The Clinical Paradigms of Melanie Klein and Donald Winnicott: Comparisons and Dialogues

by Jan Abram

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Author: Jan Abram

Publisher: Routledge

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ISBN 10: 1782203109
ISBN 13: 978-1782203100

The Clinical Paradigms of Melanie Klein and Donald Winnicott seeks to introduce the distinctive psychoanalytic basic principles of both Klein and Winnicott, to compare and contrast the way in which their concepts evolved, and to show how their different approaches contribute to distinctive psychoanalytic paradigms. The aim is twofold – to introduce and to prompt research.

The book consists of five main parts each with two chapters, one each by Abram and Hinshelwood that describes the views of Klein and of Winnicott on 5 chosen issues:

Basic principles

Early psychic development

The role of the external object

The psychoanalytic concept of psychic pain

Conclusions on divergences and convergences

Each of the 5 parts will conclude with a dialogue between the authors on the topic of the chapter.

The Clinical Paradigms of Melanie Klein and Donald Winnicott will appeal to who are being introduced to psychoanalytic ideas and especially to both these two schools of British Object Relations.

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"This is an important and innovative book for all modern psychoanalysts; lucidly written, it compares and contrasts the work of Melanie Klein and Donald Winnicott with a lively dialogue between Abram and Hinshelwood. This throws new light on the work of both these major psychoanalytical figures, deepening our understanding of them and the interaction between them. The authors highlight the very contrasting ways in which Klein and Winnicott developed theoretically moving on from Freud in studying early development. This was despite Klein’s great influence on Winnicott. A future classic I found it hard to put down."-Nick Temple, Training Analyst and former President of the British Psychoanalytical Society; Former CEO, Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust

"This book is really exceptional due to the highly original formula of a dialogue between two renowned scholars on Klein and Winnicott. Each voice speaks out of conviction and identity with their respective author and there is something very truthful in the exchange, due to the personal and direct style of the dialogue that retains a scientific approach. Following each dialogue the reader is captured time and again and challenged to reconsider previous understandings. The published discussions have much the same effect as the direct dialogue had during the Warsaw conference, when people were most impressed to see that it was possible to have a true scientific and clinical exchange on such radically different psychoanalytic schools of thought. The book will certainly contribute to the culture of ‘hot’ psychoanalytic discussions."-Anna Czownicka, Ph.D., Training Analyst and former President of the Polish Psychoanalytical Society

Book Description

This book introduces the distinctive psychoanalytic basic principles of both Melanie Klein and Donald Winnicott, compares and contrasts the way in which their concepts evolved, and shows how their different approaches contribute to distinctive psychoanalytic paradigms. It consists of five parts, each with two chapters, and one by each author that describes the views of Klein and of Winnicott on five chosen issues: Basic principles, Early psychic development, The role of the external object, The psychoanalytic concept of psychic pain, and Conclusions on divergences and convergences. Each of the five parts concludes with a dialogue between the authors on the topic of the chapter.

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