Mary Kay O'Neil – författare

Si alguna vez hubo una palabra que pudiera representar la esencia de la obra de Freud, esa palabra sería "inconsciente". De hecho, el propio Freud consideró su artículo de 1915 "El inconsciente" como central para aclarar los fundamentos de su metapsicología. El documento delinea el modelo topográfico de la mente y explica los conceptos de pensamiento de proceso primario y secundario, presentaciones de cosas y palabras, atemporalidad del inconsciente, condensación y simbolismo, resolución inconsciente de problemas y la relación entre el sistema Ucs y la represión. Al examinar estas propuestas a la luz de la teoría psicoanalítica contemporánea, así como desde la perspectiva de la neurofisiología y la etología actuales, nueve distinguidos analistas llevan las ideas de Freud más allá en formas que tienen implicaciones tanto para la teoría psicoanalítica como para la práctica.

Si alguna vez hubo una palabra que pudiera representar la esencia de la obra de Freud, esa palabra sería "inconsciente". De hecho, el propio Freud consideró su artículo de 1915 "El inconsciente" como central para aclarar los fundamentos de su metapsicología. El documento delinea el modelo topográfico de la mente y explica los conceptos de pensamiento de proceso primario y secundario, presentaciones de cosas y palabras, atemporalidad del inconsciente, condensación y simbolismo, resolución inconsciente de problemas y la relación entre el sistema Ucs y la represión. Al examinar estas propuestas a la luz de la teoría psicoanalítica contemporánea, así como desde la perspectiva de la neurofisiología y la etología actuales, nueve distinguidos analistas llevan las ideas de Freud más allá en formas que tienen implicaciones tanto para la teoría psicoanalítica como para la práctica.

If there ever was one word that could represent the essence of Freud''s work, that word would be ''unconscious''. Indeed, Freud himself regarded his 1915 paper ''The Unconscious'' as central to clarifying the fundamentals of his metapsychology. The paper delineates the topographic model of the mind and spells out the concepts of primary and secondary process thinking, thing and word presentations, timelessness of the unconscious, condensation and symbolism, unconscious problem solving, and the relationship between the system Ucs and repression. Examining these proposals in the light of contemporary psychoanalytic theory as well as from the perspective of current neurophysiology and ethology, nine distinguished analysts take Freud''s ideas further in ways that have implications for both psychoanalytic theory and practice.

If there ever was one word that could represent the essence of Freud''s work, that word would be ''unconscious''. Indeed, Freud himself regarded his 1915 paper ''The Unconscious'' as central to clarifying the fundamentals of his metapsychology. The paper delineates the topographic model of the mind and spells out the concepts of primary and secondary process thinking, thing and word presentations, timelessness of the unconscious, condensation and symbolism, unconscious problem solving, and the relationship between the system Ucs and repression. Examining these proposals in the light of contemporary psychoanalytic theory as well as from the perspective of current neurophysiology and ethology, nine distinguished analysts take Freud''s ideas further in ways that have implications for both psychoanalytic theory and practice.

The distinguished contributors to Confidentiality probe the ethical, legal, and clinical implications of a deceptively simple proposition: Psychoanalytic treatment requires a confidential relationship between analyst and analysand. But how, they ask, should we understand confidentiality in a psychoanalytically meaningful way? Is confidentiality a therapeutic requisite of psychoanalysis, an ethical precept independent of psychoanalytic principles, or simply a legal accommodation with the powers that be? In wrestling with these questions, the contributors to Confidentiality are responding to a professional, ethical, and political crisis in the field of mental health. Psychotherapy - especially long-term psychotherapy in its psychoanalytic variants - has been undermined by an erosion of personal privacy that has become part of our cultural zeitgeist. The heightened demand for public transparency has forced caregivers from all walks of professional life to submit to increasing bureaucratic regulation. For the contributors to this collection, the need for confidentiality is centrally involved in the relationship of the psychotherapeutic professions both to society and to the law. No less importantly, the requirement of confidentiality brings a clarifying perspective to debates within the psychotherapeutic literature about the relationship of theory to practice. It thereby provides a framework for shaping a set of ethical principles specifically adapted to the psychotherapeutic, and especially to the psychoanalytic, relationship. Linking general issues of privacy to the intimate details of psychotherapeutic encounter, Confidentiality will serve as a basic guide to a wide range of professionals, including lawyers, social scientists, philosophers, and, of course, psychotherapists. Therapy patients, policy makers, and the wider public will also find it instructive to know more about the special protected conditions under which one can better come to "know thyself."

The distinguished contributors to Confidentiality probe the ethical, legal, and clinical implications of a deceptively simple proposition: Psychoanalytic treatment requires a confidential relationship between analyst and analysand. But how, they ask, should we understand confidentiality in a psychoanalytically meaningful way? Is confidentiality a therapeutic requisite of psychoanalysis, an ethical precept independent of psychoanalytic principles, or simply a legal accommodation with the powers that be? In wrestling with these questions, the contributors to Confidentiality are responding to a professional, ethical, and political crisis in the field of mental health. Psychotherapy - especially long-term psychotherapy in its psychoanalytic variants - has been undermined by an erosion of personal privacy that has become part of our cultural zeitgeist. The heightened demand for public transparency has forced caregivers from all walks of professional life to submit to increasing bureaucratic regulation. For the contributors to this collection, the need for confidentiality is centrally involved in the relationship of the psychotherapeutic professions both to society and to the law. No less importantly, the requirement of confidentiality brings a clarifying perspective to debates within the psychotherapeutic literature about the relationship of theory to practice. It thereby provides a framework for shaping a set of ethical principles specifically adapted to the psychotherapeutic, and especially to the psychoanalytic, relationship. Linking general issues of privacy to the intimate details of psychotherapeutic encounter, Confidentiality will serve as a basic guide to a wide range of professionals, including lawyers, social scientists, philosophers, and, of course, psychotherapists. Therapy patients, policy makers, and the wider public will also find it instructive to know more about the special protected conditions under which one can better come to "know thyself."