Clara M. Thompson’s Professional Evolution and Legacy: An American Psychoanalyst (1933-1958) (Psychoanalysis in a New Key Book Series)

Synopsis

Beginning in 1933, after Sandor Ferenczi’s death, this volume draws extensively from interviews, personal correspondence, and scholarly essays to explore the latter part of Clara Thompson’s life and professional career. The reader is afforded an understanding of Thompson's development with the luminaries who influenced her, and who she, in turn, influenced, including Harry Stack Sullivan, Erich Fromm, and other "cultural" social scientists. Building on her collaborative work with Ferenczi, and influenced by Sullivan, Thompson’s pioneering essays expand the psychoanalytic perspective to embrace the dynamic interpersonal encounter between patient and analyst. Critical of Freud's views on women, Thompson also argues against the inequality of women and men in society, reflecting her own moral compass. This volume clarifies Thompson’s role in psychoanalytic history, reclaiming her numerous and valuable contributions to both the interpersonal psychoanalytic tradition and to the field of psychoanalysis as we know it today. D’Ercole’s artfully woven account of Thompson’s life will prove essential reading for psychoanalysts, psychotherapists, psychologists, and anyone interested in the history of psychoanalysis.

Copyright:

2023

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Publisher Quality

Book Size:

274 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781000713602

Related ISBNs:

9781032257525, 9781032257532, 9781003284840

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

01/23/23

Copyrighted By:

Ann D’Ercole, The right of Ann D’Ercole to be identified as author of this work has been asserted in accordance with sections

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No

Language:

English

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No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Psychology

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