The Twin in the Transference / Vivienne Lewin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lewin, Vivienne, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Twins--Psychology.

Twins.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Routledge, 2018.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The universal phantasy of having a twin originates in our earliest relational experiences. This book is about twins and twinning processes. The existence of an actual twin, alive or dead, may be experienced as an embodiment of the phantasy of having a twin, with developmental consequences. Twinning processes in twins lead to the creation of an internal twin relationship that is enduring. The twin relationship may be at the narcissistic end of the spectrum leading to an enmeshed twinship, or it may be a more mature object relationship. All twin relationships will be manifest in the transference relationship with the analyst. The twin transference has been largely neglected in the psychoanalytic literature, to the detriment of our understanding of dynamic processes in twin patients. In this book, case material is used to explore the nature of the twin transference relationship and the necessity of analysing the twin transference, as well as maternal and paternal transference relationships.

Contents:

COVER; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Section 1: Twins and Twinning; Chapter 1: Twinning: The Creation of a Phantasy Twin; Chapter 2: Twins in Myths and Legends; Chapter 3: Cleaving Together: Developmental Processes in Twins; Chapter 4: Mothers and Twins: 'A Walking Crowd'; Section 2: The Twin and the Transference; Chapter 5: The Twin in the Transference: A Developing Understanding; Chapter 6: From Narcissistic Twin Bond to an Individual Sense of Self; Chapter 7: Enactment of the Transference Twin: Individual Development and Regression

Chapter 8: Enactment in Transition and the Fragmentation of the SelfChapter 9: Psychoanalytic Fallout: The Threat of Separateness; Section 3: Enduring Issues; Chapter 10: The Psyche-Soma; Chapter 11: Intimate Relations; Chapter 12: Till Death us do Part; References; Author Index; Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 07, 2014).

ISBN:

0-429-92256-6

0-429-90833-4

0-367-10279-X

0-429-48356-2

1-78241-211-5

9780429483561

OCLC:

878102348