New Models and Psychoanalytic Theory

Psychoanalytic Theory and Infant Development

The experience of psychoanalytic clinical work with adults has long supported the conviction that adult patients' current ways of func­ tion4lg have a complex history dating back to early childhood and indeed to infancy. This gave rise to an interest among psychoanalysts in early development. This interest was at first pursued mainly through clinical work with adults and children, but from the ...

Theory of Psychoanalytic Technique

A contribution to theoretical thinking about psychoanalytic technique by a leading psychoanalyst such as Karl Menninger is noteworthy. From this point of view alone, this book commends itself to anyone utilizing psychoanalytic principles and practices in his work, anyone interested in the philosophical and practical impact of psychoanalysis on society today, or one whose contact with psychoanal...

Brief Introduction to Psychoanalytic Theory

Freud's psychoanalytic theory, coming as it did at the turn of the century, provided a radically new approach to the analysis and treatment of "abnormal" adult behavior. Earlier views tended to ignore behavior and look for a physiological explanation of "abnormality". The novelty of Freud's approach was in recognizing that neurotic behavior is not random or meaningless but goal-directed. Thus, ...

Moments of Change in Psychoanalytic Theory: Discussion of a New Theory of Psychic Change

This commentary briefly summarizes the model proposed by the Boston Group and attempts to place it in the context of attachment theory and other integrational attempts between cognitive science and psychoanalysis. The clinical implications of these ideas are considered, with particular reference to therapeutic technique and the role of the therapist, as a “new object.” Some suggestions for the ...

Bisexuality in Psychoanalytic Theory: Interpreting the Resistance