When Theories Touch : A Historical and Theoretical Integration of Psychoanalytic Thought (Cips Confederation of Independent Psychoanalytic Societies Boundaries of Psychoanalysis)

This book aims to deconstruct the different theoretical perspectives of psychoanalysis, and reconstruct these concepts in a language that is readily understood. Wherever possible this is meant not to do away with terms that are meaningful, but to attempt to clarify terms and concepts. The book comes in three sections. The first examines Freud's