{"title":"Series: The International Psychoanalytical Association Controversies in Psychoanalysis Series","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe International Psychoanalytical Association Controversies in Psychoanalysis Series\u003c\/strong\u003e invites readers into the rich debate surrounding psychoanalytic theory and practice. These works explore diverse perspectives, encouraging critical reflection on contemporary psychological thought and its philosophical foundations. Ideal for those intrigued by the complexities of the human mind and the evolving landscape of psychoanalysis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis series offers a thoughtful blend of rigorous analysis and accessible insight, bridging academic inquiry and practical understanding. Whether you are a student, practitioner, or curious reader, these titles illuminate the tensions and dialogues shaping modern psychoanalytic discourse.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"identity-gender-and-sexuality-9781855757646","title":"Identity, Gender, and Sexuality","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile Freud opened the door on the formative and motivating power of sexuality, contemporary psychoanalysts, with some notable exceptions, have consigned sexuality to the psychoanalytic closet. This book not only re-opens the door on the broad subject of psychosexuality, but also provides fresh insights into heterosexuality, bisexuality, homosexuality, gender identity disorder, transvestism and transsexualism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis publication brings together some of the leading psychoanalytic authorities from around the globe to consider in depth the complex interweaving of identity, gender and sexuality from theoretical, clinical, historical and research perspectives. I strongly recommend \u003cem\u003eIdentity, Gender and Sexuality\u003c\/em\u003e to those looking for a book that does not pull punches. The reader will find a debate about the relative merits of clinical, empirical, and conceptual research, critical assessments of interdisciplinary findings from infant and child development research, embodied cognitive science, academic psychology, neurobiology, genetics, ethology, and other fields of inquiry, and honest and illuminating psychoanalytic case studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e– Donald Campbell\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47606112977132,"sku":"9781855757646","price":82.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/1b024b02e542ef58c28e8e3ac25e5eb3.jpg?v=1778193368"},{"product_id":"on-sublimation-by-rossella-valdre-9781782200284","title":"On Sublimation","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book explores and revisits the concept of sublimation, in its various aspects and implications that it has in theory and clinical psychoanalysis, and also in its broader socio-cultural aspects. The basic assumption that aroused the author's interest in the topic is a certain surprise in observing how sublimation in psychoanalysis is in general spoken about less in contemporary discourse: so is it an outdated concept, an endangered species? Does it belong to the archaeology of psychotherapy? Or, on the contrary, is it so much a part of analytical practice and so well established and implicit in theory that it is not necessary to discuss it any more?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is the prevailing opinion of the author that sublimation is nowadays expressed differently and has undergone a sort of anthropological mutation, as has happened to several Freudian concepts with the changing historical and cultural contexts. The present book looks at sublimation from various angles: it takes you through the history of the concept, its birth with Freud and post-Freudian development; its implications and controversies in psychoanalytic theory and in the idea itself of psychoanalytic treatment; and its central role in creativity and art, exploring for example the \"great\" successful sublimations of Leonardo da Vinci and Emily Dickinson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt the heart of the book is contemporaneity and its contradictions: what is the place of sublimation in today’s so-called 'postmodern' or hypermodern culture? The question, according to the author, is neither an idle one nor mere speculation: the existence of sublimation does not just coincide with the same psychoanalytic theory as Freud thought but also involves the destiny itself of contemporary man, his chances of survival and of living psychically, not squashed into consumerism, in the immediate satisfaction of his needs, or staying with the reassurance of gregariousness and the masses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe central thesis of this book is that sublimation and creativity, even in the most personal and minimal of forms, are essential to psychic life and to subjectivity. Despite this, as the book suggests in its conclusion, Freud himself thought that sublimation was never, due to its nature, complete: there will always be a 'scrap', a gap, something which is missing, as the human subject is pushed, throughout life, to the satisfaction of the drive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSo today the contemporary cultural climate helps impoverish our capacity for sublimation because of the changed cultural scene, compared to the early 1900s, whilst the Freudian concept of sublimation is more than ever current and necessary. In the author's opinion, in both psychoanalytical theory and practice, this subject must be recaptured and reenergised, as a completely modern concept as well as being crucial to the very survival of psychoanalysis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47607308321004,"sku":"9781782200284","price":70.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781782200284-on-sublimation.jpg?v=1778160692"},{"product_id":"transvestism-transsexualism-in-the-psychoanalytic-dimension-9781855757653","title":"Transvestism, Transsexualism in the Psychoanalytic Dimension","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom time to time we listen to some curious views on psychoanalysis as an old-fashioned and useless discipline, more important from a historical perspective than as a tool for understanding human life in its normal and pathological dimensions, as well as an effective therapeutic instrument. \u003cem\u003eTransvestism, Transsexualism in the Psychoanalytic Dimension\u003c\/em\u003e shows exactly how psychoanalysis can reflect, discuss, dialogue and formulate useful insights on one of the most challenging situations that nowadays confront all members of the mental health community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGiovanna Ambrosio assembled this group of distinguished analytic thinkers, all of them with deep experience in the field of human sexuality, and asked them to contribute both to the attempt of understanding these relatively new forms of expression of human sexuality and what kind of interrelations psychoanalysis can offer. My own experience in the supervision of analytic psychotherapy with these patients shows me how simultaneously difficult and fascinating is the journey of each analyst or therapist who attempts to treat those patients.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAll the main areas are highlighted in this most useful and thoughtful book which I strongly recommend and which shows once again the extraordinary work carried out by the IPA's Committee on Women and Psychoanalysis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e- Claudio Eizirik, President International Psychoanalytical Association\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eContributors:\u003c\/em\u003e Jacqueline Amati-Mehler, Simona Argentieri, Colette Chiland, Domenico di Ceglie, Eulalia Torras de Bea, Estela V. 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