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Looks at effects of contemporary political and social system on
psychology and psychotherapy * Puts forward ideas for advancing
theory and clinical practice which counteract harmful effects of
societal influences * Contains contributions from a distinguished
international range of contributors
Looks at effects of contemporary political and social system on
psychology and psychotherapy * Puts forward ideas for advancing
theory and clinical practice which counteract harmful effects of
societal influences * Contains contributions from a distinguished
international range of contributors
This timely collection asks the reader to consider how society's
modern notion of humans as rational, isolated individuals has
contributed to psychological and social problems and oppressive
power structures. Experts from a range of disciplines offer a
complex understanding of how humans are shaped by history,
tradition, and institutions. Drawing upon the work of Lacan, Fanon,
and Foucault, this text examines cultural memory, modern ideas of
race and gender, the roles of symbolism and mythology, and
neoliberalism's impact on psychology. Through clinical vignettes
and suggested applications, it demonstrates significant
alternatives to the isolated individualism of Western philosophy
and psychology. This interdisciplinary volume is essential reading
for clinicians and anyone looking to augment their understanding of
how human beings are shaped by the societies they inhabit.
Unconscious Incarnations considers the status of the body in
psychoanalytic theory and practice, bringing Freud and Lacan into
conversation with continental philosophy to explore the
heterogeneity of embodied life. By doing so, the body is no longer
merely an object of scientific inquiry but also a lived body, a
source of excessive intuition and affectivity, and a raw animality
distinct from mere materiality. The contributors to this volume
consist of philosophers, psychoanalytic scholars, and practitioners
whose interdisciplinary explorations reformulate traditional
psychoanalytic concepts such as trauma, healing, desire,
subjectivity, and the unconscious. Collectively, they build toward
the conclusion that phenomenologies of embodiment move
psychoanalytic theory and practice away from representationalist
models and toward an incarnational approach to psychic life. Under
such a carnal horizon, trauma manifests as wounds and scars,
therapy as touch, subjectivity as bodily boundedness, and the
unconscious 'real' as an excessive remainder of flesh. Unconscious
incarnations signal events where the unsignifiable appears among
signifiers, the invisible within the visible, and absence within
presence. In sum: where the flesh becomes word and the word retains
its flesh. Unconscious Incarnations seeks to evoke this
incarnational approach in order to break through tacit taboos
toward the body in psychology and psychoanalysis. This
interdisciplinary work will appeal greatly to psychoanalysts and
psychoanalytic psychotherapists as well as philosophy scholars and
clinical psychologists.
Memories and Monsters explores the nature of the monstrous or
uncanny, and the way psychological trauma relates to memory and
narration. This interdisciplinary book works on the borderland
between psychology and philosophy, drawing from scholars in both
fields who have helped mould the bourgeoning field of relational
psychoanalysis and phenomenological and existential psychology. The
editors have sought out contributions to this field that speak to
the pressing question: how are we to attend to and contend with our
monsters? The authors in this volume examine the ways in which we
might best relate to our monsters, and how the legacies of ancient
traumas and anxieties continue to affect our current stories,
memories and everyday practices. Covering such manifestations of
the monstrous as racism, crimes against humanity, trauma as
portrayed in music and art, and the Holocaust, this book explores
the impact the uncanny has on our individual and collective
psyches. By focusing on a very specific theme, and one that excites
the imagination, Memories and Monsters stokes the flames of an
important current movement in relational psychoanalysis. It will
appeal to psychoanalysts and psychoanalytic psychotherapists, as
well as professionals in psychology and graduate school students
and tutors in the fields of both psychology and philosophy.
Memories and Monsters explores the nature of the monstrous or
uncanny, and the way psychological trauma relates to memory and
narration. This interdisciplinary book works on the borderland
between psychology and philosophy, drawing from scholars in both
fields who have helped mould the bourgeoning field of relational
psychoanalysis and phenomenological and existential psychology. The
editors have sought out contributions to this field that speak to
the pressing question: how are we to attend to and contend with our
monsters? The authors in this volume examine the ways in which we
might best relate to our monsters, and how the legacies of ancient
traumas and anxieties continue to affect our current stories,
memories and everyday practices. Covering such manifestations of
the monstrous as racism, crimes against humanity, trauma as
portrayed in music and art, and the Holocaust, this book explores
the impact the uncanny has on our individual and collective
psyches. By focusing on a very specific theme, and one that excites
the imagination, Memories and Monsters stokes the flames of an
important current movement in relational psychoanalysis. It will
appeal to psychoanalysts and psychoanalytic psychotherapists, as
well as professionals in psychology and graduate school students
and tutors in the fields of both psychology and philosophy.
This timely collection asks the reader to consider how society's
modern notion of humans as rational, isolated individuals has
contributed to psychological and social problems and oppressive
power structures. Experts from a range of disciplines offer a
complex understanding of how humans are shaped by history,
tradition, and institutions. Drawing upon the work of Lacan, Fanon,
and Foucault, this text examines cultural memory, modern ideas of
race and gender, the roles of symbolism and mythology, and
neoliberalism's impact on psychology. Through clinical vignettes
and suggested applications, it demonstrates significant
alternatives to the isolated individualism of Western philosophy
and psychology. This interdisciplinary volume is essential reading
for clinicians and anyone looking to augment their understanding of
how human beings are shaped by the societies they inhabit.
Unconscious Incarnations considers the status of the body in
psychoanalytic theory and practice, bringing Freud and Lacan into
conversation with continental philosophy to explore the
heterogeneity of embodied life. By doing so, the body is no longer
merely an object of scientific inquiry but also a lived body, a
source of excessive intuition and affectivity, and a raw animality
distinct from mere materiality. The contributors to this volume
consist of philosophers, psychoanalytic scholars, and practitioners
whose interdisciplinary explorations reformulate traditional
psychoanalytic concepts such as trauma, healing, desire,
subjectivity, and the unconscious. Collectively, they build toward
the conclusion that phenomenologies of embodiment move
psychoanalytic theory and practice away from representationalist
models and toward an incarnational approach to psychic life. Under
such a carnal horizon, trauma manifests as wounds and scars,
therapy as touch, subjectivity as bodily boundedness, and the
unconscious 'real' as an excessive remainder of flesh. Unconscious
incarnations signal events where the unsignifiable appears among
signifiers, the invisible within the visible, and absence within
presence. In sum: where the flesh becomes word and the word retains
its flesh. Unconscious Incarnations seeks to evoke this
incarnational approach in order to break through tacit taboos
toward the body in psychology and psychoanalysis. This
interdisciplinary work will appeal greatly to psychoanalysts and
psychoanalytic psychotherapists as well as philosophy scholars and
clinical psychologists.
The laugh out-loud humor is captivating. The true recounts go in
rapid succession, from one hilarious story to the next. The
backdrop of this book is a shy skinny kid growing up in small
towns. From kid to adulthood is non-stop hilarity. It immediately
grabs you with the first story. There is something for everyone in
this book. David M. Goodman includes five of his fictional stories.
There is a reason he chose 'lower-case letters' for the title "dirt
road....old farmhouse." The book stands alone to share Humor and
Inspiration with, readers of all ages. If you don't want to laugh,
this is the wrong book
Ana MarĂa Rizzuto’s groundbreaking explorations of the formation
of God representations in early childhood and their elaboration
throughout the life cycle have made their mark, enriching the
practice of psychoanalysis and psychotherapy as well as scholarship
within the psychoanalytic study of religion. Assessing Rizzuto’s
legacy on the thirty-fifth anniversary of the publication of The
Birth of the Living God, contributors to this international
collection of essays confirm the significance of Rizzuto’s
contributions to psychoanalytic theories of religious experience.
They also underscore Rizzuto’s most important contribution to
clinical practice: rather than assert that psychoanalysis is
incompatible with religious beliefs and practices or with spiritual
concerns that patients may bring to a therapeutic context, Rizzuto
makes room for the coexistence of psychoanalysis and religion in
the therapeutic setting. Accompanied by illuminating commentaries
by Rizzuto, the essays in this volume address a range of topics:
developmental processes associated with God representations,
psychotherapeutic treatment models informed by Rizzuto’s theory,
the practice of psychotherapy in contexts shaped by Eastern
religious traditions, monstrous referents in God representations,
and the psychoanalysis of religion in light of the new atheism.
Demonstrating how Rizzuto’s work has enhanced connections within
and among psychoanalytic theories of religion, established pathways
for new developments in psychotherapy, and facilitated
interdisciplinary conversations, this volume showcases the
compelling power of Rizzuto’s work and its ongoing influence.
Ana-Maria Rizzuto's groundbreaking explorations of the formation of
God representations in early childhood and their elaboration
throughout the life cycle have made their mark, enriching the
practice of psychoanalysis and psychotherapy, as well as
scholarship within the psychoanalytic study of religion.
Accompanied by illuminating commentaries by Rizzuto, the authors of
this edited collectione essays in this volume underscore Rizzuto's
most important contribution to clinical practice: rather than
assert that psychoanalysis is incompatible with religious beliefs
and practices or with spiritual concerns that patients may bring to
a therapeutic context, Rizzuto makes room for the coexistence of
psychoanalysis and religion in the therapeutic setting.
Demonstrating how Rizzuto's work has enhanced connections within
and among psychoanalytic theories of religion, established pathways
for new developments in psychotherapy, and facilitated
interdisciplinary conversations, this volume showcases the
compelling power of Rizzuto's work and its ongoing influence.
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