Dream life a re examination of the psychoanalytic theory and technique 1st Edition by Donald Meltzer ISBN 978-1912567126 1912567121
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ISBN 10: 1912567121
ISBN 13: 978-1912567126
Author: Donald Meltzer
Dreams are my landscape, said Meltzer. In this book he re-establishes psychoanalysis as the art of reading dreams, and dream-life as the core of mental processes. Dreams are not just puzzles to be decoded, the effluence of past trauma or future wish-fulfilment; they are the psyche’s attempt – with a varying level of aesthetic achievement – to symbolise its present emotional conflicts in order to re-orient itself toward the real world – meaning external and internal reality
Table of contents:
PART A: THEORETICAL BACKGROUND
Chapter One: Freud’s View of the Dream as the Guardian of Sleep
A critical examination of Freud’s pioneering role in dream analysis and the tension between his theoretical rigidity and imaginative observational skills.
Chapter Two: The Epistemological Problem in the Theory of Dreams
Explores the philosophical perspective on dreams—asking whether we can know we are dreaming, and whether dreams generate knowledge.
Chapter Three: The Klein-Bion Expansion of Freud’s Metapsychology
Analyzes how Freud’s scientific background influenced his models, and how Klein and Bion expanded those models using modern psychological concepts.
PART B: A REVISED THEORY OF DREAM LIFE
Chapter Four: Dreaming as Unconscious Thinking
Reframes dreaming as a form of unconscious thought using an expanded vocabulary grounded in metapsychology.
Chapter Five: Symbol, Sign, Epitome, Quintessence
Investigates how analysts use different metaphors—scientific vs. symbolic—for understanding dream material and meaning.
Chapter Six: Dream-Life: The Generative Theatre of Meaning
Summarizes the theoretical foundations explored so far and outlines a new approach to understanding how dreams generate meaning.
Chapter Seven: The Interaction of Visual and Verbal Language in Dreams
Delves into how visual and verbal elements interact within dreams, engaging with linguistic and psycholinguistic theory.
Chapter Eight: The Borderland Between Dreams and Hallucinations
Discusses how dreams sit at the edge of conscious thought and how Bion’s alpha-function theory applies to this space.
PART C: THE PRACTICE OF DREAM INVESTIGATION
Chapter Nine: The Borderland Between Dreams and Actions
Considers how dreams influence real-world actions and the internal conflict resolution they attempt to achieve.
Chapter Ten: Dream Exploration and Dream Analysis
Outlines the emotional challenges in dream interpretation and the therapeutic value of facing internal truths.
Chapter Eleven: Dream Narrative and Dream Continuity
Analyzes the structural and formal continuity across dreams, emphasizing the ongoing nature of unconscious fantasy.
Chapter Twelve: Resistance to Dream Analysis in Patient and Analyst
Explores the decline in dream analysis and the psychological resistance that arises in both patient and analyst.
Chapter Thirteen: The Relation of Dreaming to Learning from Experience in Patient and Analyst
Presents dreams as tools for insight, particularly in patients with reflective or theoretical engagement with their own mental processes.
Chapter Fourteen: Recovery from Analysis and the Self-Analytic Method
Looks at how individuals apply psychoanalytic tools to themselves after therapy, enabling continued personal growth.
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