Truth Matters: Theory and Practice in Psychoanalysis: 22 (Contemporary Psychoanalytic Studies, 22) - Hardcover

Yadlin-Gadot, Shlomit

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9004301062 ISBN 13: 9789004301061

Publisher: Brill, 2016

Synopsis

In Truth Matters: Theory and Practice in Psychoanalysis, Shlomit Yadlin-Gadot offers an original construal of subjectivity as evolving from dynamic tensions between conflicting truths that inhabit and structure the psyche. The clinical endeavour is articulated in terms of unveiling these truths and allowing the multi-faceted nature of human experience to emerge. Yadlin-Gadot's notion of truth axes combines philosophical investigation with an in-depth inquiry of psychoanalytic theory as it relates these truths to basic human needs and developmental challenges, alternating self-states and unconscious processes. Detailed clinical vignettes illustrate these insights and enrich psychoanalytic practice with innovative technique.

“This is a brilliant and original work that addresses a much-neglected issue in psychoanalytic thinking, the fundamental role of truth in psychoanalytic theory and practice. The author accomplishes this goal with panache and originality, in a style of exposition that is both accessible and illuminating. This book represents a major achievement in the annals of psychoanalytic scholarship.”
Michael Guy Thompson, Author of The Death of Desire (Routledge) and The Truth about Freud’s Technique (New York University Press).

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About the Author

Shlomit Yadlin-Gadot, PhD (2014), is a Lecturer at Bar-Ilan University and a Postdoctoral Fellow in Tel Aviv University, doing research on truth and psychoanalytic ethics. She is a member of The Tel-Aviv Institue for Contemporary Psychoanalysis.

Edition details

• Publisher: Brill
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004301062
• ISBN 13: 9789004301061
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 322