Psychoanalytic Field Theory

<p>Written by one of the world’s renowned Bionian Field Theory scholars this foundational volume provides a thorough introduction to all facets of psychoanalytic field theory one of the most lively and original currents of thought in contemporary psychoanalysis to offer new answers to age-old questions around how psychic change occurs.</p><p>With clinical examples to illuminate key themes of therapeutic effectiveness current controversies and future developments the book presents a radically intersubjective view of the analytic process that focuses on the plane of unconscious communication common to both analyst and patient moving beyond the I/you division to access the shared substance of the psyche. It centers the unconscious not as a hellish region of the psyche but as an important function of the personality that gives meaning to emotional experience.</p><p>Offering clear expositions of complex concepts and linking to more detailed sources of information this book is important reading for all clinicians trainees and students interested in contemporary psychoanalysis.</p>