Insight and Interpretation

Roy Schafer

• 20 oktober 2003
• 9781855753051

Samenvatting:

This book deals with insight and interpretation in the realm of sexuality, and explores the effects of countertransference on the relationship between patient and analyst. It focuses on the basic premises and clinical operations required to develop psychoanalytic insights and interpretations.



Insight and interpretation are crucial tools of the psychoanalytic process that have been neglected and misunderstood in recent psychoanalytic literature, where the focus has shifted to the effects of countertransference on the relationship between patient and analyst. Roy Schafer brings these tools back to the forefront of psychoanalytic thinking, integrating them with recent contributions on countertransference to create a more cohesive understanding of the psychoanalytic process. These essays will prove invaluable to analysts trying to maintain an articulated and rounded view of what it takes to bring meaning to their patient's lives through the power of insight and beneficial interpretations.