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Psychoanalysis as Therapy and Storytelling

Author(s) : Antonino Ferro

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Ferro draws on and develops Bion's theories to present a novel perspective on subjects, such as: psychoanalysis as a particular form of literature; sexuality as a narrative genre or dialect in the analyst's consulting room; delusion and hallucination; acting out, the countertransference and the transgenerational field; and play - characters, narrations and interpretations.

Contents:
Introduction. Narrations and interpretations. Telling ourselves stories with, perhaps, a grain of truth. In praise of Row C: psychoanalysis as a particular form of literature. Sexuality as a narrative genre or dialect in the analyst¿s consulting room. The waking dream: theoretical and clinical aspects. Delusion and hallucination. Characters in literature and in the analyst¿s consulting room. Notes on acting out, the countertransference and the transgenerational field. Child and adolescent analysis: similarities and differences that mask an underlying unity. Play: characters, narrations and interpretations.