Psikanalizde İlişkisel Kavramlar: Bir Bütünleşme

by Stephen A. Mitchell, Gülenbaht Algaç (Translator), İrem Anlı (Translator)

Bu kitap, bütünleştirici bir ilişkisel yaklaşımla psikanalitik araştırmanın, cinsellik, erken dönem gelişim, fantezi ve yanılsama, devamlılık ve değişim gibi temel alanlarında bir birleşmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Psikanaliz kuramında öncü olarak değerlendirilen çalışma, zevkli bir okuma sunmasının yanısıra Freuddan sonra psikanalitik kurama tutulan çağdaş bir ışık ve temel bir metin olarak kabul ediliyor. Sullivan, Klein, Winnicott, Loewald, Schafer, Kohut, Kernberg, Gedo ve Pine gibi neo-Freudçu kuramcıları kapsamlı bir şekilde ele alan bu çalışma; yazarın akıcı anlatımı ve öykü örnekleriyle zengin bir okuma deneyimi sunuyor.

Genres: Psychology, Psychoanalysis, Nonfiction

350 pages, Paperback

First published November 15, 1988

Reviews

[Morgan Blackledge]

I’m utterly blown away by this book.

FUCK ME RUNNING!

Words fail.

I want to write a great review of it.

I really should.

But again.

Words fail.

SO FUCK IT!

5/5 SUPER STARS 🌟

[jrendocrine at least reading is good]

I’ve gone down an analytic rabbit hole (a small one, but a rabbit hole nonetheless) lately, and someone I follow on GR awarded Mitchell's 1988 book 5 exhilarated !! stars. I ordered it up from the university library and, 2 months later, I’m moderately illuminated.

This is not to say I understood it - nor would recommend it to anyone - because it is challenging, especially if you didn’t study psychology. I didn’t (study it,) but I grew up surrounded by old fashioned practitioners of analysis who were very likely promulgating classic Freudian drive theory. I know that analysts have progressed much beyond Freud, though have they entirely rejected his thoughts? Anyway, here was a chance to learn about developmental /relational analysis, with lots of names that I vaguely recognized (Winnicott, Kohut for instance). Mitchell merges drive theory with relational analysis – discussing both in great detail with lots of examples. He suggests that an analysis should best utilize both, moving backwards and forwards (inside and out) through both models.

Of the analysands Mitchell discusses - these are very troubled people - so it's a little hard to apply any of these theories to myself or friends. (good thing I guess). I wonder if during analysis, the more functional people just let themselves go a wee bit cuckoo to be able to discuss all their weird boring dreams.

OK, it would be generous to say that I “got” 20% of what was discussed. I have recently listened to Stephen Grosz Love’s Labor and wonder if he and the people he meets at meetings are practicing a form of Mitchell's integrative model. It would be interesting to know what practice is taught now in 2026.

Overall a challenging and amusing read.

[Beyza]

Her bölümü ayrı güzeldi ama "Devamlılık ve Değişim" bölümünden ne kadar keyif aldığımı anlatamam. Yazar, kitap boyunca, psikanalitik teorilerin birbirleriyle benzer veya birbirlerinden farklı oldukları noktaları, bana psikanaliz sürecini hatırlatan bir sıralamada derinlemesine inceliyor. Hem bildiklerimi pekiştirdiğim, hem de üzerine birsürü şey öğrendiğim bir kitap oldu. Bu kitabı Türkçe'ye kazandırdıkları için İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları'na ve muhteşem çevirileri için Gülenbaht Algaç ve İrem Anlı'ya teşekkürlerimle...

[Loren]

In my completely biased opinion, Relational Psychoanalysis is where it's at, y'all.

I know you came here for this kind of exhaustive, balanced critique. You're welcome.

[Bradley]

With the advent of Allan Schore's work, this book seems simple and slightly out of touch with current thought. However, from a purely psychoanalytic frame, it certainly offers plenty for thought. Stephen's clear writing style and ability to delineate different theories and the implicit contradictions between them as well as useful and lively modes of moving forward, offer a lot of food for thought and ways of thinking about analysis and interpersonal relationships.

[Blaze-Pascal]

I had trouble reading this as a Lacanian... there are a lot of things I have to buy before I can really read it... I'll probably come back to it if I ever go to a relational conference or something.

[Alejandro Victoria]

me he enterado de bastante

[Justin]

less soft/warm than I expected and more academic than I would like