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Nonlinear Psychoanalysis

Notes from Forty Years of Chaos and Complexity Theory

By: Robert M. Galatzer-Levy

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Nonlinear Psychoanalysis

Notes from Forty Years of Chaos and Complexity Theory

By: Robert M. Galatzer-Levy

Nonlinear concepts from chaos theory, complexity studies, and fractal geometry have transformed the way we think about the mind. Nonlinear Psychoanalysis shows how nonlinear dynamics can be integrated with psychoanalytic thinking to shed new light on psychological development, therapeutic processes, and fundamental psychoanalytic concepts. Starting with a personal history of the author’s engagement with nonlinear dynamics and psychoanalysis, this book describes how his approach applies to diagnosis of psychological conditions, concepts of normal and pathological development, gender, research methods, and finally the theory and practice of psychoanalysis and psychodynamic psychotherapy. This book is full of new ideas about the basic nonlinear processes of human development, nonlinear views of gender and fundamental psychoanalytic process like working through, and the nature of the therapeutic process as conceptualized in terms of the theory of coupled oscillators. Galatzer-Levy questions many standard psychoanalytic formulations and points to a freer practice of psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic thinking. His new approach opens the reader’s eyes to ways in which development and treatment can occur through processes not now included in standard psychoanalytic theory. The book not only provides useful theories but also helps readers take note of commonly passed over phenomena that were unseen for lack of a theory to explain them. Galatzer-Levy brings an unusual combination of training in psychiatry, psychoanalysis, and mathematics to this unique study, which summarizes his forty years of exploration of nonlinearity and psychoanalysis. Nonlinear Psychoanalysis will appeal to psychoanalysts and psychotherapists as well as students of nonlinear dynamics systems.

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Taylor & Francis

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1351970216

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Nonlinear Psychoanalysis

Notes from Forty Years of Chaos and Complexity Theory

By: Robert M. Galatzer-Levy

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Notes from Forty Years of Chaos and Complexity Theory

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Routledge

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1351970208

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The Course of Gay and Lesbian Lives

Social and Psychoanalytic Perspectives

By: Bertram J. Cohler,Robert M. Galatzer-Levy

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The Course of Gay and Lesbian Lives

Social and Psychoanalytic Perspectives

By: Bertram J. Cohler,Robert M. Galatzer-Levy

We live in a society obsessed with tracing the cause of homosexuality. Is there a gene that can be identified? Or do the origins lie outside of biology in the cultural context of childhood or adolescence? Most importantly, should we care about any of these questions? Drawing on their own work with gays, lesbians, and bisexuals as well as other pertinent studies, psychoanalysts Bertram J. Cohler and Robert Galatzer-Levy have written a groundbreaking work that examines how psychological development and clinical intervention as well as social and historical change across generations contribute to how we think about sexuality. The authors argue that there is little support for assuming that homosexuality has a biological basis. Recognizing the many pathways that lead to same-gender sexual orientation, the authors conclude that the cause is much less important than understanding the meaning of being homosexual. They consider the destructive nature of an intolerant society that fosters so-called conversion psychotherapy and stress the importance of helping to rebuild a sense of coherence and personal integrity among homosexuals.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226113043

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Nonlinear Psychoanalysis

Nonlinear Psychoanalysis

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Nonlinear Psychoanalysis

The Course of Gay and Lesbian Lives

The Course of Gay and Lesbian Lives

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