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The relational tradition: landscape and canon.
- Source :
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Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association [J Am Psychoanal Assoc] 2011 Aug; Vol. 59 (4), pp. 701-36. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- This essay charts the origins, influences, and evolution of the relational tradition in contemporary psychoanalysis. Considering the theoretical and philosophical influences from nineteenth-century Americans like William James and C. S Pierce, and noting the seminal modern work of Steven Mitchell and Jay Greenberg in opening a critique of one-person focused drive theory, the essay follows developments over a quarter century. Hallmarks of the relational approach-social construction, two-person psychologies, multiple self-states, social regulation and construction of identities like gender and sexual orientation, and an evolving theory of clinical practice-are reviewed. New developments in clinical theory, in the study of identity categories, in the work on embodiment and enactment, and in developmental models are also reviewed.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1941-2460
- Volume :
- 59
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 21934148
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0003065111416655