Testimony and Witnessing in Psychoanalysis: A Literary and Philosophical Perspective

Synopsis

In this fascinating volume, Zipi Rosenberg Schipper approaches the fundamental topic of testimony, seeking to recognize its value as a distinct and vital function in psychoanalytic work, separate from its inherited importance to work on trauma. Rosenberg Schipper introduces a revivifying philosophical, linguistic and psychoanalytic approach to the act of testimony, focusing on the role of witnessing in daily life and the importance it has as a therapeutic tool in psychoanalytic and psychological therapy. Throughout, she pinpoints three key psychoanalytic theories on patient testimony. She begins by looking at Freud’s foundational work on testimony as a means of concealing the unconscious and the questions of credibility in the consulting room this creates before looking at Winnicottian and Kohutian theories, whereby therapists take everything the patient says as a definitive truth. She concludes by looking at the Intersubjective and Relational schools of thought, where the therapist assumes the role of witness. By providing a comprehensive overview of the conflicting theories on the topic, Rosenberg Schipper equips practicing psychoanalysts and analysts-in-training with the tools necessary to utilize this vital therapeutic device and engage with it in treatment for all patients.

Copyright:

2024

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ISBN-13:

9781003802167

Related ISBNs:

9781032517834, 9781032517803, 9781003403920

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

12/01/23

Copyrighted By:

Zipi Rosenberg Schipper. The right of Zipi Rosenberg Schipper 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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Categories:

Nonfiction, Literature and Fiction, Psychology, Language Arts, Philosophy

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