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The Analyst's Preconscious (Paperback)
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How do the analyst's consciously held theoretical commitments
intersect with the actual conduct of analysis? Do commitments to
notions like "psychic truth" or "analytic neutrality" affect
interpretive style, the willingness to acknowledge treatment
mistakes, and other pragmatic preferences? Does the commitment to
cerain comcepts entail commitment to related ideas and practices to
the exclusion of others? This is the uncharted domain that Victoria
Hamilton explores in The Analyst's Preconscious. At the heart of
her endeavor is an imaginatively conceived empirical investigation
revolving around in-depth interviews with 65 leading analysts in
the United States and Britain. In these lively and free-ranging
discussions, the reader encounter firsthand the thoughtfulness with
which practitioners wrestle with the ambiguous relations between
various theoretical positions, whether or not their own, and the
exigencies of the therapeutic encounter. The result is a uniquely
detailed map of contemporary psychoanalysis. Hamilton documents the
existence of different analytic cultures, each shaped by a need to
maintain inner consistency among fundamental assumptions and also
by extratheoretical factors, including geography, collegial
experiences, and exposure to particular teachers and supervisors. A
major contribution to understanding the pluralism of contemporary
psychoanalysis, The Analyst's Preconscious is also a celebration of
the dedication and sensitivity with which contemporary analysts
seek to organize their therapeutic practices amidst the welter of
proliferating concepts and rival schools of thought. Coming at a
critical juncture in the history of the field, this work is
indispensable to all who care about psychoanalytic culture and
psychoanalytic practice, and especially about the analyst's
real-world adaptation to the theoretical turbulence of our time.
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