Man and mystic; Chapter Two: Theory; Chapter Three: Technique; Chapter Four: Symbols, models or analogies; Chapter Five: Conclusion; References

Sommario/riassunto

The implicit background of this book consists of an optimistic approach to creating mind forms that improve the condition of humanity, deriving from the legends of Christ and the Buddha and the experiences of mystics in both Eastern and Western cultures, as well as from psychoanalytic thought. This book is divided into four parts. The first is a brief introduction to Bion himself - it assumes a certain degree of familiarity with his life and work and includes only what is essential to understanding the work on which this book is centred. The second part is an explication of the main thesis, demonstrating how Bion articulates his theory and system of the transformation of the immaterial elements which constitute the psyche. The third part elucidates views on therapeutic techniques - the author's own and



those of Bion. Touching on the routes available to those wishing to become therapists it also discusses the demands this may place on those in a position to help, be they teachers, supervisors or more experienced fellow therapists.