This Art of Psychoanalysis: Dreaming Undreamt Dreams and Interrupted Cries

by Thomas H. Ogden

Winner of the 2010 Haskell Norman Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Psychoanalysis! Why is dreaming the mind's single most important psychoanalytic activity? This Art of Psychoanalysis offers a unique perspective on psychoanalysis that features a new way of conceptualizing the role of dreaming in human psychology. Thomas Ogden's thinking has been at the cutting edge of psychoanalysis for more than 25 years. In this volume, he builds on the work of Freud, Klein, Winnicott, and Bion and explores the idea that human psychopathology is a manifestation of a breakdown of the individual's capacity to dream his experience. The investigation into the role of the analyst in participating psychologically in the patient's dreaming is illustrated throughout with elegant and absorbing accounts of clinical work, providing a fascinating insight into the analyst's experience. Subjects covered This engaging book succeeds in conveying not just a set of techniques but a way of being with patients that is humane and compassionate. It will be of great interest to psychoanalysts, psychotherapists and other mental health professionals.

Genres: Psychoanalysis, Psychology

160 pages, Paperback

First published September 8, 2005

Reviews

[Mohsen · Rating 5 out of 5]

reading ogden is like, well reading ogden! if i point out any similarities of his work to other people i have denied and ignored him tremendously. he is unique in a way that i can't put words to it. I'm not idealizing him. im saying his style of writing is something that should be experienced, not explained. just read his books damn it!

[Gabrielle Asensi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Um sopro de inspiração para psicanalistas. Um autor que nos traz vida e coragem para radicalizar a nossa sensibilidade e aperfeiçoar o nosso próprio estilo clínico.

[Vic · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don't think a psychodynamic orientation is for me, and this author definitely did not convince me that this approach is valuable in the treatment of neurodevelopmental disorders. 'Autistic states' arising from repressed dreams is...certainly a take