Review Essay: Self-Reflections
- Several years ago, I talked about a case in a clinical seminar. I presented the work in a style that is different from usual because I was experimenting with how to best evoke the experience of being with this patient for my listeners. This paper is a continuation of that presentation, now through written rather than spoken word. In writing it, I struggled with the same dilemma of how to evoke the ambience, the feel of being with this patient. I begin with a discussion of some of the dilemmas involved in writing up clinical work when the aim is to stay close to the experience rather than to illustrate theoretical or technical points. I present a few sample vignettes of my work with this patient and then an analysis of how my writing style, including use of sounds, grammar, and word placement, contributes to evoking experience. I continue with a brief discussion of my experiences in presenting the case in the seminar and use these experiences to highlight aspects of the case. I ask the reader to become personally involved in the experiment by paying attention to what is evoked when reading the material.
MetadatenAuthor: | Annie Sweetnam |
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Parent Title (English): | Psychoanalytic Dialogues Vol. 11 (2001), pp. 861-884. |
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Document Type: | Reviews |
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Language: | English |
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Year of first Publication: | 2001 |
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Release Date: | 2017/11/20 |
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Format: | xerox upon request / Fotokopie auf Anfrage |
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IdNo: | Sweetnam_A_2001 |
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Erich Fromm's Library and Erich Fromm Archive: | Reviews / Rezensionen |
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Licence (German): | |
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