Bion S Legacy To Groups

Author : Franco Borgogno,Silvio A. Merciai,Parthenope Bion Talamo
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 133 pages
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Release : 2018-03-28
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780429911491

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Bion's Legacy to Groups by Franco Borgogno,Silvio A. Merciai,Parthenope Bion Talamo Pdf

'It is characteristic of some forms of scientific genius to alter not just what we see in the world, but how we see it - not just the view, but the lens. One thinks of Freud's discovery of the transference, or of Melanie Klein's attention to the play of children. Wilfred Bion's study of groups and group processes also has this quality. More than the content of what he saw and captured in the concepts of two modes of mental functioning in groups and in the differentiation of the basic assumptions, it was the way he saw or, more broadly, the way he sensed the emotional life of the individual in the group, and in the first instance his own, that opened up a quite new territory for exploration. Those of us whose practice takes place primarily in the institutional or social domain can find in his more psychoanalytic work seeds of new thought extending beyond the consulting room.Going "beyond the confines" might perhaps more generally stand as a metaphor for Bion's enterprise.

Author : Franco Borgogno
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 0429472498

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Bion's Legacy to Groups by Franco Borgogno Pdf

"'It is characteristic of some forms of scientific genius to alter not just what we see in the world, but how we see it - not just the view, but the lens. One thinks of Freud's discovery of the transference, or of Melanie Klein's attention to the play of children. Wilfred Bion's study of groups and group processes also has this quality. More than the content of what he saw and captured in the concepts of two modes of mental functioning in groups and in the differentiation of the basic assumptions, it was the way he saw or, more broadly, the way he sensed the emotional life of the individual in the group, and in the first instance his own, that opened up a quite new territory for exploration. Those of us whose practice takes place primarily in the institutional or social domain can find in his more psychoanalytic work seeds of new thought extending beyond the consulting room.Going "beyond the confines" might perhaps more generally stand as a metaphor for Bion's enterprise. This is the debt that the papers collected in this volume first and foremost seek to record - a debt that is both personal and institutional. One hopes that they may also, warts and all, exemplify something of his legacy - a legacy of capturing thoughts about thought or of looking at how we look, in the varied and the different worlds we inhabit and that inhabit us.'- David Armstrong, from his Foreword"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Parthenope Bion Talamo,Franco Borgogno,Silvio A. Merciai
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1855751887

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Bion's Legacy to Groups by Parthenope Bion Talamo,Franco Borgogno,Silvio A. Merciai Pdf

'It is characteristic of some forms of scientific genius to alter not just what we see in the world, but how we see it - not just the view, but the lens. One thinks of Freud's discovery of the transference, or of Melanie Klein's attention to the play of children. Wilfred Bion's study of groups and group processes also has this quality. More than the content of what he saw and captured in the concepts of two modes of mental functioning in groups and in the differentiation of the basic assumptions, it was the way he saw or, more broadly, the way he sensed the emotional life of the individual in the group, and in the first instance his own, that opened up a quite new territory for exploration. Those of us whose practice takes place primarily in the institutional or social domain can find in his more psychoanalytic work seeds of new thought extending beyond the consulting room.Going "beyond the confines" might perhaps more generally stand as a metaphor for Bion's enterprise.

Author : James S. Grotstein
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2023-12-06
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781003804284

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A Beam of Intense Darkness by James S. Grotstein Pdf

Written by pioneering analyst and creative thinker, James Grotstein, A Beam of Intense Darkness offers a thorough overview and illuminating insight into the often-complex work of W. R. Bion. This psychoanalytic classic sees Grotstein introduce over 30 key Bionian theories, comprehensively explaining them to the reader before offering his own insight and commentary. Grotstein first encountered Bion as his analysand and, later, as his friend. This book offers a level of insight only possible through such a close relationship, and offers a dialogue between Bion and Grotstein as they delve into the inner workings of the human psyche. Throughout, Grotstein offers his own original thoughts on topics such as projective transidentification, transcendent position and the truth drive. With a new introduction from Nicola Abel-Hirsch, this book is an essential read for anyone interested in Bion’s work and legacy.

Author : Howard B. Levine,Lawrence J. Brown
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2013-02-11
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781135102845

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Growth and Turbulence in the Container/Contained: Bion's Continuing Legacy by Howard B. Levine,Lawrence J. Brown Pdf

Wilfred Bion remains the most cited author in psychoanalytic literature after Sigmund Freud. His formulation of alpha function, waking dream thoughts, his theory of thinking and of the container/contained have proven seminal for the elaboration of psychoanalytic theory and practice, as well as the exploration of psychic functioning and the primordial mind. Growth Turbulence in the Container/Contained is based on papers presented at the 2009 International Bion Conference held in Boston, Massachusetts. It represents the state of the art thinking of an outstanding international group of Bion scholars and experts. This book includes the most current trends in Bion scholarship, covering topics that range from the historical/biographical, to the clinical, the theoretical, the developmental, to the cultural and aesthetic. Proving a vital stimulus to further creative explorations in the field, Growth Turbulence in the Container/Contained will be of particular interest to psychoanalytic practitioners, graduate psychoanalysts, analytic candidates, psychoanalytic therapists, advanced therapy trainees,and scholars of all schools.

Author : Wilfred R. Bion
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:638240499

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Experiences in Groups, and Other Papers by Wilfred R. Bion Pdf

Author : Harry Karnac
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2018-02-10
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780429911484

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Bion's Legacy by Harry Karnac Pdf

This book forms a comprehensive bibliography of the works of W. R. Bion, and the other works that made some bearing of his life and thought. With considerable renewed interest in Bion's contribution to various disciplines beyond the psychoanalytic and psychotherapeutic, this work will be of use to practitioners, researchers and students.

Author : Robert M. Lipgar,Malcolm Pines
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1843107112

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Building on Bion-- Branches by Robert M. Lipgar,Malcolm Pines Pdf

The enduring influence of Bion's work is the central theme of this book. Chapters by distinguished international contributors from the fields of psychoanalysis, group analysis, management consultancy and social science cover work with large groups, Bion and the Tavistock conferences, and his ideas about thinking, learning, dreams and mentality.

Author : Chris Mawson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013-12-16
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781317723080

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Bion Today by Chris Mawson Pdf

Bion Today explores how Bion’s work is used in contemporary settings; how his ideas have been applied at the level of the individual, the group and the organisation; and which phenomena have been made more comprehensible through the lenses of his concepts. The book introduces distinctive psychoanalytic contributions to show the ways in which distinguished analysts have explored and developed the ideas of Wilfred Bion. Drawing on the contributors’ experience of using Bion’s ideas in clinical work, topics include: an introduction to Bion clarification of the inter-related concepts of countertransference and enactment concepts integrating group and individual phenomena clinical implications of Bion’s thought Bion’s approach to psychoanalysis. Bion Today will be a valuable resource for psychoanalysts, psychotherapists and all those who are interested in learning more about Bion’s thinking and his work.

Author : James S. Grotstein
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1011 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-08
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780429912856

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Do I Dare Disturb the Universe? by James S. Grotstein Pdf

All the contributors to this compilation knew Bion personally and were influenced by his work. They include: Herbert Rosenfeld, Frances Tustin, Andre Green, Donald Meltzer and Hanna Segal.Wilfred R. Bion has taken his place as one of the foremost psychoanalysts of our time, yet it is only within recent years that the impact of his achievements are being felt. His death has stilled his pen and voice but demands a restatement of his view by those who have been most influenced by him. Bion's greatness lay, not only in the odd vertices of his incredible observations, but in the resources of his epistemological vastness, his respect for truth obtained in the disciplined absence of memory and desire, and his paying such scrupulous attention to and interpreting of recombinant constructions he achieved with mental elements their functions, and their transformations. His was the Language of Achievement, which is the tongue begotten by patience. Of note is his introduction of Plato's theory of forms and Kant's categories into psychoanalytic metapsychology, to say nothing of his mathematical, group and religious theories.

Author : Richard Billow
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2003-01-31
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781846423833

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Relational Group Psychotherapy by Richard Billow Pdf

Integrating cutting-edge relational theory with technique, this volume reveals the deeply personal nature of the intersubjective process of group therapy as it affects the group therapist and other group members. By locating the group therapist's experience in the centre of the action, Richard M. Billow moves away from traditional approaches in group psychotherapy. Instead, he places emphasis on the effect of the therapist's own evolving psychology on what occurs and what does not occur in group psychotherapy. Building on Bion's early theory of group and his later formulations regarding the structure of thought and the role of affect, this work expands on the present understanding of relational theory and technique. Through the use of clinical anecdotes the author is able to ground theory in the realities of clinical experience making this essential reading for group psychoanalysts and psychotherapists, psychiatrists and other mental health professionals, academics and students of psychoanalytic theory.

Author : Stanley Schneider,Haim Weinberg
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2003-07-15
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1846424186

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The Large Group Re-Visited by Stanley Schneider,Haim Weinberg Pdf

This important and thought-provoking book explores the workings and dynamics of the large group, with clear descriptions of both theory and technique. Building on Kreeger's earlier collection of papers, this volume shows how large-group concepts in group analysis have evolved to become important tools in understanding the social interactive processes operating in conferences, workshops, training institutes and large organizations such as hospitals, psychiatric communities and government agencies - and even operate in virtual groups formed on the internet. The authors consider issues of leadership and order, the control and expression of aggression, spiritual and therapeutic experiences, the maintenance of individuals' identities and the development of culture in the context of larger groups. Engaging with a broad set of contexts, this book will be of practical use to all those who seek fuller understanding of the social and psychological processes underlying group dynamics, including group analysts, sociologists, policy makers and consultants.

Author : Earl Hopper
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2018-05-08
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780429922237

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The Social Unconscious in Persons, Groups and Societies by Earl Hopper Pdf

The social unconscious is vital for understanding persons and their groupings, ranging from families to societies, committees to organisations, and from small to median to large therapeutic groups, and essential for comprehensive clinical work. This series of volumes of contributions from an international network of psychoanalysts, analytical psychologists, group analysts and psychodramatists draw on the classical ideas of Freud, Klein and Jung, Bion, Foulkes and Moreno, and on contemporary relational perspectives, self-psychology and neuroscience. Volume 1 is concerned mainly with the theory of the social unconscious. It is focused on topics such as location, sociality, the social brain, identity, ideology, the foundation matrix, social psychological retreats, false collective self-objects, the collective unconscious and its archetypes and social dreaming.

Author : Robert M. Lipgar,Malcolm Pines
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1843107104

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Building on Bion-- Roots by Robert M. Lipgar,Malcolm Pines Pdf

This collection of papers by distinguished international contributors explores formative influences affecting Bion's emotional and intellectual development. The authors revisit in depth the origins of Bion's ideas, his contact with Trotter, and his later work with the Tavistock Clinic and psychoanalysis.

Author : Wilfred R. Bion
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-27
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780429910357

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A Memoir of the Future by Wilfred R. Bion Pdf

A Memoir of the Future, Bion's unorthodox attempt to cast psychoanalytic speculation in fictional form, is composed of three semi-autobiographical novels: The Dream (1975), The Past Presented (1977), and The Dawn of Oblivion (1979). Presented here for the first time in one volume, they appear together with the Key to A Memoir of the Future, a glossary of terms and concepts compiled by Wilfred and Francesca Bion.