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In recent decades the relationship between psychoanalysis and
psychotherapy has been a focal point for debate about the
distinctiveness of analysis as a particular kind of therapeutic
enterprise. In Interpretation and Interaction, Jerome Oremland
invokes the interventions of "interpretation" and "interaction,"
rooted in the values of understanding and amelioration,
respectively, as a conceptual basis for reappraising these
important issues. In place of the commonly accepted triadic
division among psychoanalysis, exploratory psychotherapy, and
supportive psychotherapy, he proposes a new triad: psychoanalysis,
psychoanalytically-oriented psychotherapy, and interactive
psychotherapy. Anchoring his classification in what he terms the
"orientation of the therapy" rather than the "orientation of the
therapist," Oremland submits that analysis and
psychoanalytically-oriented psychotherapy strive systematically to
interpret the therapeutic interaction as expressed in the
transference. Interactive psychotherapy, on the other hand, uses
the transference selectively to ameliorate psychic stress.
Interpretation and Interaction is enriched by a concluding chapter
from Merton Gill, a preeminent authority on the therapeutic
process. Gill's critical appreciation of Oremland's proposals
amounts to an illuminating refinement of his own position on the
relationship between psychoanalysis and psychotherapy. Scholarly in
conception, thoughtful in tone, and pragmatic in yield,
Interpretation and Interaction is a clarifying addition to the
psychoanalytic theory of psychotherapy. It will have the practical
consequence, in Gill's words, of "aiding clinicians in retaining
their analytic identities and their analytic orientation across the
spectrum of their therapeutic work."
In recent decades the relationship between psychoanalysis and
psychotherapy has been a focal point for debate about the
distinctiveness of analysis as a particular kind of therapeutic
enterprise. In Interpretation and Interaction, Jerome Oremland
invokes the interventions of "interpretation" and "interaction,"
rooted in the values of understanding and amelioration,
respectively, as a conceptual basis for reappraising these
important issues. In place of the commonly accepted triadic
division among psychoanalysis, exploratory psychotherapy, and
supportive psychotherapy, he proposes a new triad: psychoanalysis,
psychoanalytically-oriented psychotherapy, and interactive
psychotherapy. Anchoring his classification in what he terms the
"orientation of the therapy" rather than the "orientation of the
therapist," Oremland submits that analysis and
psychoanalytically-oriented psychotherapy strive systematically to
interpret the therapeutic interaction as expressed in the
transference. Interactive psychotherapy, on the other hand, uses
the transference selectively to ameliorate psychic stress.
Interpretation and Interaction is enriched by a concluding chapter
from Merton Gill, a preeminent authority on the therapeutic
process. Gill's critical appreciation of Oremland's proposals
amounts to an illuminating refinement of his own position on the
relationship between psychoanalysis and psychotherapy. Scholarly in
conception, thoughtful in tone, and pragmatic in yield,
Interpretation and Interaction is a clarifying addition to the
psychoanalytic theory of psychotherapy. It will have the practical
consequence, in Gill's words, of "aiding clinicians in retaining
their analytic identities and their analytic orientation across the
spectrum of their therapeutic work."
The author provides glimpses of portals for discovering the wonders
of the human spirit. Spanning six decades, the book reveals the
excitement and personal fulfillment that comes from openness to
experiences. Moving from the cold, vast isolation of Wyoming's
ranching life, the author, through enduring realizations as a
perceptive world traveler, emerges as a sophisticated observer of
people, cultures, and aesthetics. His enthusiasm for the
adventurous aspects of life takes the reader through time and space
to some of the most enchanting places and exotic events in the
world. Adolescent experiencing of Wyoming of the 1930's emerges
into heart-warming stories about post-war Japan.
A brief look into the mind of a young psychiatrist alone and
frightened with a widely psychotic man blends with frightening
adventures in Communist Yugoslavia and the southern Jordanian
desert. A visit on the scaffolding in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel
during the restoration of Michelangelo's masterpiece interplays
with the richness of dance and temple life in Southeast Asia and a
princely wedding in India. In the volume the narratives become a
medley of serendipity, humor, telling pathos, the enjoyment of
difference, and a testimony to the gifts that human encounters
offer. The author's wonderment about events that happen takes him
on a brief exploration of the origins and the sense of the uncanny,
serendipity, and the awesomeness of spiritual experience.
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