This dynamic, demystifying introduction to psychoanalysis,
unusually strong on the seminal contributions of Freud, uses the
views of one quirky insider ("Aaron Green") to illuminate orthodox
psychoanalytic treatment, primarily as it is practiced at the New
York Psychoanalytic Institute and several others. Malcolm covers a
vast territory with remarkable concision, defining basic terms,
discussing the evolution of key techniques, focusing for brief
stretches on one or another modern theorist - what each derives
from Freud, in what ways each appeals to the strictly traditional
analyst. Green provides his own history and speaks fluently on
topics most often distorted or poorly reported - why strict
doctor/patient boundaries must be maintained, for example, or why
patients having some success tend to terminate prematurely. He also
volunteers mixed feelings toward his Institute and some of its less
respectable organizational aspects. Though clearly a maverick,
Green is a steadfast informant for the periodically skeptical
Malcolm; and together, through an extended give-and-take, they
reveal how much - how little - psychoanalysis is able to
accomplish. (Green prefers a surgical image: a radical reordering,
not a transplant.) Moreover, Green emphasizes how the
psychoanalyst, by no means exempt from emotional reactions,
struggles to prevent their inappropriate, destructive manifestation
in the consultation room. When Malcolm's Profile of Green appeared
in The New Yorker last winter, it generated much controversy and an
unscheduled local guessing game. This slightly less provocative
book is an expanded, revised version of that article, examining
more fully "analyzability," termination, and several influential
theorists. In addition, Malcolm's surprisingly emotional ending has
been altered and Green's identity has been further obscured (e.g.,
his age and marital status are different). Poking so many sacred
cows, this is the kind of report that necessarily attracts
criticism from all quarters, including unlikely patients,
dissatisfied customers, practitioners from other schools (Green
calls them "fly-by-nights"), and the Institute colleagues he
characterizes as petty squabblers. But don't be put off. We don't
predict a Green-ing of America - there's a strong New York accent
here - but Malcolm's triple-exposure is one of a kind and most
compelling. (Kirkus Reviews)
Through an intensive study of 'Aaron Green, ' a Freudian analyst in
New York City, New Yorker writer Janet Malcolm reveals the inner
workings of psychoanalysis
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