Contemporary Jungian Analysis : Post-Jungian Perspectives From the Society of Analytical Psychology

Essential reading for anyone interested in contemporary psychotherapy, Contemporary Jungian Analysis, written by members of the Society of Analytical Psychology in London, covers the key concepts of Jungian analysis and therapy as it is practised today. Each chapter brings together two essays by different authors to give different perspectives on themes which are of common interest to psychotherapists of all persuasions. Topics include: * infancy * gender * transference * popular culture * assessment and pathology * dreams and active imagination * the training of the therapist * religious and spiritual issues. Cover Title Copyright Contents List of Contributors Preface Introduction 1 Infancy and Childhood, Research and Therapy Fordham’s Developments of Jung in the Context of Infancy and Childhood Infant Observation and Countertransference 2 The Body-Self Relationship The Body-Self Relationship Emerging Mind from Matter: Dialectical Processes 3 Patient and Analyst: Transference and Countertransference The Intersubjective Nature of Analysis Transference and Countertransference 4 Training and Supervision Training in Adult Analysis at the Society of Analytical Psychology Training: A Recent Trainee’s Reflection 5 Assessment, Diagnosis and Psychopathology Tricky Beginnings: Assessment in Context Reflections on Assessment at the C.G. Jung Clinic 6 Dreams and Active Imagination A Jungians Approach to Dreams Active Imagination: Dreaming with Open Eyes 7 Religion and Spirituality Processes of Transformation ‘God Could Be Something Terrible’ 8 Gender and Sexuality The Collective Unconscious and Primordial Influences in Gender Identity Contrasexuality and the Unknown Soul 9 Myth and Fairy Tales The Psychological Use of Fairy Tales 10 The Creative Interface with Culture Popular Culture: Keeping Ourselves Together Pattern 11 Social Issues Slimming Down: A discussion suggesting archetypal roots for a contemporary metaphor Individuation in the Age of Uncertainty 12 Contemporary Overview of Jungian Perspectives What Do I Mean by Identity? Jung, Modernity and Postmodern Psychology Subject index Name index Essential reading for anyone wishing to know more about contemporary Jungian psychotherapy. Written by members of the Society for Analytical Psychology it covers the key concepts of Jungian analysis and therapy as it is practised today. Bringing together essays by practitioners in the SAP today, this volume offers perspectives on topics such as gender, infancy, transference, popular culture, dreams and active imagination, spiritual issues and training. Veronika Marlow describes two infant observations in great detail paying special attention to the emotions and fantasies which were stirred up in her. A number of doctors, psychiatrists, social workers and psychologists in the 1930s became interested in the ideas of Jung as they applied to children. The editors innovatively combine two essays by different authors in each chapter thereby giving different perspectives on important topics Edited By Ian Alister And Christopher Hauke. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.