{"product_id":"living-psychoanalysis-9780415626477","title":"Living Psychoanalysis","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLiving Psychoanalysis: From Theory to Experience\u003c\/em\u003e represents a decade of work from one of today''s leading psychoanalysts. \u003cb\u003eMichael Parsons\u003c\/b\u003e brings to life clinical psychoanalysis and its theoretical foundations, offering new developments in analytic theory and vivid examples of work in the consulting room. The book also explores connections between psychoanalysis, art and literature, showing how psychoanalytic insights can enrich our lives far beyond the clinical situation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiving Psychoanalysis comprises four main sections: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eLife and Death  asks what it means to be fully and creatively alive, and introduces the concept of \u003ci\u003eavant-coup\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eSexuality, Narcissism and the Oedipus complex  develops fresh ways of understanding these key concepts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow analysts listen  explores links between psychoanalytic listening and the way artists look at the world, and introduces the concept of the inte\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The language of the Independent tradition in British psychoanalysis, carried by Donald Winnicott, Marion Milner, Nina Coltart and many others, has always been non-dogmatic, lyrically tentative, close to the heart of the life of being an analyst. Like a deep, familiar drum the voice of Michael Parsons speaks from within that tradition. He ranges widely and deeply from clinical issues to theoretical axioms, to works of art and literature, and further afield, always remaining close to experience. Independent thinking lives on in this profound and creative work.\" – \u003cstrong\u003eChristopher Bollas, psychoanalyst.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The psychoanalyst Donald Winnicott noticed that a regular outcome of psychoanalytic treatment was an enhanced sense of being alive. And he came to think this ought to be an aim of psychoanalysis: to help analsands recover their own lost sense of vibrancy. In \u003ci\u003eLiving Psychoanalysis, \u003c\/i\u003eMichael Parsons takes up this idea with nuance, sensitivity and rich clinical detail. He shows us how crucial it is for human life itself that we be able to \u003ci\u003ecelebrate\u003c\/i\u003e life via our capacity for feeling alive.\" \u003cstrong\u003e- Jonathan Lear, The University of Chicago.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"BBC Radio 4 has a book programme called ‘A Good Read’.\u003c\/em\u003e Living Psychoanalysis \u003cem\u003eis a good read. Michael Parsons has an ear for the English language. He writes about difficult concepts, for example, Après-coup, Remè\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003emoration, Avant-coup, with clarity. A clarity that enables the reader to think about the concepts them-selves rather than first ‘hunt for the verb’, an activity which happens too often in analytic writing.\"\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e– Dorothy Girouard, British Psychotherapy Foundation for the \u003cem\u003eBritish Journal of Psychotherapy \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Michael Parsons’ Living Psychoanalysis ranges widely, from theories about technique to a consideration of concepts including narcissism, sexuality and perversion and oedipal disidentification, to regression, to psychic growth and psychic fixedness, to listening and countertransference, and far more. What is most notable about the book, however, is not so much its breadth as its depth. Rooted in the tradition of Independent psychoanalysis, it offers a compelling view of what it can mean to be creatively alive.\" \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e– \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eRenee Darniger,\u003cem\u003e The International Journal of Psychoanalysis\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The language of the Independent tradition in British psychoanalysis, carried by Donald Winnicott, Marion Milner, Nina Coltart and many others, has always been non-dogmatic, lyrically tentative, close to the heart of the life of being an analyst. Like a deep, familiar drum the voice of Michael Parsons speaks from within that tradition. He ranges widely and deeply from clinical issues to theoretical axioms, to works of art and literature, and further afield, always remaining close to experience. Independent thinking lives on in this profound and creative work.\"\u003c\/em\u003e – \u003cstrong\u003eChristopher Bollas, psychoanalyst.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The psychoanalyst Donald Winnicott noticed that a regular outcome of psychoanalytic treatment was an enhanced sense of being alive. And he came to think this ought to be an aim of psychoanalysis: to help analsands recover their own lost sense of vibrancy. In\u003c\/em\u003e Living Psychoanalysis\u003cem\u003e, Michael Parsons takes up this idea with nuance, sensitivity and rich clinical detail. He shows us how crucial it is for human life itself that we be able to celebrate life via our capacity for feeling alive.\"\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e- Jonathan Lear, The University of Chicago.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction. \u003cb\u003ePart 1: Between Death and the Primal Scene.\u003c\/b\u003eKeeping Death Alive. Why Did Orpheus Look Back? \u003ci\u003eAprès-Coup, Avant-Coup. \u003c\/i\u003eAppendix: More About Memory. In Defence of the Uncanny. \u003cb\u003ePart 2: Concepts on the Move. \u003c\/b\u003eSexuality and Perversion: Discovering What Freud Discovered. Oedipal Disidentification: A\u003ci\u003eu Nom Du Fils, Au Nom De La Fille.\u003c\/i\u003eNarcissism as Prison, Narcissism as Springboard: A Reading of Sophocles’ \u003ci\u003eAjax. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3: The Activity of Listening. \u003c\/b\u003eListening Out, Listening In, Looking Out, Looking In. The Analyst’s Countertransference to the Psychoanalytic Process .Raiding the Inarticulate: Internal Setting, Beyond Countertransference. Part 4: Clinical Practice Taking Shape. What Does Interpretation Put Into Words? An Independent Theory of Clinical Technique. Forming an Identity: Reflections on Psychoanalytic Training.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018174759255,"sku":"9780415626477","price":42.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415626477.jpg?v=1750775892","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/living-psychoanalysis-9780415626477","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}