On Freud's "Splitting of the Ego in the Process of Defence"

Includes the developments of the concept of 'splitting' both in the metapsychological and the clinical perspectives emphasizing the importance of this topic for contemporary psychoanalysis. Starting with the history of the concept, this book covers the French, English and Latin American recent theorizations on the theme.

Includes the developments of the concept of 'splitting' both in the metapsychological and the clinical perspectives emphasizing the importance of this topic for contemporary psychoanalysis. Starting with the history of the concept, this book covers the French, English and Latin American recent theorizations on the theme.

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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.

Inhalt
PART I'Splitting of the Ego in the Process of Defence' (1940) Sigmund FreudPART IIDiscussion of 'Splitting of the Ego in the Process of Defence' with papers by: Ira Brenner; Gerard Bayle; Penelope Garvey; Stefano Bolognini; Julio Moreno; Thierry Bokanowski; Luis Kancyper; Raul Hartke; Louise Carignan; Ruben Zukerfeld