Coparticipant Psychoanalysis: Toward a New Theory of Clinical Inquiry

by John Fiscalini

Book Overview

Traditionally, two clinical models have been dominant in psychoanalysis: the classical paradigm, which views the analyst as an objective mirror, and the participant-observation paradigm, which views the analyst as an intersubjective participant-observer. According to John Fiscalini, an evolutionary shift in psychoanalytic consciousness has been taking place, giving rise to coparticipant inquiry, a third paradigm that represents a dramatic shift...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231132638
• ISBN13: 9780231132633
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.7"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher