A Beam of Intense Darkness
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-38476-4 (ISBN)
Written by pioneering analyst and creative thinker, James Grotstein, A Beam of Intense Darkness offers a thorough overview and illuminating insight into the often-complex work of W. R. Bion.
This psychoanalytic classic sees Grotstein introduce over 30 key Bionian theories, comprehensively explaining them to the reader before offering his own insight and commentary. Grotstein first encountered Bion as his analysand and, later, as his friend. This book offers a level of insight only possible through such a close relationship, and offers a dialogue between Bion and Grotstein as they delve into the inner workings of the human psyche. Throughout, Grotstein offers his own original thoughts on topics such as projective transidentification, transcendent position and the truth drive.
With a new introduction from Nicola Abel-Hirsch, this book is an essential read for anyone interested in Bion’s work and legacy.
James Grotstein, M.D. (1925–2015) was clinical professor of psychiatry at the David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, and training and supervising analyst at the New Center for Psychoanalysis and the Psychoanalytic Center of California, Los Angeles. He was on the editorial board of the International Journal of Psychoanalysis and past North American vice-president of the International Psychoanalytical Association. A world-renowned and prolific contributor to psychoanalytic literature, he is considered one of the foremost scholars and elucidators of the work of Wilfred Bion, who was also his analyst.
1. An introduction 2. What kind of analyst was Bion? 3. What kind of person was Bion? 4. Bion's vision 5. Bion's legacy 6. Bion's metatheory 7. Bion on technique 8. Clinical vignette encompassing Bion's technical ideas 9. Bion, the mathematician, the mystic, the psychoanalyst 10. The "Language of Achievement" 11. Bion's discovery of O 12. The concept of the "transcendent position" 13. The quest for the truth, Part A: the "truth drive" as the hidden order of Bion's metatheory for psychoanalysis 14. The quest for truth, Part B: curiosity about the truth as the "seventh servant" 15. Lies, "lies," and falsehoods 16. The container and the contained 17. "Projective transidentification": an extension of the concept of projective identification 18. Bion's work with groups 19. Bion's studies in psychosis 20. Transformations 21. Learning from experience 22. Points, lines, and circles 23. The Grid 24. Fetal mental life and its caesura with postnatal mental life 25. What does it mean to dream?" Bion's theory of dreaming 26. Dreaming, phantasying, and the "truth intellect" 27. "Become" 28. P-S to D 29. L, H, and passion 30. Faith 31. Bion's discovery of zero ("no-thing") 32. Epilogue
| Erscheinungsdatum | 12.12.2023 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Routledge Mental Health Classic Editions |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 460 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Biopsychologie / Neurowissenschaften |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Psychoanalyse / Tiefenpsychologie | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-032-38476-X / 103238476X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-032-38476-4 / 9781032384764 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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