The Psychoanalyst's Superegos, Ego Ideals and Blind Spots

Psychotherapists and psychoanalysts enter an emotional relationship when they treat a patient; no matter how experienced they may be, their personalities inform but also limit their ability to recognise and give thought to what happens in the consulting room. The Psychoanalyst’s Superegos, Ego Ideals and Blind Spots investigates the nature of these constrictions on the clinician’s sensitivity. Richly illustrated with clinical material, this book will enable practitioners to recognise the unconscious forces which militate against their clinical effectiveness.

Key Features

• Explores clinicians’ fear of a superego which threatens to become censorious.
• Examines the need to aspire to standards demanded by ego ideals.
• Considers dynamic forces in relation to treatments that fail and supervision.
• Stresses the difficulty of giving thought to hostility.

Additional Information

Vic Sedlak examines these dynamic forces in relation to recent innovations in psychoanalytic technique.