Introduces the reader to insights into psychoanalysis, ranging from thoughts on the nature of dreaming to ideas about vision and disillusionment. This book examines the psychotic factors, symbolic significance and psychological impact of the events of September the 11th, and the ensuing war on Iraq.
Exploring the interplay between the death instinct and the dynamics of fantasy and reality, this collection of Hanna Segal's recent papers offers profound clinical insights. Segal adeptly illustrates how these themes manifest in therapy sessions, literature, and national attitudes toward conflict. Edited by John Steiner, the volume serves as a valuable resource for contemporary psychoanalysts, enriching their understanding of the psychological conflicts that shape human experience.
As is evident in this volume of her clinical and theoretical papers, Hanna Segal has established herself as one of the most productive and sensitive clinical psychoanalysts in the field today. Using techniques based on the work of both Freud and Klein, she has shown a consistent interest in working with patients presenting the most severe types of psychopathology. Her techniques stress the analytic and insightful resolution of these disturbances rather than avoidance based on anxiety in the therapist.