From relation to the field: Modes of unconscious fantasy elaborations
- Relational and field theories have much in common, despite divergent foundations. In this paper, several areas of divergence are selected, including the structure of the field as a relational matrix or as an unconscious joint fantasy of the couple; the fate and form of insight; and the nature of the unconscious as relational or ubiquitous. Differences in cognitive and attentional sets are identified and linked to different modes of insight. Using a clinical vignette, these divergences will be illustrated with an attempt to compare and contrast the two approaches through a discussion of how each lens highlights, expands, or forecloses different features of the analytic process. A mode of conceiving the unconscious as unstructured and multiple in potential is offered to reconcile divergent assumptions in therapeutic action. A consideration of Sandor Ferenczi’s clinical emphasis on relaxed technique, elasticity, and especially mutuality suggests that he would have been a field theorist were he among us today.
MetadatenAuthor: | Andrea Celenza |
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Parent Title (English): | International Forum of Psychoanalysis, Vol. 28 (No. 4, 2019), pp. 203-211. |
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Document Type: | Articles |
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Language: | English |
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Year of first Publication: | 2019 |
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Release Date: | 2020/11/03 |
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Format: | PDF-scan upon request / PDF-Scan auf Anfrage |
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IdNo: | Celenza_A_2019 |
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Erich Fromm's Library and Erich Fromm Archive: | Articles / Artikel |
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