Living Psychoanalysis: From Theory to Experience represents a decade
of work from one of today's leading psychoanalysts. Michael Parsons
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.
Living Psychoanalysis comprises four main sections:
Life and Death - asks what it means to be fully and creatively alive,
and introduces the concept of avant-coup
Sexuality, Narcissism and the Oedipus complex - develops fresh ways of
understanding these key concepts
How analysts listen - explores links between psychoanalytic listening
and the way artists look at the world, and introduces the concept of the
internal analytic setting
The Independent tradition in British psychoanalysis - considers the
theoretical foundations of Independent clinical technique, and discusses
from various perspectives the role of training in developing the
identity of analysts and analytic therapists
With fresh theoretical concepts and a focus on specific aspects of
clinical practice, Living Psychoanalysis: From Theory to Experience
will be a valuable resource for analysts, therapists and professionals
who wish to extend their vision of psychoanalysis. It will also be of
great interest to general readers concerned to deepen their
understanding of the links between culture and the mind.
