The Oedipus Complex Today

Author : Ronald Britton
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429921608
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Oedipus Complex Today written by Ronald Britton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-03-26 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of papers focusing on the Kleinian conception of the Oedipus complex, how this is now understood, and what effect it has had on clinical practice. The papers by the authors which form the greater part of The Oedipus Complex Today were originally given at the Melanie Klein Conference on the Oedipus Complex in September 1987 at University College, London. The conference, jointly organized by Professor J. Sandler of the Psychoanalysis Unit at University College and Mrs. Ruth Riesenberg-Malcolm on behalf of the Melanie Klein Trust, was considered such a successful statement of modern Kleinian views on the subject that the Trust has decided to present the papers in book form, together with an expanded version of the introduction by Dr Hanna Segal, and also a reprint of Melanie Klein's 1945 paper 'The Oedipus Complex in the Light of Early Anxieties'.The three papers, writes Dr Segal, 'are based on central concepts first put forward by Mrs Klein.

Author : Ronald Britton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780429482601
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Oedipus Complex Today written by Ronald Britton and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A collection of papers focusing on the Kleinian conception of the Oedipus complex, how this is now understood, and what effect it has had on clinical practice.The papers by Ronald Britton, Michael Feldman and Edna O'Shaughnessy which form the greater part of The Oedipus Complex Today were originally given at the Melanie Klein Conference on the Oedipus Complex in September 1987 at University College, London. The conference, jointly organized by Professor J. Sandler of the Psychoanalysis Unit at University College and Mrs. Ruth Riesenberg-Malcolm on behalf of the Melanie Klein Trust, was considered such a successful statement of modern Kleinian views on the subject that the Trust has decided to present the papers in book form, together with an expanded version of the introduction by Dr Hanna Segal, and also a reprint of Melanie Klein's 1945 paper 'The Oedipus Complex in the Light of Early Anxieties'.The three papers, writes Dr Segal, 'are based on central concepts first put forward by Mrs Klein. They show, however a considerable development and elaboration of her basic ideas. For instance, though Mrs Klein established the existence of primitive and psychotic forms of the Oedipus Complex, the chapters presented show how much work has been done in studying those early phenomena clinically. They also show a considerable advance in understanding the effect of those early processes and phantasies on such mental functions as perception and thinking.'All the chapters are also concerned with technique, and it is in this area that developments since Mrs Klein are possibly most striking. They are concerned with the effect of primitive acting in the psychoanalytic session. They describe the constant pressure on the analyst to play a role in the primitive Oedipal drama and the potentially disruptive effects on the analyst's own thinking. In psychoanalysis, theory and technique are closely interrelated. It is the clinical and technical challenge that leads the psychoanalyst to modify and refine his theoretical framework, and this is the way psychoanalytic theory grows. I think the chapters presented here are evidence of the continuing vitality and development of Freud's and Klein's ideas.'"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Robert Young
Publisher : Totem Books
ISBN 13 : 9781840462746
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Oedipus Complex written by Robert Young and published by Totem Books. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story is famous; its interpretation unsettling and controversial. It has retained its power to shock and is today, albeit in an adapted form, a recurrent tool for therapy.

Author : Rhona M. Fear
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429921594
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Oedipus Complex written by Rhona M. Fear and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-05-08 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses upon theories of the Oedipus complex beginning with the theory that Freud gradually developed, starting with his recognition that it is "an integral constituent of the neuroses". It explores the main theories of the Oedipus complex in accessible languages.

Author : Dietmar Seel
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429916701
Total Pages : 139 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Oedipus and the Oedipus Complex written by Dietmar Seel and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-03-26 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In contemporary psychoanalytic thought, Freud's concept of the Oedipus complex is inclined to overshadow the interpretation of the myths surrounding Oedipus. The authors counter this situation by reversing it, utilizing the Oedipus myths to interpret the Oedipus complex. In so doing they expose it as a sheer cover story. They unmask the Oedipus complex, revealing it to be a drama staged not by Oedipus but by Jocasta, the mother, and Laius, the father. For neither Sophocles' drama nor the Oedipus myths give any indication that Oedipus is enamoured of Jocasta and born with the intention of killing his father Laius. What the myths do mention are Jocaste's passion for Oedipus whom she loves more than his father and Laius' desire to eliminate Oedipus as his rival from birth. Freud neglected these aspects of the Oedipal myths. In uncovering them the authors come to the conclusion that Oedipus did not have an Oedipus complex.

Author : Rosine Jozef Perelberg
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131752750X
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Murdered Father, Dead Father written by Rosine Jozef Perelberg and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-10-23 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Murdered Father, Dead Father: Revisiting the Oedipus Complex examines the progressive construction of the notion of paternal function and its central relevance in psychoanalysis. The distinction between the murdered (narcissistic) father and the dead father is seen as providing a paradigm for the understanding of different types of psychopathologies, as well as works of literature, anthropology and historical events. New concepts are introduced, such as "a father is being beaten", and a distinction between the descriptive après coup and the dynamic après coup that provides a model for a psychoanalytic understanding of temporality. The book includes a reflection on how the concepts of the death instinct and the negative, in their connection with that which is at the limits of representability, are an aid to an understanding of Auschwitz, a moment of rupture in European culture that the author characterizes as " the murder of the dead father". Perelberg’s book is an important clinical and intellectual marker, and will be required reading for psychoanalysts, psychotherapists, anthropologists, and historians, as well as students in all these disciplines.

Author : Seymour Keitlen
Publisher : Virtualbookworm Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781589395107
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Oedipus Complex written by Seymour Keitlen and published by Virtualbookworm Publishing. This book was released on 2003-11 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This small text is a study of the Oedipus Complex in the work of Sigmund Freud, creator of psychoanalysis. The Oedipus Complex is a theory about the mental life of the child. Briefly summarized, it postulates that in early childhood between the ages of two to six, the child develops two emotional ties with its parents, a tie that is purely affectionate with the parent of the opposite sex and a hostile tie to the parent of the same sex, who is perceived as a rival. At the end of his career, Freud made the dramatic statement: "if psychoanalysis could not claim any other achievement beside the discovery of the repressed Oedipus Complex, this alone would give it the right to a place among the new and precious conquests of humanity."

Author : Various
Publisher : Wolfenden Press
ISBN 13 : 9781447431053
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Oedipus Complex - A Selection of Classic Articles on Sigmund Freud's Psychoanalytical Theory written by Various and published by Wolfenden Press. This book was released on 2011-10 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience. Carefully selecting the best articles from our collection we have compiled a series of historical and informative publications on the subject of psychology. The titles in this range include "The Psychology of Nervous Disorders" "Paranoia and Psychoanalysis" "The Psychological Treatment of Children" and many more. Each publication has been professionally curated and includes all details on the original source material. This particular instalment, "The Oedipus Complex" contains information on psychoanalysis. It is intended to illustrate aspects of the Oedipus complex and serves as a guide for anyone wishing to obtain a general knowledge of the subject and understand the field in its historical context. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Author : Rob Weatherill
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1315532476
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Anti-Oedipus Complex written by Rob Weatherill and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-02-17 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Anti-Oedipus Complex critically explores the post ‘68 dramatic developments in Freudo-Lacanian psychoanalysis and cultural theory. Beginning with the decline of patriarchy and the master, exemplified by Freud’s paean for the Father, the revolutionary path was blown wide open by anti-psychiatry, schizoanalysis and radical politics, the complex antimonies of which are traced here in detail with the help of philosophers, such as Nietzsche, Baudrillard, Levinas, Steiner, Žižek, Badiou, Derrida and Girard, as well as theologians, analysts, writers, musicians and film makers. In this book, Rob Weatherill, starting from the clinic, considers the end of hierarchies, the loss of the Other, new subjectivities, so-called ‘creative destruction’, the power of negative thinking, revolutionary action, divine violence and new forms of extreme control. The book raises the following questions: Does the engagement of the Radical Orthodoxy movement offer some hope? Or should we re-situate psychoanalysis within a ‘genealogy of responsibility’ (Patočka / Derrida) as it emerges out of the sacred demonic, via Plato and Christianity? The Anti-Oedipus Complex will be of interest to psychoanalysts, psychotherapists, counsellors, social workers and scholars in critical theory, philosophy, cultural theory, literary theory and theology.

Author : Nancy Kulish
Publisher : Jason Aronson, Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 146163637X
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Story of Her Own written by Nancy Kulish and published by Jason Aronson, Incorporated. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Story of Her Own reviews and evaluates existing psychoanalytic theories about the 'female oedipal complex,' from early theories by Freud to contemporary writings from many theoretical frameworks. Important aspects of the female triangular complex are examined in detail: entry into the triangular phase; dynamics and conflicts of the phase, such as separation from mother, sexuality, competition, and typical defenses; guilt and superego; and the role of the female body. Specific treatment issues related to these experiences are addressed, including gender-related transferences and countertransferences.