{"product_id":"a-psychoanalytic-understanding-of-trauma-9781032254425","title":"A Psychoanalytic Understanding of Trauma","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Psychoanalytic Understanding of Trauma\u003c\/em\u003e presents a theory of the nature of trauma and post-traumatic mental functioning based on the concept of the zero process'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoseph Fernando presents a novel, comprehensive, and clinically useful theory of trauma. The author first presents theories of trauma and describes the zero process, related to the breakdown of various ego functions, such as memory and integration, during trauma. Rather than replacing Freud's ideas of the primary process and repression, Fernando expands on the idea of the mind to include both types of functioning, identifies how they can be differentiated, and examines the different therapeutic techniques they require. He also considers how trauma impacts the construction of reality, the role of human development, the relation of trauma and borderline disorders, and the development of therapeutic technique. Through the unique illustration and narration of cases of three patients, Fernando presents conceptua\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Dr. Fernando is an exciting psychoanalytic thinker and contemporary ego psychologist, whose creativity, riveting clinical acumen and scholarship show especially in the presentation of his new concept, \"zero process\" in illumination of how a traumatized person’s mind functions. This work is fresh and brilliantly helpful to everyday practice.\" - \u003cb\u003eRosemary Balsam M.D.\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eYale Medical School; Western New England Institute for Psychoanalysis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With a deft blending of the modern conflict theory of psychoanalysis with advanced studies of psychic trauma, the perspective of drives, and the work of Bion and contemporary French contributors, Joseph Fernando offers us an expanded and deepened view of the traumatized mind. An original contribution in this setting is his concept of the 'zero process' denoting the mental functioning left over after the ordinary construction of reality is shattered. Providing ample clinical illustrations, he lucidly presents the explicatory and therapeutic value of such conceptualization. This is an important book and deserves our serious attention.\" - \u003cb\u003eSalman Akhtar, M.D.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eProfessor of Psychiatry, Jefferson Medical College Training and Supervising Analyst, Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With his zero process theory, Joseph Fernando develops a unique psychoanalytic theory of trauma based on Freud's concepts and theories. With his theoretical approach and his detailed clinical descriptions of post-traumatic memories, symptoms, and disorders, he opens up a deeper understanding of how the traumatic mind works. He succeeds in shedding new light on hitherto inadequately understood traumatic phenomena, thus providing new directions for their therapeutic treatment. Fernando's book is an outstanding theoretical and clinically convincing contribution to the field of trauma research.\" - \u003cb\u003eWerner Bohleber, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003ePsychoanalyst, Former Editor of the German Psychoanalytic Journal PSYCHE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There are many ideas in this new book that I totally subscribe to; others that, unsurprisingly, I would formulate differently. What really matters, however, is that the ideas contained here are at once bold, rational, thought-provoking, and clinically useful. Joseph Fernando’s work in general, and this book in particular, demonstrate something of great importance to me: that metapsychology is alive and kicking; that it is a field open to revision and to new and original contributions; that it is inseparable from – and vital for – clinical thinking in psychoanalysis.\" - \u003cb\u003eDominique Scarfone,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eTraining and supervising analyst at the Canadian Psychoanalytic Society and Institute\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSeries Editor’s Foreword by Gabriela Legorreta\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePreface\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1 \u003cb\u003eThe Traumatic Process\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLack of preparedness, and being overwhelmed \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTriggers, repetitions, and conversion symptoms\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRepression, dissociation, and ego shut down\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFixation to trauma\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOverwhelming from outside versus overwhelming from inside\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Trauma, the Zero Process, and the Construction of Reality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTraumatic memories and the construction of reality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe zero process, the primary process, and the secondary process\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome applications: mourning, intergenerational transmission of trauma, and internal objects\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA trip down memory lane\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3 The Zero Process Drive and Zero Process Defenses\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe zero process drive\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRepression\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDissociation \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZero process denial and temporal shifting\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDissociative identity disorder and splitting of the identity \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4 The Relation of Borderline Disorders to Trauma\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe zero process, the primary process, and the secondary process revisited\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDynamics, deficits, and development in borderline disorders\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRepression, Internalization, and trauma\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProjective identification, identification with the aggressor, and splitting of the identity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5 Therapeutic Technique in Analyzing Post-Traumatic States\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eApproaching the zero process \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe relation of the analysis of the zero process to the analysis of other phenomena\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe central post-traumatic complex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlossary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018927898967,"sku":"9781032254425","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032254425.jpg?v=1750778697","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-psychoanalytic-understanding-of-trauma-9781032254425","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}