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HOLDING AND PSYCHOANALYSIS In Holding and Psychoanalysis: A Relational Perspective, Joyce Slochower brings a sophisticated contemporary framework to bear on Winnicott’s notion of the holding environment. Revisiting holding’s clinical impact and theoretical underpinnings, Slochower explores its function in those moments when neither interpretive nor intersubjective work can be tolerated. She expands the holding construct beyond the needs of dependent patients by examining its therapeutic shape across the clinical spectrum. This second edition has been substantially rewritten to incorporate new theoretical and clinical material. Two new chapters address holding’s impact on interior experience; a third describes its function in acts of memorialization across the lifespan; still another chapter updates the place of developmental metaphors in contemporary thinking and formulates holding’s function in buffering shame states. Slochower situates holding within a relational frame that encompasses both deliberate and enacted aspects. In her view, the analyst doesn’t hold alone; patient and analyst together bracket disjunctive elements to establish a co-constructed holding space. The book pays particular attention to the analyst’s experience, offering rich clinical vignettes that illustrate the struggle that holding entails. Holding and Psychoanalysis offers a clear and incisive exploration of common therapeutic knots and how we—and our patients— negotiate them. Joyce Slochower is Professor Emerita at Hunter College and Graduate Center, the City University of New York, and the author of Psychoanalytic Collisions (Routledge, 2006). She is on the Faculty of the New York University Postdoctoral Program, the National Training Program of the National Institute for the Psychotherapies, the Steven Mitchell Center, the Philadelphia Center for Relational Studies, and the Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California in San Francisco. She is in private practice in New York City. RELATIONAL PERSPECTIVES BOOK SERIES Lewis Aron & Adrienne Harris The Relational Perspectives Book Series (RPBS) publishes books that grow out of or contribute to the relational tradition in contemporary psychoanalysis. The term relational psychoanalysis was fi rst used by Greenberg and Mitchell (1983) to bridge the traditions of interpersonal relations, as developed within interpersonal psychoanalysis and object relations, as developed within contemporary British theory. But, under the seminal work of the late Stephen Mitchell, the term relational psychoanalysis grew and began to accrue to itself many other infl uences and developments. Various tributaries—interpersonal psychoanalysis, object relations theory, self psychology, empirical infancy research, and elements of contemporary Freudian and Kleinian thought—fl ow into this tradition, which understands relational confi gurations between self and others, both real and fantasied, as the primary subject of psychoanalytic investigation. We refer to the relational tradition, rather than to a relational school, to highlight that we are identifying a trend, a tendency within contemporary psychoanalysis, not a more formally organized or coherent school or system of beliefs. Our use of the term relational signifi es a dimension of theory and practice that has become salient across the wide spectrum of contemporary psychoanalysis. Now under the editorial supervision of Lewis Aron and Adrienne Harris, the Relational Perspectives Book Series originated in 1990 under the editorial eye of the late Stephen A. Mitchell. Mitchell was the most prolifi c and infl uential of the originators of the relational tradition. He was committed to dialogue among psychoanalysts and he abhorred the authoritarianism that dictated adherence to a rigid set of beliefs or technical restrictions. He championed open discussion, comparative and integrative approaches, and he promoted new voices across the generations. Included in the Relational Perspectives Book Series are authors and works that come from within the relational tradition, extend and develop the tradition, as well as works that critique relational approaches or compare and contrast it with alternative points of view. The series includes our most distinguished senior psychoanalysts along with younger contributors who bring fresh vision. Vol. 56 Vol. 48 HOLDING AND PSYCHOANALYSIS: TOWARD MUTUAL RECOGNITION: A Relational Perspective Relational Psychoanalysis and the Joyce Slochower Christian Narrative Marie T. Hoffman Vol. 55 A PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR THE Vol. 47 PEOPLE: UPROOTED MINDS: Toward a Progressive Psychoanalysis Surviving the Politics of Terror in the Lewis Aron & Karen Starr Americas Nancy Caro Hollander Vol. 54 THE SILENT PAST AND THE Vol. 46 INVISIBLE PRESENT: A DISTURBANCE IN THE FIELD: Memory, Trauma, and Representation in Essays in Transference-Countertransference Psychotherapy Engagement Paul Renn Steven H. Cooper Vol. 53 Vol. 45 INDIVIDUALIZING GENDER AND FIRST DO NO HARM: SEXUALITY: The Paradoxical Encounters of Theory and Practice Psychoanalysis, Warmaking, and Resistance Nancy Chodorow Adrienne Harris & Steven Botticelli (eds.) Vol. 52 Vol. 44 RELATIONAL PSYCHOANALYSIS, GOOD ENOUGH ENDINGS: VOL. V: Breaks, Interruptions, and Terminations Evolution of Process from Contemporary Relational Perspectives Lewis Aron & Adrienne Harris (eds.) Jill Salberg (ed.) Vol. 51 Vol. 43 RELATIONAL PSYCHOANALYSIS, INVASIVE OBJECTS: VOL. IV: Minds under Siege Expansion of Theory Paul Williams Lewis Aron & Adrienne Harris (eds.) Vol. 42 Vol. 50 SABERT BASESCU: WITH CULTURE IN MIND: Selected Papers on Human Nature and Psychoanalytic Stories Psychoanalysis Muriel Dimen (ed.) George Goldstein & Helen Golden (eds.) Vol. 49 Vol. 41 UNDERSTANDING AND TREATING THE HERO IN THE MIRROR: DISSOCIATIVE IDENTITY From Fear to Fortitude DISORDER: Sue Grand A Relational Approach Elizabeth F. Howell Vol. 40 Vol. 32 THE ANALYST IN THE INNER GETTING FROM HERE TO THERE: CITY, SECOND EDITION: Analytic Love, Analytic Process Race, Class, and Culture through a Sheldon Bach Psychoanalytic Lens Neil Altman Vol. 31 UNCONSCIOUS FANTASIES AND Vol. 39 THE RELATIONAL WORLD DARE TO BE HUMAN: Danielle Knafo & Kenneth Feiner A Contemporary Psychoanalytic Journey Michael Shoshani Rosenbaum Vol. 30 THE HEALER’S BENT: Vol. 38 Solitude and Dialogue in the Clinical REPAIR OF THE SOUL: Encounter Metaphors of Transformation in Jewish James T. McLaughlin Mysticism and Psychoanalysis Karen E. Starr Vol. 29 CHILD THERAPY IN THE GREAT Vol. 37 OUTDOORS: ADOLESCENT IDENTITIES: A Relational View A Collection of Readings Sebastiano Santostefano Deborah Browning (ed.) Vol. 28 Vol. 36 RELATIONAL PSYCHOANALYSIS, BODIES IN TREATMENT: VOL. II: The Unspoken Dimension Innovation and Expansion Frances Sommer Anderson (ed.) Lewis Aron & Adrienne Harris (eds.) Vol. 35 Vol. 27 COMPARATIVE-INTEGRATIVE THE DESIGNED SELF: PSYCHOANALYSIS: Psychoanalysis and Contemporary Identities A Relational Perspective for the Discipline’s Carlo Strenger Second Century Brent Willock Vol. 26 IMPOSSIBLE TRAINING: Vol. 34 A Relational View of Psychoanalytic RELATIONAL PSYCHOANALYSIS, Education VOL. III: Emanuel Berman New Voices Melanie Suchet, Adrienne Harris, Vol. 25 & Lewis Aron (eds.) GENDER AS SOFT ASSEMBLY Adrienne Harris Vol. 33 CREATING BODIES: Vol. 24 Eating Disorders as Self-Destructive Survival MINDING SPIRITUALITY Katie Gentile Randall Lehman Sorenson Vol. 23 Vol. 14 SEPTEMBER 11: RELATIONAL PSYCHOANALYSIS: Trauma and Human Bonds The Emergence of a Tradition Susan W. Coates, Jane L. Rosenthal, & Stephen A. Mitchell & Lewis Aron (eds.) Daniel S. Schechter (eds.) Vol. 13 Vol. 22 SEDUCTION, SURRENDER, AND SEXUALITY, INTIMACY, POWER TRANSFORMATION: Muriel Dimen Emotional Engagement in the Analytic Process Vol. 21 Karen Maroda LOOKING FOR GROUND: Countertransference and the Problem of Vol. 12 Value in Psychoanalysis RELATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON Peter G. M. Carnochan THE BODY Lewis Aron & Frances Sommer Anderson (eds.) Vol. 20 RELATIONALITY: Vol. 11 From Attachment to Intersubjectivity BUILDING BRIDGES: Stephen A. Mitchell Negotiation of Paradox in Psychoanalysis Stuart A. Pizer Vol. 19 WHO IS THE DREAMER, WHO Vol. 10 DREAMS THE DREAM? FAIRBAIRN, THEN AND NOW A Study of Psychic Presences Neil J. Skolnick and David E. Scharff (eds.) James S. Grotstein Vol. 9 Vol. 18 INFLUENCE AND AUTONOMY IN OBJECTS OF HOPE: PSYCHOANALYSIS Exploring Possibility and Limit in Stephen A. Mitchell Psychoanalysis Steven H. Cooper Vol. 8 UNFORMULATED EXPERIENCE: Vol. 17 From Dissociation to Imagination in THE REPRODUCTION OF EVIL: Psychoanalysis A Clinical and Cultural Perspective Donnel B. Stern Sue Grand Vol. 7 Vol. 16 SOUL ON THE COUCH: PSYCHOANALYTIC Spirituality, Religion, and Morality in PARTICIPATION: Contemporary Psychoanalysis Action, Interaction, and Integration Charles Spezzano & Gerald J. Gargiulo (eds.) Kenneth A. Frank Vol. 6 Vol. 15 THE THERAPIST AS A PERSON: THE COLLAPSE OF THE SELF AND Life Crises, Life Choices, Life Experiences, ITS THERAPEUTIC RESTORATION and Their Effects on Treatment Rochelle G. K. Kainer Barbara Gerson (ed.) Vol. 5 Vol. 2 HOLDING AND PSYCHOANALYSIS: AFFECT IN PSYCHOANALYSIS: A Relational Perspective A Clinical Synthesis Joyce A. Slochower Charles Spezzano Vol. 4 Vol. 1 A MEETING OF MINDS: CONVERSING WITH Mutuality in Psychoanalysis UNCERTAINTY: Lewis Aron Practicing Psychotherapy in a Hospital Setting Vol. 3 Rita Wiley McCleary THE ANALYST IN THE INNER CITY: Race, Class, and Culture through a Psychoanalytic Lens Neil Altman HOLDING AND PSYCHOANALYSIS A Relational Perspective Second Edition Joyce Slochower Second edition published 2014 by Routledge 27 Church Road, Hove, East Sussex BN3 2FA Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2014 Joyce Slochower The right of Joyce Slochower to be identifi ed as author of this work has been asserted by her in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identifi cation and explanation without intent to infringe. First edition published by The Analytic Press, 1996 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Slochower, Joyce, Anne, 1950- Holding and psychoanalysis : a relational perspective. -- 2nd edition. pages cm ISBN 978-0-415-64069-5 (hbk.) -- ISBN 978-0-415-64070-1 (pbk.) -- ISBN 978-0-203-74736-0 (ebk.) 1. Holding (Psychoanalysis) 2. Psychotherapist and patient. I. Title. RC489.H64S56 2013 616.89(cid:2)17--dc23 2013001436 ISBN: 978-0-415-64069-5 (hbk) ISBN: 978-0-415-64070-1 (pbk) ISBN: 978-0-203-74736-0 (ebk) Typeset in Garamond 3 by Saxon Graphics Ltd, Derby CONTENTS Acknowledgments xi 1 Introduction: Holding in a Relational Frame 1 2 Holding as Metaphor: the Winnicottian Model 8 3 Holding and Regression to Dependence: the Winnicottian Model 24 4 Holding and Self-Involvement: the Evolving Holding Metaphor 44 5 Holding Ruthlessness and Hate 58 6 On the Edge: Working Around a Holding Illusion 75 7 Interior Experience in Analytic Process 86 8 Holding and the Problem of Absent Desire 99 9 When Holding Fails 109 10 The Holding Function in Mourning 116 11 The Dynamics of Commemorative Ritual 127 12 Holding in Context 142 13 The Evolution of Psychoanalytic Collaboration 154 14 Holding: a Long View 168 References 177 Subject Index 190 Author Index 195
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