
On Freud's "Constructions in Analysis"
Georges Pragier(Co-Author)
Karnac Books (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 31. December 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
220 pages
978-1-85575-706-6 (ISBN)
Description
In Constructions in Analysis Freud introduces the notion of constructions, different from interpretation, and considers it necessary - under certain conditions - to reconstruct a part of the infantile history of the subject. The difference between construction and reconstruction as well as which should be the limit of the intervention of the analyst in order to avoid a proposal far removed from the patient discourse, are a part of present debates on this subject. The editors, together with the contributors to this volume, accepted the challenge to consider Freudian ideas and its implications nowadays.
Reviews / Votes
Contributors: David Bell, Michele Bertrand, Harold P. Blum, Thierry Bokanowski, Stefano Bolognini, Jorge Canestri, Elias Mallet da Rocha Barros, Elizabeth Lima da Rocha Barros, Abel Fainstein, Howard B. Levine, Sergio Lewkowicz, Georges Pragier, Jacques Press, Mikael SundenThe authors, from different regions of the International Psychoanalytical Association, address the intriguing questions that this fundamental paper implies, such as: Interpret? Construct? Deconstruct? Re-construct? On that very general basis, how are we to differentiate between interpretation and construction? From a technical point of view, should the one be contrasted with the other? Does construction not also imply de-construction, with the subsequent need to reconstruct? What role does the counter-transference play in the work of construction? This volume shows the importance and complexity of this concept for psychoanalytic thought. 'This book is another remarkable contribution to the process of assessing Freuds seminal ideas from a contemporary perspective. The editors and the authors succeed in offering to the reader a comprehensive overview, departing from different theoretical points of view, of one of Freuds most challenging concepts: constructions in analysis. Once again, eighty years after Freud's original paper, this book demonstrates the usefulness of Freud's concept and the different ways it can be seen and used. The reader will be able to get a really contemporary flavour of it, which makes the reading of this book a rewarding and stimulating experience.'- Claudio Laks Eizirik, former president of the International Psychoanalytical AssociationMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Academic and Professional Practice & Development
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
326 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85575-706-6 (9781855757066)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions

Sergio Lewkowicz | Thierry Bokanowski | Georges Pragier
On Freud's Constructions in Analysis
E-Book
06/2020
1st Edition
Routledge
€52.49
Available for download

Georges Pragier | Thierry Bokanowski | Sergio Lewkowicz
On Freud's Constructions in Analysis
E-Book
06/2020
1st Edition
Routledge
€52.49
Available for download

Georges Pragier | Thierry Bokanowski | Sergio Lewkowicz
On Freud's Constructions in Analysis
Book
07/2019
1st Edition
Routledge
€167.13
Shipment within 15-20 days
Persons
Thierry Bokanowski is a founding member and training and supervising analyst of the Societe Psychanalytique de Paris, and a member of the International Psychoanalytical Association (IPA). He is a former editor of 'La Revue francaise de Psychanalyse', former member of the IPA Publications Committee, former Scientific Secretary to the Institut de Paris, and currently chairs the Executive Committee of the Commission d'Enseignement de la Societe Psychanalytique de Paris. He has published several papers in various psychoanalytical journals, including the 'International Journal of Psychoanalysis'. His books include 'Sandor Ferenczi', and 'De la pratique analytique', translated under the title 'The Practice of Psychoanalysis'. Sergio Lewkowicz is currently the Scientific Director of the Porto Alegre Psychoanalytical Society; Psychiatry and Training and Supervising Analyst for the Porto Alegre Psychoanalytical Society; Publications Director of the Porto Alegre Psychoanalytical Society; Professor and Supervisor for Psychoanalytical Psychotherapy in the Psychiatry Department, Medical School of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul; Member of the International Psychoanalytical Association (IPA) Publications Committee; Member of the Programme Committee of the 43rd Congress of the IPA in New Orleans (2004); former President of the Society of Psychiatry of Rio Grande do Sul; former Editor of the Psychiatry Journal of Rio Grande do Sul; and he has published papers on psychoanalytic technique.
Content
Contemporary Freud -- Preface -- Introduction -- "Constructions in Analysis" (1937d) -- Discussion of "Constructions in Analysis" -- Freud's basic assumptions on "constructions" -- Construction: the central paradigm of psychoanalytic work -- Reconstruction in contemporary psychoanalysis -- Constructions and historicization -- Creative construction -- Construction then and now -- Knowledge as fact and knowledge as experience: Freud's "Constructions in Analysis" -- The conundrum of time in psychoanalysis -- On deconstruction