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Empathy I (Psychology Revivals) (Paperback)
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Empathy I (Psychology Revivals) (Paperback)
Series: Psychology Revivals
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When the late Heinz Kohut defined psychoanalysis as the science of
empathy and introspection, he sparked a debate that has animated
psychoanalytic discourse ever since. What is the relationship of
empathy to psychoanalysis? Is it a constituent of analytical
technique, an integral aspect of the therapeutic action of
analysis, or simply a metaphor for a mode of observation better
understood via 'classical' theory and terminology? The dialogue
about empathy, which is really a dialogue about the nature of the
analytic process, continues in this two-volume set, originally
published in 1984. In Volume 1, several illuminating attempts to
define empathy are followed by Kohut's essay, 'Introspection,
Empathy, and the Semicircle of Mental Health.' Kohut's paper, in
turn, ushers in a series of original contributions on 'Empathy as a
Perspective in Psychoanalysis.' The volume ends with five papers
which strive to demarcate an empathic approach to various areas of
artistic endeavour, including the appreciation of visual art.
Volume 2 continues the dialogue with a series of developmental
studies which explore the role of empathy in early child care at
the same time as they chart the emergence of the young child's
capacity to empathize. In the concluding section, 'Empathy in
Psychoanalytic Work,' contributors and discussants return to the
arena of technique. They not only theorize about empathy in
relation to analytic understanding and communication, but address
issues of nosology, considering how the empathic vantage point may
be utilized in the treatment of patients with borderline and
schizophrenic pathology. In their critical attention to the many
dimensions of empathy - philosophical, developmental, therapeutic,
artistic - the contributors collectively bear witness to the fact
that Kohut has helped to shape new questions, but not set limits to
the search for answers. The product of their efforts is an
anatomical exploration of a topic whose relevance for
psychoanalysis and psychotherapy is only beginning to be
understood.
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