Field Theory is a powerful and growing paradigm within psychoanalysis, but has previously been split between various schools of thought with little overlap. In this book, a distinguished group of contributors from across all perspectives on Field Theory examine its uniting factors and set out future developments and directions for the paradigm within psychoanalysis.
Key Features
- Represents the work developed for the first international meeting of the International Field Theory Association.
- Promotes understanding and further development of psychoanalytic field theory.
- Features chapters that provide new, contemporary ways of approaching field theory.
- Includes key excerpts from discussions to highlight collaborative efforts of participants.
- Draws on insights from literature, critical theory, philosophy, and psychoanalysis.
Additional Information
Founded in 2015, the International Field Theory Association (IFTA) recognizes all models of psychoanalytic field theory and seeks to foster communication amongst psychoanalysts working in different models, languages, and parts of the world. At the first-ever meeting of IFTA, an international group of psychoanalysts participated in a roundtable discussion of the different contemporary models of psychoanalytic field theory. Each participant wrote a paper in advance of the meeting, which were all shared among the group beforehand and then discussed together. The emphasis of this book is on generating mutual understanding of the different models of field theory, their underlying concepts, and heuristic principles. Advances in Contemporary Psychoanalytic Field Theory will appeal to psychoanalysts and mental health care practitioners.
