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The Thrill of Error
(1991)
The interpersonal tradition in psychoanalysis evolved out of the deterministic tradition. >Where it was, there I shall be< was revised to >Where I am, there it shall be<. The interpersonal point of view regards memory as a function of current experiences; the field of interaction of primary importance. Values, which are learned in the process of growth, are internalized as feelings, influence and are influenced by perceptions. Theri integration makes for self-definition. Under an aegis of safety, interpersonal analysis is made manifest by the scrutiny of feelings of irrelevance and dismissal which have colored self-definition. Since the interaction with the analyst is a recapitulation of the patient's content, the mutual addressing of where both patient and analyst are with each other makes the analysis manifest. This is the interpersonalist's valuation of the >how< over the >what<. Data from the analysis of a young married writer highlight these issues, especially the contradiction of the implicit analytic demand for change and its evident regard for the patient as he is. Any patient must confront the desire to discard an old self-definition and engage an uncertain, unknown future. The analytic relationship is seen as duplicitous when it cannot deliver justice. It relies on the restlessness of the patient to move to a current novelty by encouraging curiosity. Change comes from the inside out. For the patient, it is a leap of faith into a new self-definition of relevance with an emphasis on the usefulness of enduring in an uncertain world.
Publications of A. H. Feiner
(1995)
Out of Our Minds
(1993)
On Focusing Self-Definition.
(2003)
Using the editing of psychoanalytic journals as a model, the conflicts experienced in setting standards involved in selection, separation, and differentiatedness are examined. Erich FROMM's analysis of the Apollonian and Dionysian traditions is cited, claiming that setting standards derives from a classical, intellectual posture, while failing to do so stems from a romantic orientation, in which the primary focus is compassion. It is argued that rigid standards without compassion result in isolating elitism; however, compassion without standards erodes quality, with consequent cynicism. Qualities of acceptability involve enlightenment, originality, scholarship, and literateness. Pitfalls for editors (and administrators of training programs) lie in their seduction by their needs for affiliation, desire for positive affect, and agreement with a writer's intentionality. The editor's task lies in confronting the anxiety of choice, his ability to tolerate disappointment and loss, and his willingness to use his power responsibly and judiciously. (References inadvertently omitted.)
Helen Ekstein, 1904-1985
(1985)
First, Do No Harm
(1994)
This paper presents vignettes of a case from the city of Rio de Janeiro in which temporality appears as a fundamental issue. Severe difficulties in validating the past and integrating past, present and future reveal pertinent questions on time and the ideal function in the contemporary world. The author underlines the relevance of such questioning for the practice of psychoanalysis today.
Dedication
(1981)
Dedication
(1985)
>Schauen Sie, hier...<
(2009)
>Now, Look here...<
(2009)
>Mire usted<
(2011)