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The Technique and Practice of Psychoanalysis: Volume I

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This systematic and comprehensive volume, written in a lively and clear style, is devoted essentially to the fundamentals of psychoanalytic transference and resistance. The author approaches psychoanalytic technique from a classical theoretical framework, but he frequently gives an entirely fresh view of traditionally accepted procedures. His most important new contribution consists in the clear distinction between the patient's 'real relationship' to the analyst, the 'working alliance', and the transference relationship. His discussion of the contradictory and often conflicting demands which each of these elements makes on the technical skills of the analyst is particularly illuminating. In many fascinating case illustrations, he shows how the analyst carries out therapeutic psychoanalysis while respecting the diversity of psychic constellations in different patients and at different points in their analyses. This book can be recommended - without qualification - to the beginning student because of the thorough clarification and documentation of the basic principles of psychoanalytic technique.

470 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1967

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Ralph R. Greenson

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August 23, 2020
Excelente libro sobre técnica psicoanalitica. Un lenguaje técnico pero entendendible.
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Author 5 books3 followers
March 23, 2025
Con un enfoque claro, detallado y práctico, Greenson logra desglosar la técnica psicoanalítica de manera comprensible sin perder profundidad teórica.

Uno de los aspectos más destacados del libro es su equilibrio entre teoría y aplicación clínica. Greenson no solo explica conceptos fundamentales como la transferencia, la resistencia y la interpretación, sino que también ilustra su uso en la práctica con ejemplos clínicos que permiten una mejor comprensión. Su estilo didáctico y estructurado lo convierte en un texto accesible tanto para quienes se inician en el psicoanálisis como para analistas con experiencia que buscan afinar su técnica.
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March 15, 2022
Перевод на русский язык, с моей точки зрения, отвратительный. Одни имена собственные чего стоят. Саш вместо Закса, Симмель вместо Зиммеля. Но сама книга очень хорошая. В ней освещены многие аспекты клинической практики, а также показаны разные ракурсы, с которых можно смотреть на нашу работу. Очень интересный раздел посвящён рассмотрению различных качеств аналитика и того, откуда они берутся. Чтение явным образом улучшает работу наблюдающего Я в процессе практики :-)
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