Psychopathology: Contemporary Jungian Perspectives

371 Pages·1989·21.038 MB·English

by  Andrew Samuels

THE LIBRARY OF ANALYTICAL PSYCHOLOGY ^

PSYCHOPATHOLOGY

C o n t e m p o r a ry Jungian

Perspectives
EDITOR
A N D R EW SAMUELS
k a r n a c
PSYCHOPATHOLOGY

Contemporary Jungian Perspectives
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VOLUME IX

PSYCHOPATHOLOGY

Contemporary Jungian Perspectives

Edited and with an Introduction

by

Andrew Samuels
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CONTENTS

Acknowledgements vii

Notes on Bibliography and Conventions viii

Contributors ix

Introduction

Andrew Samuels 1

1. Depressed patients and the coniunctio

J udith Hubback 23

2. Success, retreat, panic:

over-stimulation and depressive defence

Peer Hultberg 45

3. A psychological study of anorexia nervosa:

an account of the relationship between

psychic factors and bodily functioning

Eva Seligman 71

4. Object constancy or constant object?

Fred Plaut 89

5. Narcissistic disorder and its treatment

Rushi Ledermann 101

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6. Reflections on introversion

and/or schizoid personality

Thomas Kirsch 127

7. Reflections on Heinz Kohut's concept of narcissism

Mario Jacoby 139

8. The borderline personality: vision and healing

Nathan Schwartz-Salant 157

9. The treatment of chronic psychoses
C. T. Frey-Wehrlin, R. Bosnak, F. Langegger,

Ch. Robinson 205

10. The energy of warring and combining opposites:

problems for the psychotic patient and the therapist

in achieving the symbolic situation

Joseph Redfearn 213

11. Schreber's delusional transference:

a disorder of the self

Alan Edwards 229

12. Masochism:

the shadow side of the archetypal need

to venerate and worship

Rosemary Gordon 237

13. The psychopathology of fetishism and transvestism

Anthony Storr 255

14. The androgyne:

some inconclusive reflections on sexual perversions

Michael Fordham 275

15. The archetypes in marriage

Mary Williams 291

16. The analyst and the damaged victims
of Nazi persecution
Gustav Dreifuss
(with four commentaries and reply) 309

17. Working against Dorian Gray analysis and the old

Luigi Zoja 327

Index 347
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I
am grateful to the following for their helpful comments on an
early draft of the Introduction or for their support in other
ways; responsibility for the ideas expressed in the Introduc­
tion, the introductory remarks before each paper, and the
selection of papers is, of course, mine: Coline Covington, Miranda
Davies, Hugh Gee, Rosemary Gordon, Rosie Parker, Corinna
Peterson, Fred Plaut, Arthur Sherman, and Barbara Wharton.
Roger Hobdell was the Series Editor for the volume, and I have
appreciated his advice and encouragement.
In addition, the work done on the papers by successive Editors
of The Journal of Analytical Psychology deserves acknowledge­
ment: Michael Fordham, Fred Plaut, Judith Hubback and
Rosemary Gordon.
Finally, I want to express heartfelt thanks to the authors for
reading, revising, and approving the short introductions that
precede their papers. This has made the production of the book a
truly international and collaborative venture.
Acknowledgements and bibliographical details for each paper
are given at the start of that paper.
Acknowledgements are due to Routledge ,London, and Prince­
ton University Press, Princeton, NJ, for permission to quote
from the Collected Works of C. G. Jung.
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NOTES ON BIBLIOGRAPHY AND CONVENTIONS

Citations of the works of C. G. Jung
E
xcept where indicated, reference to Jung's writings is by
volume and paragraph number of the Collected Works of
C. G. Jung, published by Routledge, London, and Prince­
ton University Press, Princeton, NJ (edited by H. Read, M.
Fordham, G. Adler and W. McGuire; translated mainly by R.
Hull).
Note on spelling
The convention has evolved, especially in Britain, of using the
spelling 'phantasy* as opposed to 'fantasy' when it is intended to
refer to whatever activity lies under and behind thought and
feeling. 'Fantasy' is restricted to daydreaming and mental
activity of a similar nature of which the subject is aware. The
contributors to this book, coming, as they do, from diverse
backgrounds, do not display a uniformity of style. Editorial policy
has been to let each writer retain his/her original usage. The
Editor's present personal preference is to use 'fantasy' in all
circumstances, relying on context to make the meaning clear.
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CONTRIBUTORS

Gustav Dreifuss, Ph.D. Diploma in Analytical Psychology, C.G.
Jung Institute, Zurich. Training Analyst and former Presi­
dent, Israel Association of Analytical Psychology. Lecturer,
Psychotherapy, Psychiatric Department, Rambam Hospital,
Haifa. Author, Collected Papers 1965-1984 and Bild und Seele
(with Martin Kinz). In practice in Haifa.
Alan Edwards, M.D., M.R.C.P., F.R.C.Psych. Training Analyst,
Society of Analytical Psychology. Former Medical Director, C. G.
Jung Clinic, London. Former Consultant Psychiatrist, Watford
General and Napsbury Hospitals. In practice near London.
Michael Fordham, B.A., M.D., F.R.C.Psych„ Hon.F.B.P.S.
Training Analyst, Society of Analytical Psychology. Co-editor of
the Collected Works ofC. G. Jung. Founding editor, The Journal
of Analytical Psychology. Author of numerous books, including
Children as Individuals, The Self and Autism, Explorations into
the Self In practice near London.
C. T. Frey-Wehrlin, Dr.PhiL Professional Member, Society of
Analytical Psychology. Training Analyst, C. G. Jung Institute,
Zurich. Initiator, co-founder and former Director of Psychother-
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