It's a Wonderful Life by Donna Reed

It's a Wonderful Life by Donna Reed

Edgar A. Levenson is a key figure in the development of interpersonal psychoanalysis whose ideas remain influential. Interpersonal Psychoanalysis and the Enigma of Consciousness builds on his previously published work in his key areas of expertise such as interpersonal psychoanalysis, transference and countertransference, and the philosophy of psychoanalysis, and sets his ideas into contemporary context. Combining a selection of Levenson's own writings with extensive discussion and analysis of his work by Stern and Slomowitz, it provides an invaluable guide to how his most recent, mature ideas may be understood and applied by contemporary psychoanalysts in their own practice.

This book explores how the rational algorithm of psychoanalytic engagement and the mysterious flows of consciousness interact; this has traditionally been thought of as dialectical, an unresolvable duality in psychoanalytic practice. Analysts move back and forth between the two perspectives, rather like a gestalt leap, finding themselves listening either to the interpersonal or to the intrapsychic in what feels like a self-state leap. But the interpersonal is not in dialectical opposition to the intrapsychic; rather a manifestation of it, a subset. The chapters pick up from the themes explored in The Purloined Self, shifting the emphasis from the interpersonal field to the exploration of the enigma of the flow of consciousness that underlies the therapeutic process. This is not the Freudian Unconscious nor the consciousness of awareness, but the mysterious Jamesian matrix of being. Any effort at influence provokes resistance and refusal by the patient. Permitted a working space, the patient ultimately cures herself. How that happens is a mystery wrapped up in the greater mystery of unconscious process, which in turn is wrapped into the greatest philosophical and neurological enigma of all--the nature of consciousness.

Interpersonal Psychoanalysis and the Enigma of Consciousness will be highly engaging and readable; Levenson's witty essayist style and original perspective will make it greatly appealing and accessible to undergraduate and postgraduate students of psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy, as well as practitioners in these fields.

Donna Reed was born in Memphis, Tennessee and grew up loving the art of writing. She views writing as a gift that has helped her to survive, heal, and grow. She studied at the University of Memphis receiving a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice with a minor in Sociology. It was during this period in her life when her writing began to take form. One of her first poems, The Flight, appeared in Rhythms of Life, The International Library of Poetry in 2001. After receiving her BA, she began working with at-risk youth and has enjoyed endless opportunities in cultivating a child's life. She is the proud mother of two daughters, Erreka and Erin. She recently received her Master's degree in Community Counseling with a specialty in Marriage and Family Counseling from Argosy University. This is her first book of poetry and she is currently working on her first novel. She now resides in Atlanta with her family.

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EAN	0032429251657
Title	It's a Wonderful Life
Release date	2016-10-11
Format	Subtitled Widescreen
Region Code	region_a
Running time	130 minutes
Studio	Paramount
Audience Rating	Universal, suitable for all
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Actor	Ward Bond
Director	Frank Capra
Primary Contributor	James Stewart
Actor	H.B. Warner
Actor	Gloria Grahame
Actor	James Stewart
Actor	Frank Faylen
Actor	Lionel Barrymore
Actor	Beulah Bondi
Actor	Henry Travers
Actor	Thomas Mitchell
Actor	Donna Reed
Primary Contributor	Donna Reed