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Psychoanalytic developmental theory: a contemporary reconsideration.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18802135     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Psychoanalytic developmental theory has never enjoyed a broad consensus among psychoanalytic thinkers. In today's postmodern era, its relevance and basic premises are even more in question as a legitimate part of psychoanalytic theorizing. Part of the problem has been (1) the serious errors perpetrated historically in the name of psychoanalytic developmental theory and (2) its current state of disarray in the wake of piecemeal efforts to rectify these errors. Nonetheless, its presence is discernible in every psychoanalyst's theory and clinical work, whether or not it is acknowledged or brought into a cohesive theoretical frame. The point of view of "intersubjective ego psychology" (Chodorow 2004), embraced by a growing number of analysts interested in development, offers a more flexible and inclusive paradigm for psychoanalytic developmental thinking in order to preserve its rightful place in contemporary psychoanalysis.
Authors:
Karen Gilmore
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association     Volume:  56     ISSN:  0003-0651     ISO Abbreviation:  J Am Psychoanal Assoc     Publication Date:  2008 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-09-19     Completed Date:  2009-01-13     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7505579     Medline TA:  J Am Psychoanal Assoc     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  885-907     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Columbia Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research, New York Psychoanalytic Institute, New York, NY 10003, USA. kgilmore@psychoanalysis.net
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Humans
Personality Development*
Psychoanalytic Theory*
Psychoanalytic Therapy*

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