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The problems which the individual has to deal with in adolescence
are qualitatively different from those of childhood; they are
related in particular to the adolescent's reaction/responses to the
physical development of his/her sexual body and the changing
relationship to the parents and to the world in which he/she lives.
We have to take into account the revival of infantile conflicts and
the newly emerging sexual and aggressive urges and experiences,
both of which have to be integrated by the adolescent so that a new
equilibrium can be created. The adolescent finds himself in the
very difficult position of having to make all these readjustments
while he has to deal with the subsequent conflicts and anxieties.
The earlier passionate mixture of love and hatred that
characterizes the attachment and dependency on the parents must now
be renounced until the adolescent reaches a point at which it is
possible for him to confirm his own identity and find new love
relationships. These must neither be based too much on repetition
of previous early attachments, nor be entirely and exaggeratedly
opposed to them. It goes without saying that none of this can be
achieved without much upheaval and experimenting. The step from
adolescence to adulthood is complex and involves not only the
individual s emotional experience, but also the continuous input,
reactions from the world in which he/she lives. It is these
interactions that are described and discussed in this book."
This is the first book dedicated to the Contemporary Freudian
Tradition. In its introduction, and through its selection of
papers, it describes the development and rich diversity of this
tradition over recent decades, showing how theory and practice are
inseparable in the psychoanalytic treatment of children,
adolescents and adults. The book is organized around four major
concerns in the Contemporary Freudian Tradition: the nature of the
Unconscious and the ways that it manifests itself; the extension of
Freud's theories of development through the work of Anna Freud and
later theorists; the body and psychosexuality, including the
centrality of bodily experience as it is elaborated over time in
the life of the individual; and aggression. It also illustrates how
within the Tradition different exponents have been influenced by
psychoanalytic thinking outside it, whether from the Kleinian and
Independent Groups, or from French Freudian thinking. Throughout
the book there is strong emphasis on the clinical setting, in, for
example, the value of the Tradition's approach to the complex
interrelationship of body and mind in promoting a deeper
understanding of somatic symptoms and illnesses and working with
them. There are four papers on the subject of dreams within the
Contemporary Freudian Tradition, illustrating the continuing
importance accorded to dreams and dreaming in psychoanalytic
treatment. This is the only book that describes in detail the
family resemblances shared by those working psychoanalytically
within the richly diverse Contemporary Freudian Tradition. It
should appeal to anyone, from student onwards, who is interested in
the living tradition of Freud's work as understood by one of the
three major groups within British psychoanalysis.
This is the first book dedicated to the Contemporary Freudian
Tradition. In its introduction, and through its selection of
papers, it describes the development and rich diversity of this
tradition over recent decades, showing how theory and practice are
inseparable in the psychoanalytic treatment of children,
adolescents and adults. The book is organized around four major
concerns in the Contemporary Freudian Tradition: the nature of the
Unconscious and the ways that it manifests itself; the extension of
Freud's theories of development through the work of Anna Freud and
later theorists; the body and psychosexuality, including the
centrality of bodily experience as it is elaborated over time in
the life of the individual; and aggression. It also illustrates how
within the Tradition different exponents have been influenced by
psychoanalytic thinking outside it, whether from the Kleinian and
Independent Groups, or from French Freudian thinking. Throughout
the book there is strong emphasis on the clinical setting, in, for
example, the value of the Tradition's approach to the complex
interrelationship of body and mind in promoting a deeper
understanding of somatic symptoms and illnesses and working with
them. There are four papers on the subject of dreams within the
Contemporary Freudian Tradition, illustrating the continuing
importance accorded to dreams and dreaming in psychoanalytic
treatment. This is the only book that describes in detail the
family resemblances shared by those working psychoanalytically
within the richly diverse Contemporary Freudian Tradition. It
should appeal to anyone, from student onwards, who is interested in
the living tradition of Freud's work as understood by one of the
three major groups within British psychoanalysis.
The adolescent finds himself in the very difficult position of
having to make all these readjustments whilst he has to deal with
the subsequent conflicts and anxieties. The earlier passionate
mixture of love and hatred that characterizes the attachment and
dependency on the parents must now be renounced until the
adolescent reaches a point at which it is possible for him to
confirm his own identity and find new love relationships. These
must neither be based too much on repetition of previous early
attachments, nor be entirely and exaggeratedly opposed to them. It
goes without saying that none of this can be achieved without much
upheaval and experimenting. The step from adolescence to adulthood
is complex and involves not only the individual's emotional
experience, but also the continuous input, reactions from the world
in which he/she lives. It is these interactions that are described
and discussed in this book.
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