| Words That Touch: A Psychoanalyst Learns to Speak Contributor(s): Quinodoz, Danielle (Author) |
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ISBN: 1855759438 ISBN-13: 9781855759435 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $44.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2003 Annotation: I am convinced beyond doubt that this is a book that is a must read" by all clinicians whether psychotherapists or psychoanalysts. The vignettes illustrate clearly psychoanalytic concepts that are usually difficult to grasp and quite useful for teaching purposes." Dr Antoine Hani, Director of the Institute of Psychoanalysis, Washington. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Movements - Psychoanalysis - Psychology | Mental Health |
| Dewey: 616.89 |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 5.92" W x 9.1" (0.84 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In her attempt to find the words that touch, the author gives a succession of illuminating examples to indicate what a psychoanalyst and her patient may experience in the transference relationship during the course of an analysis. On the basis of her clinical experience, the author points out that we all use relatively mature psychic mechanisms and others of a more primitive nature, the former being accessible to symbolism and the latter less so. However, she notes that some can tolerate the awareness of their heterogeneity even if on occasion it causes them pain, while others are rendered so anxious by their lack of inner cohesion that they are afraid of losing their sense of identity. These people particularly need to be touched by words capable of simultaneously evoking fantasies, thoughts, feelings and sensations if they are to be able to unfold their psychic freedom and creativity to the full. |