An alternative view of the nature of dreaming consciousness is presented that differs from that of Dr. McDougall in three important ways. The dream is not regarded as the result of a return to a regressive state. It is a highly creative metaphorical representation of the subjective state of the dreamer. The dreamer is involved in a selfconfrontational act that is revelatory rather than disguised. Secondly, the dream is the result of the interplay of motivational sources that go beyond wish-fulfilment and that are mobilized by the effort to move against inner and outer constraints. Finally, dream content is concerned with issues of connectedness to the self and others. A distinction is drawn between an approach based solely on the basic phenomenological features of dreaming consciousness namely, the linkage of present and past subjective residues of experience and an approach in which metapsychological theory is used as a superimposed template in arriving at the meaning of dream imagery. The implications of this point of view are explored in connection with the clinical material presented by Dr. Mc- Dougall, A greater emphasis is placed on amplifying the recent emotional context of the dream, the specificity of the dream imagery and the dialogue needed to develop as fully as possible the associative matrix of the dream.
This article compares some traditional psychoanalytic models, and determines whether a new model can overcome some of the drawbacks of these earlier approaches. Five prominent psychoanalytic models are examined-Freudian, object-relations, interpersonal, self-psychology, and perspectivist. The similarities and limitations of these models are clarified and a new approach, the prospective model, is introduced. Clinical cases describe how the prospective model may assist the therapist in detecting conflict and overcoming the defensive operations. This material suggests the prospective model may supplement more traditional techniques in the diagnosis and treatment of emotional disorders.
After having read: The Piggle. An Account of the Psychoanalytic Treatment of a Little Girl by D W Winnicott the author presents the hypothesis that the Piggle is a sexually abused girl, who during the treatment is trying to tell what has actually happened to her. – The facts upon which the hypothesis is built are presented and discussed. The author suggests that Winnicott because of his countertransference is not capable to understand what his patient is telling him. His resistance is supposed to be acted out in an unfortunate way because of the weakness of the method of the treatment, psychoanalysis on demand, which means that Winnicott meets his little patient when she herself demands it.
El grupo de trabajo investigacion del caracter social del la sociedad international Erich Fromm
(1993)
Vagina Envy in Men
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