Sándor Ferenczi

This book aims to present an up-to-date introduction and critical study of one of the most important psychoanalysts of all times, Sándor Ferenczi.

Autorentext

Alberto Fergusson, M.D., is a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst working in Colombia and in the United States. Since 1982, he has been the head and founder of the Institute of Accompanied Self-Rehabilitation. He was also the Founder of FUNGRATA in Colombia and FAS in Washington DC. He is currently Director and Full Professor at the Center for Psychosocial Studies (CEPPS) of the Universidad del Rosario, Colombia. He has been actively involved in the peace process in Colombia, at present as advisor to the president of the Truth Commission.

Miguel Gutiérrez-Peláez, Ph.D., is a Full Professor at the Center for Psychosocial Studies (CEPSS) of the Universidad del Rosario, Colombia and has been part of the Psychology Program since 2011. He is a member of the World Association of Psychoanalysis (AMP) and the New Lacanian School (NEL) and has his clinical practice in Colombia. He is author of the book Confusion of Tongues. A Return to Sándor Ferenczi (Routledge, 2018).

Inhalt

Introduction; 1. The democratization of psychoanalysis. Sándor Ferenczi, from forced disappearance to resurrection; 2. Sándor Ferenczi's biographical outline; 3. Ferenczi's encounter with psychoanalysis; 4. Ferenczi as a translator and divulgater of Freud's work; 5. The concept of "Introjection"; 6. Ferenczi's introduction of technical innovations; 7. Thalassa and Bioanalysis; 8. The end of analysis; 9. Ferenczi's interest in the psychology of the child: upbringing and education; 10. Ferenczi's latest writings. The effect of "confusion of tongues" and his Clinical Diary; 11. Ferenczi's trauma theory; 12. Splitting as a psychic defence; 13. The repression of Ferenczi's work and the return of the repressed; 14. Ferenczi's legacy and place in the world today; 15. What is the relevance of Ferenczi in the future?; Epilogue; References