Truth, Reality and the Psychoanalyst: Latin American Contributions to Psychoanalysis (The International Psychoanalytical Association International Psychoanalysis Library)

Psychoanalysis has long thrived in Latin America. Like the rest of the psychoanalytic world, our Latin American colleagues are diverse in their thinking, but there is nevertheless a distinct cultural voice with which they speak. Unfortunately, language barriers have interfered with the communication of this unique and highly sophisticated way of thinking to colleagues around the world. This stimulating new volume goes a long way to fill this void by presenting a collection of essays that present Latin American psychoanalysis at its best. An added treat is the cross-cultural dialogue provided by commentators for each chapter from other psychoanalytic cultures. I highly recommend this exciting new contribution to both candidates and experienced analysts. Cover Half Title Title Copyright Contents THE INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOANALYSIS LIBRARY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS PREFACE EDITORS AND CONTRIBUTORS FOREWORD 1 Psychoanalysis in Latin America: an approximation to the history and ideas 2 Countertransference and vulnerability of the analyst COMMENTARY 3 Field theory The confrontation between generations as a dynamic field COMMENTARY 4 Psychoanalysis and linguistics: is dialogue possible? COMMENTARY 5 The experience of truth in clinical psychoanalysis COMMENTARY 6 External reality/internal reality: a real dichotomy? COMMENTARY 7 Current psychoanalytic practice: psychic zones and the processes of unconscientization COMMENTARY 8 Dreams and the unconscious in clinical practice COMMENTARY 9 Child and adolescent psychoanalysis in Latin America COMMENTARY REFERENCES INDEX