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Idiomatic Expressions and Somatic Experience in Psychoanalysis
examines how verbal and non-verbal language is used in the
consulting room, and how those different modes of communication
interact to provide a more comprehensive picture of the patient's
relational world. It is the product of a comprehensive research
project exploring the affinity between idiomatic expressions and
somatic behaviors and symptoms. Idiomatic expressions are viewed as
bridging the gap between somatic sensations and mental experiences.
Ravit Raufman deals with one of the fundamental aspects in human
life- the way our behavior is governed by unconscious primary
experiences, suggesting methods by which to decipher patient
behaviors that are apparently detached and unreasonable. The first
part presents case studies of people who enact and revive verbal
idiomatic expressions through their behavior. The second describes
how therapists use non-verbal mechanisms, operating in their own
minds, to understand their patients' inner lives. Based on
relational and inter-subjective approaches in psychoanalysis, the
case studies illustrate the various ways in which the therapist's
subjective experience is "objectively" used to learn about
patients' subjective relational experience, so as to verbally
formulate experiences that are pre-verbal. Raufman combines
Freudian ideas regarding the affinity between somatic symptoms and
verbal expressions, with a contemporary relational perspective. The
book combines scientific findings with a narrative style, including
life-stories of various individuals, as well as a description of
the therapist's own subjective experience. This book will appeal to
clinical psychologists and psychoanalytic psychotherapists as well
as anyone interested in understanding human psyche and behavior.
The book combines two main perspectives: the study of the social
unconscious and the study of fairy tales. Examining different
versions of fairy tales told by different ethnic communities
teaches us about the relations between universal and local/cultural
aspects of the social unconscious. Exploring the unique status of
fairy tales as located on the border line between concrete/somatic
and abstract/linguistic realms sheds light on different levels of
the human mind. The book focuses on a specific phenomenon common in
fairy tales: a realization of idiomatic expressions - a phenomenon
in which an abstract/mental idea is hidden behind a concrete event
embedded in the plot. Deciphering the abstract idea out of the
pictorial world of the fairy tale enables to understand the stories
in a way which is not available otherwise. The book suggests
interdisciplinary examination, reminding us the rich, deep messages
hidden in fairy tales, and connecting us to early developments in
the field of psychoanalysis, by suggesting new interpretation to
old, ancient material.
Idiomatic Expressions and Somatic Experience in Psychoanalysis
examines how verbal and non-verbal language is used in the
consulting room, and how those different modes of communication
interact to provide a more comprehensive picture of the patient's
relational world. It is the product of a comprehensive research
project exploring the affinity between idiomatic expressions and
somatic behaviors and symptoms. Idiomatic expressions are viewed as
bridging the gap between somatic sensations and mental experiences.
Ravit Raufman deals with one of the fundamental aspects in human
life- the way our behavior is governed by unconscious primary
experiences, suggesting methods by which to decipher patient
behaviors that are apparently detached and unreasonable. The first
part presents case studies of people who enact and revive verbal
idiomatic expressions through their behavior. The second describes
how therapists use non-verbal mechanisms, operating in their own
minds, to understand their patients' inner lives. Based on
relational and inter-subjective approaches in psychoanalysis, the
case studies illustrate the various ways in which the therapist's
subjective experience is "objectively" used to learn about
patients' subjective relational experience, so as to verbally
formulate experiences that are pre-verbal. Raufman combines
Freudian ideas regarding the affinity between somatic symptoms and
verbal expressions, with a contemporary relational perspective. The
book combines scientific findings with a narrative style, including
life-stories of various individuals, as well as a description of
the therapist's own subjective experience. This book will appeal to
clinical psychologists and psychoanalytic psychotherapists as well
as anyone interested in understanding human psyche and behavior.
The book combines two main perspectives: the study of the social
unconscious and the study of fairy tales. Examining different
versions of fairy tales told by different ethnic communities
teaches us about the relations between universal and local/cultural
aspects of the social unconscious. Exploring the unique status of
fairy tales as located on the border line between concrete/somatic
and abstract/linguistic realms sheds light on different levels of
the human mind. The book focuses on a specific phenomenon common in
fairy tales: a realization of idiomatic expressions - a phenomenon
in which an abstract/mental idea is hidden behind a concrete event
embedded in the plot. Deciphering the abstract idea out of the
pictorial world of the fairy tale enables to understand the stories
in a way which is not available otherwise. The book suggests
interdisciplinary examination, reminding us the rich, deep messages
hidden in fairy tales, and connecting us to early developments in
the field of psychoanalysis, by suggesting new interpretation to
old, ancient material.
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