Synopsis
Schizoid Phenomena, Object Relations and The Self. This book, which is based on a series of clinical studies of schizoid problems, is a sequel to Personality Structure and Human Interaction. In Part I, a description of the schizoid condition is given, in terms of relations to the external world, internal states of ego disintegration and, the core of the problem, the dissociated and lost emotional heart of the total self. Part II reviews the theoretical development which makes it necessary to see manic-depressive problems in the light of the deeper and more subtle schizoid condition. Part III. On "The Nature of Basic Ego-Weakness", seeks to assess fully the importance of Winnicott's research into the earliest beginnings of ego development, as the infant slowly grows into pschic separation from the mother, a process that involves both the opportunity for individuation and also the risk of loss of relationship, as well as the risk of possibly permanent stunting of ego development instead of growth of basic ego relatedness in the mentally healthy person. Part VI explores the implications of psychotherapy of the study of the schizoid problem, particularly in the matter of the personal therapeutic relationship of therapist and patient. And finally, in Part V, the review of theory is brought up to date with a chapter on "The Concept of Psychodynamic Science" and another comparing the ego theories of Hartmann and the "object- relational" thinkers, Melanie Klein, Fairbairn, and Winnicott.
Présentation de l'éditeur
Dr. Fairbaim for reading through the parts of this book that concern his views, to check their accuracy; Dr. R. E. D. MarkilU e(L eeds Department of Psychiatry, Member of theB ritish Psycho-A nalytical Society) with whom I have had the opportunity to discuss the whole MS; Dr. J. D. Sutherland (M edical Director, Tavistock Clinic) for his criticism of chapter VII and his kindness in writing a Foreword; and above all Dr. M. Brierley for detailed and valuable criticisms and suggestions. This book contains a certain amount of material that formed the first half of a thesis for the degree of Ph.D., presented to London University in 1953. The title of the thesis wasT he Implications of Recent Trends in Psycho-A nalysis forS ociology .B ya happy coincidence one of the examiners appointed to judge the thesis was my early teacher, the late Professor J. C. Flugel, with whom subsequently I had the advantage of some discussion of its contents. The substance of chapters I, II, V, VIII and IX are taken from the thesis, with some expansion. Chapters III, IV, VI and VII are new, while the sections in the thesis on the views of Melanie Klein andF airbaim have been entirely re-written. Chapters XVII and XVIII are also new. I have to thank London University for permission to reproduce the material indicated. A book of this type, surveying in a detailed and historical way the developments of psychodynamic thought over a period of eighty years, must either make a large use of quotations or else risk subtle distortion by presenting the views of other minds in the present writers own words. I have preferred the former course for the sake of scientific accuracy. I am, therefore, all the more indebted to a long list of authors, Journal editors and publishers. Their permission to use their works thus has made it possible for me to employ this more accurate method. A full list of ever
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