Fromm’s Socio-Psychoanalytic Conceptualization of the Clinical Encounter in Relation to the Social Third
- Abstract: In this paper, I discuss Fromm’s theories of individual and social change within the therapeutic context. I don’t know of any psychoanalyst who was able to integrate so-ciological thinking with clinical practice and conceptualization the way Fromm did in the early part of the century. On the surface, these two approaches seem incompatible – at least in their methodologies – yet they complemented each other, as Erich Fromm (1929a; 1944a) and Rainer Funk (2018) have demonstrated so clearly. My presentation today is an exercise in microanalysis rather than a broad theoretical discussion about psychic and social change. I want to show how Fromm’s theoretical framework and clinical experience have shaped my own work. First, I explore Fromm’s originality and discuss ways in which he has been personally marginalized and intellectually isolated as a pseudo-psychoanalyst. Then, I examine the overlap of psychoanalytic approaches as they related to the concept of social Third. Finally, I present fragments of a case to show how Fromm’s theoretical and clinical ideas have influenced my own work.
MetadatenVerfasserangaben: | Catherine B. Silver |
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Titel des übergeordneten Werkes (Englisch): | Fromm Forum (English Edition – ISSN 1437-1189), 24 / 2020, Tuebingen (Selbstverlag), pp. 115-134. |
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Schriftenreihe (Bandnummer): | Fromm Forum (English edition / englische Ausgabe) (e24/2020e) |
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Dokumentart: | Artikel / Beiträge |
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Sprache: | Englisch |
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Jahr der Erstveröffentlichung: | 2020 |
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Datum der Freischaltung: | 03.11.2020 |
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Jahrgang: | e24/2020e |
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Format: | PDF-file to download |
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ID-Nr.: | Silver_C_B_2020 |
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Schriften über Erich Fromm (Sekundärliteratur): | Articles / Artikel |
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Bibliothek von Erich Fromm und Erich Fromm-Archiv: | Articles / Artikel |
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Schriften der Internationalen Erich-Fromm-Gesellschaft: | Articles / Artikel |
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