Projective identification : the fate of a concept / Edited by Elizabeth Spillius and Edna O'Shaughnessy.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Spillius, Elizabeth Bott, 1924-2016, editor.

O'Shaughnessy, Edna, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Projective identification.

Klein, Melanie.

Psychoanalysis--History.

Psychoanalysis.

History.

Projection.

History, 20th Century.

Identification, Psychological.

Psychoanalytic Theory--history.

Medical Subjects:

Projection.

History, 20th Century.

Identification, Psychological.

Psychoanalytic Theory--history.

Physical Description:

407 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Hove, East Sussex : Routledge, 2011.

Summary:

"In this book Elizabeth Spillius and Edna O'Shaughnessy explore the development of the concept of projective identification, which had important antecedents in the work of Freud and others, but was given a specific name and definition by Melanie Klein. They describe Klein's published and unpublished views on the topic, and then consider the way the concept has been variously described, evolved, accepted, rejected and modified by analysts of different schools of thought and in various locations - Britain, Western Europe, North America and Latin America.The authors believe that this unusually widespread interest in a particular concept and its varied faté have occurred not only because of beliefs about its clinical usefulness in the psychoanalytic setting but also because projective identification is a universal aspect of human interaction and communication.̂̂ Projective Identification: The Fate of a Concept will appeal to any psychoanalyst or psychotherapist who uses the ideas of transference and counter-transference, as well as to academics wanting further insight into the evolution of this concept as it moves between different cultures and countries."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part 1 Melanie Klein's work 1

1 The emergence of Klein's idea of projective identification in her published and unpublished work / Elizabeth Spillius Spillius, Elizabeth 3

2 Notes on some schizoid mechanisms / Melanie Klein Klein, Melanie 19

Part 2 Some British Kleinian developments 47

3 Developments by British Kleinian analysts / Elizabeth Spillius Spillius, Elizabeth 49

4 Attacks on linking / W. R. Bion Bion, W. R. 61

5 Contribution to the psychopathology of psychotic states: the importance of projective identification in the ego structure and the object relations of the psychotic patient / Herbert Rosenfeld Rosenfeld, Herbert 76

6 Projective identification: some clinical aspects / Betty Joseph Joseph, Betty 98

7 Projective identification: the analyst's involvement / Michael Feldman Feldman, Michael 112

8 Who's who? Notes on pathological identifications / Ignes Sodré Sodré, Ignes 132

Part 3 The plural psychoanalytic scene 147

Introduction / Elizabeth Spillius Spillius, Elizabeth, Edna O'shaughnessy O'shaughnessy, Edna 149

1 The British Psychoanalytic Society 151

9 The views of Contemporary Freudians and Independents about the concept of projective identification / Edna O'shaughnessy O'shaughnessy, Edna 153

10 The concept of projective identification / Joseph Sandler Sandler, Joseph 167

2 Continental Europe 183

Introduction / Elizabeth Spillius Spillius, Elizabeth 185

11 Projective identification: the fate of the concept in Germany / Helmut Hinz Hinz, Helmut 186

12 Projective identification: the fate of the concept in Italy and Spain / Jorge Canestri Canestri, Jorge 204

13 Projective identification in contemporary French-language psychoanalysis / Jean-Michel Quinodoz Quinodoz, Jean-Michel 218

3 The United States 237

Introduction / Elizabeth Spillius Spillius, Elizabeth 239

14 Projective identification in the USA: an overview / Roy Schafer Schafer, Roy 240

15 A brief review of projective identification in American psychoanalytic literature / Elizabeth Spillius Spillius, Elizabeth 245

16 Projective identification in the therapeutic process / Arthur Malin Malin, Arthur, James S. Grotstein Grotstein, James S. 264

17 On projective identification / Thomas H. Ogden Ogden, Thomas H. 275

18 Vicissitudes of projective identification / Albert Mason Mason, Albert 301

4 Latin America 321

Introduction / Luiz Meyer Meyer, Luiz 323

19 Projective identification: the concept in Argentina / Gustavo Jarast Jarast, Gustavo 325

20 Projective identification: Brazilian variations of the concept / Marina Massi Massi, Marina 339

21 Projective identification and the weight of intersubjectivity / Juan Francisco Jordan-Moore Jordan-Moore, Juan Francisco 354.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415605281

0415605288

9780415605298

0415605296

OCLC:

690084841