La falta básica: Aspectos terapéuticos de la regresión

by Michael Balint

Michael Berlint desarrolla en esta obra el concepto biopsicológica del individuo, que afecta en diverso grado su mente y su cuerpo. Para el autor, esa falta, que los pacientes experimentan como defecto y carencia a la vez, se origina en el período inicial de la vida, a causa de la discrepancia entre las necesidades materiales y psicológicas del niño y los cuidados y afectos que recibe. Sobre la base de este concepto, se postula la existencia de un ámbito específico de la mente cuyos procesos tienen en su totalidad una estructura diádica, formada por el individuo y su objeto primario, y cuya fuerza dinámica se aplica a la finalidad excluyente de "enderezar las cosas". A este ámbito se oponen otros el del complejo de Edipo, que tiene esencialemente una estructura triádica, integrada por el dinamismo característico asume la forma de un conflicto; y el ámbito de la creación, en el que no hay objetos propiamente dichos y cuya fuerza característica es el afán de crear, de producir. Esta estructura básica y el concepto de falta básica arrojan una nueva luz sobre el fenómeno de la regresión en la situación analítica, que Baltin examina con detenimiento en la sección siguiente de la obra. La segunda mitad del libro desarrolla temas clínicos y técnicos; el autor detalla sus observaciones clínicas y concluye con una descripción de sus propias propuestas técnicas.

Genres: Psychology, Psychoanalysis, Nonfiction

232 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1968

About the author

Michael Balint was a Hungarian psychoanalyst who spent most of his adult life in England. He was a proponent of the Object Relations school.

Reviews

[Marty Babits · Rating 5 out of 5]

Balint is a treasure. He is imaginative and compassionate. One of the greatest psychoanalytic writers. Would you enjoy it if you were not a professional in the psychotherapy field? I think so. He sweeps you along with a broad intelligence that goes far below the surface of everyday experience. This book let me in on a fact that I hadn't really known until I read this book: I enjoyed reading about psychoanalytic ideas. His work is somewhat challenging but not in an academic way. It helps you think about your own expeirence. In a way it reminds me of a writer like Barbara Tuchman--she writes about history but you don't have to love reading about history to love her writing. In fact, you don't even have to love reading! You just have to love using reading to have an experience that involves coming in direct contact with the fabric of a large swath of reality--you have to love discovering depth and sequence in events that shape peoples' lives. Same is true with Michael Balint's work.

[Paul Johnston · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a fascinating book and Balint comes over as a interesting and very likeable character. I don't agree with his views on language and its limits - we tend to think that words can never say as much as actions or gestures, but forget that words are not just about conveying information but can be so full of feeling that are very similar to gestures - but I think his distinction between problems at the Oedipal level and problems at the level of the basic fault is very thought-provoking. I also think this book raises a lot of interesting issues about what goes on between an analyst and his patient and the technical questions that raises. Definitely enjoyed reading (and will definitely read again at some point).

[Simón · Rating 5 out of 5]

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