TY - JOUR A1 - Ferro, A. T1 - Narrative Derivatives of Alpha Elements: Clinical Implications JF - International Forum of Psychoanalysis, Oslo (Scandinavian University Press) Vol. 11 (No. 3, September 2002), pp. 184-187. N2 - The author considers both the psychoanalytic field and the ways in which the characters of a psychoanalytic session can be understood. He then develops one of Bion's ideas, the dream in the waking state, by isolating the derivatives of such dreams or rather the alpha elements they consist of. The author implies a theory of technique which takes account of all the signals >the bi-personal field< gives the analyst about the functioning of the analytic couple by means of >narrative derivatives<. This enables continual changes to be made in interpretation Y1 - 2002 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ferro, A. T1 - Interpretation: signals from the analytic field and emotional transformations JF - International Forum of Psychoanalysis, Basingstoke (Routledge – Taylor and Francis) Vol. 13 (No. 1-2, 2004), pp. 31-38. N2 - Through numerous clinical examples and from a point of view focused on field theory the author reflects upon what are the main characteristics of 'transformative interpretations' and upon the mental and affective conditions that support it. He especially centers his attention on difficult patients who have experienced cumulative affective traumas in their lives. Y1 - 2004 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ferro, A. T1 - Some perhaps transgressive comments JF - International Forum of Psychoanalysis Oslo (Scandinavian University Press), Vol. 20 (No. 2, June 2011), pp. 100-102. Y1 - 2011 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ferro, A. T1 - >Objects< and >characters< in psychoanalytical texts/dialogues JF - International Forum of Psychoanalysis, Basingstoke (Routledge – Taylor and Francis) Vol. 17 (No. 2, June 2008), pp. 71-81. Y1 - 2008 ER -