Freud and Beyond: A History of Modern Psychoanalytic Thought - Softcover

Mitchell, Stephen A.; Black, Margaret J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0465098819 ISBN 13: 9780465098811

Publisher: Basic Books, 2016

Synopsis

The definitive history of a century of psychoanalytic thought

“Absolutely crucial in reformulating the psychoanalytic project to meet the intellectual and emotional demands upon it a century after its birth.” —The Guardian

Sigmund Freud's concepts have become a part of our psychological vocabulary: unconscious thoughts and feelings, the meaning of dreams, the sensuality of childhood. But psychoanalytic thinking has undergone an enormous expansion and transformation since Freud's death in 1939. Clinicians and theorists have challenged the major pillars of Freud's foundational theory, adopting a more collaborative version of psychoanalysis. With Freud and Beyond, Stephen A. Mitchell and Margaret J. Black embrace these changes and narrate the unfolding story of twentieth century psychoanalysis—from Harry Stack Sullivan to Jacques Lacan; D.W. Winnicott to Melanie Klein—introducing the full scope of contemporary psychoanalytic thought to general readers for the first time. A classic in its field, Freud and Beyond also covers twenty first century advances in psychoanalysis, from challenges to traditional Freudian analysis to dynamic new approaches to Freud's key concepts.

Richly illustrated with case examples, this lively, jargon-free primer makes modern psychoanalytic thought accessible to all.

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About the Author

Stephen A. Mitchell (1946-2000) was a leader in the field of modern psychoanalysis. An adjunct professor and clinical supervisor at New York University's postdoctoral program in psychotherapy and psychoanalysis, Mitchell's emphasis on the relational perspective shaped the way that American psychoanalysts practice their profession. He was the founding editor of the journal Psychoanalytic Dialogues and the author of several influential books, including Object Relations in Psychoanalytic Theory and Hope and Dread in Psychoanalysis.

Margaret J. Black, LCSW, is founding board member of the Stephen Mitchell Center for Relational Studies. She is also a board director of the National Institute for the Psychotherapies, a founding board member and vice president of International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, an associate editor of Psychoanalytic Dialogues, and a member of the editorial board for Studies in Gender and Sexuality. She holds a BA from the University of Michigan and an MS from Columbia University, and is a graduate of the Analytic Institute, Postgraduate Center.

Edition details

• Publisher: Basic Books
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0465098819
• ISBN 13: 9780465098811
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336