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Record Nr.

UNINA9910955974503321

Titolo

Building on Bion: branches : contemporary developments and applications of Bion's contributions to theory and practice / / edited by Robert M. Lipgar and Malcolm Pines

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Jessica Kingsley, 2003

ISBN

9781283904094

1283904098

9781846423697

1846423694

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

320 p. : ill

Collana

International library of group analysis ; ; 21

Altri autori (Persone)

LipgarRobert M. <1928->

PinesMalcolm

Disciplina

150.195092

Soggetti

Group psychoanalysis

Psychoanalysis

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- contents -- Introduction -- Part 1: Working with Groups -- 1. Bion's Legacy to Median and Large Groups -- 2. The large Groups and its Conductor -- Part 2: Application- Putting Bion's Ideas to Work -- 3. From Groups to Group Relations -- 4. Alcaholics Anonymous as Medical Treatment for Alcaholism -- 5. 'Attacks on Linking' and 'Alpha Function' -- 6. Learning at the Edges between Knowing and Not-knowing -- 7. Narcissism v. Social-ism Governing Thinking in Social Systems -- Part 3: Bion as Pioneer in Thinking, Learning and Transmitting Knowledge -- 8. Transcending the Caesura -- 9. 'So you Want to Write a Fugue?' -- 10. Preconception and Realisation -- The Contributors -- Subject Index -- Author Index.

Sommario/riassunto

The enduring influence of Bion's work is the central theme of this book. Chapters by distinguished international contributors from the fields of psychoanalysis, group analysis, management consultancy and social science cover work with large groups, Bion and the Tavistock conferences, and his ideas about thinking, learning, dreams and mentality.