Full Description
First published in 1993. Within this classic volume can be heard the wise and compassionate voice of an analyst in constant motion, carefully and respectfully mapping new territories in the understanding of the human psyche. Dr. McDougall is vigilant in her attention to the ongoing dialogue between the patient's inner drama and her own internal world, not willing to stay planted safely in the realm of existing precepts, favoring instead a position of evolving creativity. At the center of this fascinating book stand Dr. McDougall's patients -those individuals labelled abnormal by some, but who, for the author, represent the most challenging encounters. Exploring such topics as The Sexual Scene and the Anonymous Spectator, Creation and Sexual Deviation, The Psychosoma and the Psychoanalytic Process, and Plea for a Measure of Abnormality, Dr. McDougall celebrates the wide range of human difference. In the author's words: This book contains a trajectory of reflection on the experience I have shared with my analysands over a period of years, for the psychoanalytic adventure, like a love affair, requires two people. At the foundation of her work, then, is the need to call into question again and again not only the psychoanalyst's skill, but her identity. This book reveals both the human and practical imperative behind that commitment.
Contents
Chapter 1 The Sexual Scene and the Anonymous Spectator; Chapter 2 The Primal Scene and the Perverse Scenario; Chapter 3 The Homosexual Dilemma: A Study of Female Homosexuality; Chapter 4 Masturbation and the Hermaphroditic Ideal; Chapter 5 Creation and Sexual Deviation; Chapter 6 The Anti-Analysand In Analysis; Chapter 7 Countertransference and Primitive Communication; Chapter 8 Narcissus in Search of a Reflection; Chapter 9 The Psychosoma and the Psychoanalytic Process; Chapter 10 The Body and Language and the Language of the Body; Chapter 11 Psychic Pain and the Psychosoma; Chapter 12 Three Heads and Three Bodies; Chapter 13 Plea for a Measure of Abnormality;
