On Freud's "The Question of Lay Analysis": Contemporary Freudian Turning Points and Critical Issues

Synopsis

The questions of what psychoanalysis is, and does, and who can and should practice it, remains key within the modern profession. Has the invaluable material packed into Freud’s The Question of Lay Analysis (1926) been underestimated by contemporary psychoanalysis? This book explores how the issues raised in this paper can continue to impact contemporary Freudian theory and practice. The chapters examine why the arguably litigious nature of the paper might be contributing to its neglect and underestimation. The editors of this book put forth a hypothesis: is there an underlying, still unrecognized, but heartrending factor underlying the century-old quarrel between "lay analysts" and what might be described as medically or psychiatrically trained analysts? They then brought together a selection of major contemporary psychoanalytic thinkers from around the world to attempt to bridge the seemingly unbridgeable gap between medical and non-medical analysis, using The Question of Lay Analysis as a central pivot. The work of the key figure, in social and historic terms, on this issue, Theodor Reik, is also duly honoured. On Freud’s "The Question of Lay Analysis" will be of great interest to all psychoanalysts and psychoanalytic psychotherapists.

Copyright:

2019

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

300 Pages

ISBN-13:

9780429664922

Related ISBNs:

9780367075088, 9780429021091, 9781782206293

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

09/10/23

Copyrighted By:

selection and editorial matter, Paulo Cesar Sandler and Gley Pacheco Costa

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

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No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Psychology

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Bookshare Staff

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This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Paulo Cesar Sandler

Edited by:

Gley Pacheco Costa