Autistic Phenomena and Unrepresented States: Explorations in the Emergence of Se

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Autistic Phenomena and Unrepresented States by Howard B. Levine, Jani Santamaría A thoughtful, accessible account of developments in psychoanalytic thinking from Freud to the present day, which explores unrepresented states, autistic objects, black holes and many other phenomena particular to neurodiverse patients. It is relevant to all clinicians working with hard to reach patients, in particular those working with children. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description With contributions from Anne Alvarez, Joshua Durban, Jeffrey L. Eaton, Bernard Golse, Didier Houzel, Howard B. Levine, Suzanne Maiello, Sylvain Missonnier, Bernd Nissen, Marganit Ofer, and Jani Santamaría. The capacity to create psychic representations is now understood to be a developmental achievement. Without it, meaning cannot be ascertained and this can lead to "psychic voids" and "unrepresented states", which can contribute to the development of autism and autistic spectrum disorders (ASD). Unrepresented states are also implicated and encountered in other, non-autistic, non-neurotic conditions, such as psychosomatic disorders, addictions, perversions, and primitive character disorders. The affects that unrepresented states produce or are associated with are often those of terror, emptiness, annihilation and despair. The organisation of the psyche consists of psychotic – i.e. unstructured – as well as neurotic parts of the mind; unintegrated as well as integrated areas; and unrepresented areas with little meaning as well as represented states consisting of specific ideas imbued with affect. Given this organisation, we should expect to find both an unstructured and a dynamic unconscious in all patients. This implies that, to some degree, unrepresented and unintegrated states are universal and will exist and be encountered in all of us. Consequently, the opportunities and challenges presented by the understanding and treatment of autism and ASD, where the unrepresented and its consequences (e.g. defensive organisations employed to protect against annihilation anxiety and catastrophic dread) can be encountered may offer us metaphors and clues relevant to aspects of the treatment of all patients, no matter what their dominant diagnoses may be. Packed with theory and helpful case studies, this carefully edited collection from an international array of experts in the field is essential reading for all practising clinicians. AUTHORS: Howard B. Levine is a member of APSA, PINE, the Contemporary Freudian Society, on the faculty of the NYU Post-Doc Contemporary Freudian track, on the editorial board of the International Journal of Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Inquiry, editor-in-chief of the Routledge Wilfred Bion Studies Book Series, and in private practice in Brookline, Massachusetts. He has authored many articles, book chapters, and reviews on psychoanalytic process and technique and the treatment of primitive personality disorders. His co-edited books include Unrepresented States and the Construction of Meaning (Karnac, 2013); On Freuds Screen Memories (Karnac, 2014); The Wilfred Bion Tradition (Karnac 2016); Bion in Brazil (Karnac, 2017), and Andre Green Revisited: Representation and the Work of the Negative (Karnac, 2018). He is the author of Transformations de lIrreprésentable (Ithaque, 2019) and the forthcoming Between the Silence and the Cry (Routledge). Jani Santamaría is a Training Analyst and Supervisor of Child and Adolescents of the Mexican Psychoanalytic Association (APM); Latin American Board Member of the International Psychoanalytical Association (IPA ) 2019-2023; Director of the A. Santamaría Psicoanálisis México A. C. Educational Association; Chair of the International Bion Conference Mexico City, 2022; Chair of the Latin-American Winnicott Congress, Mexico City, 2017; Former Director of Community and Culture for FEPAL (2016-2018); and a member of the International Advisory Committee: Routledge Bion Studies Book Series. She has a private practice of child and adult psychoanalysis in Mexico City and has authored many national and international articles, book chapters, and reviews. Author Biography Jani Santamaría is a Training Analyst and Supervisor of Child and Adolescents of the Mexican Psychoanalytic Association (APM); Latin American Board Member of the International Psychoanalytical Association (IPA ) 2019-2023; Director of the A. Santamaría Psicoanálisis México A. C. Educational Association; Chair of the International Bion Conference Mexico City, 2022; Chair of the Latin-American Winnicott Congress, Mexico City, 2017; Former Director of Community and Culture for FEPAL (2016-2018); and a member of the International Advisory Committee: Routledge Bion Studies Book Series. She has a private practice of child and adult psychoanalysis in Mexico City and has authored many national and international articles, book chapters, and reviews.Howard B. Levine is a member of APSA, PINE, the Contemporary Freudian Society, on the faculty of the NYU Post-Doc Contemporary Freudian track, on the editorial board of the International Journal of Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Inquiry, editor-in-chief of the Routledge Wilfred Bion Studies Book Series, and in private practice in Brookline, Massachusetts. He has authored many articles, book chapters, and reviews on psychoanalytic process and technique and the treatment of primitive personality disorders. His co-edited books include Unrepresented States and the Construction of Meaning (Karnac, 2013); On Freuds Screen Memories (Karnac, 2014); The Wilfred Bion Tradition (Karnac 2016); Bion in Brazil (Karnac, 2017), and Andre Green Revisited: Representation and the Work of the Negative (Karnac, 2018). He is the author of Transformations de lIrreprésentable (Ithaque, 2019) and the forthcoming Between the Silence and the Cry (Routledge). Table of Contents About the editors and contributorsForewordCHAPTER ONE: Making the unthinkable thinkable: vitalisation, reclamation, containment, and representationHoward B. LevineCHAPTER TWO: Finding the wavelength: tools in communication with children with autismAnne AlvarezCHAPTER THREE: From chaos to Caravaggio: technical considerations in the psychoanalysis of autisto-psychotic states in relation to sensory-perceptual fragmentationJoshua DurbanCHAPTER FOUR: The birth of emotional experience under the sea: a clinical caseJani SantamaríaCHAPTER FIVE: The third topography: a topography of the bond, a perinatal topographySylvain Missonnier and Bernard GolseCHAPTER SIX: Infantile autism: A pathology of othernessDidier HouzelCHAPTER SEVEN: Multi–two-dimensional: on autistic thinkingMarganit OferCHAPTER EIGHT: From screaming to dreaming: notes on anxiety and its transformationJeffrey L. EatonCHAPTER NINE: A "felt-self": aspects of symbolising through psychotherapyJeffrey L. EatonCHAPTER TEN: The mute voice: autistic enclaves and transgenerational transmissionSuzanne MaielloCHAPTER ELEVEN: From nothing to being? Technical considerations for dealing with unrepresented statesBernd NissenIndex Review Howard Levine and Jani Santamaría have gathered a group of highly gifted and skilled clinicians who have delved into the depths of the most primitive anxieties, and have dwelt there long enough, with their patients, in order to find meaning in apparently unintelligible modes of living. The result is a sensitive, compelling book that reaches far beyond autistic states of mind, into the very core of the hidden and ineffable realms of human experience. -- Avner Bergstein, Israel Psychoanalytic Society, author of Bion and Meltzers Expeditions into Unmapped Mental LifeThis is a deeply thoughtful, accessible account of developments in psychoanalytic thinking from Freud to the present day, richly elaborated in the chapters contributed by some of the leading thinkers in the field. However, this book is not only for those interested specifically in autism, as the exploration of adaptations of technique has relevance to all clinicians challenged by how to reach patients whose treatments do not conform to the expectations of classical analysis. -- Susan Reid, Consultant Child, Adolescent, and Adult Psychotherapist and founder of the Tavistock Autism and Clinical Research WorkshopIn tribute to the creative and seminal work of Francis Tustin, this superbly edited book takes the reader into the new terrain of unrepresented states, autistic objects, black holes and many other phenomena particular to the non-neurotic patients now presenting to analysts. All clinicians, especially those working with children, will benefit from reading this book. -- Jack Novick, PhD, president elect of the Association for Child Psychoanalysis and author of Freedom to ChooseIt was exciting to read about brand new ideas, concepts and insights, as well as enjoying the elegance of the prose that encapsulated the unique autistic experience of each case study and prised open its inner workings. [...] I was left feeling great admiration for those doing this work and great hope for their clients. -- Nick Campion, Therapy Today, 34:7, 2023This rich and thought-full book has interesting but abstract and necessarily speculative descriptions of highly complex concepts. [...] I found it helpful to have descriptions of actual clinical work carried out, with some positive references — as in chapter five above and in chapter seven below — to joint and brief therapies. -- Alexandra Maeja Raicar Cunningham Details ISBN1800131267 Short Title Autistic Phenomena Unrepresented State Language English ISBN-10 1800131267 ISBN-13 9781800131262 Format Paperback Imprint Phoenix Publishing House Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Year 2023 Publication Date 2023-01-12 AU Release Date 2023-01-12 NZ Release Date 2023-01-12 UK Release Date 2023-01-12 Author Jani Santamaría Subtitle Explorations in the Emergence of Self Edited by Jani Santamaría Pages 264 DEWEY 616.85882 Audience Professional & Vocational Publisher Karnac Books We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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