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A Fairbairnian object-relations perspective on self-psychology

A Fairbairnian object-relations perspective on self-psychology The American Journal of Psychoanalysis, Vol. 52, No. 3, 7992 A FAIRBAIRNIAN OBJECT-RELATIONS PERSPECTIVE ON SELF-PSYCHOLOGY Michael Robbins Psychoanalytic theorists who trace the roots of their ideas are much like those of us who research our genealogies in quest of distinguished ances- tors, hoping not to encounter disreputable connections en route and per- haps even trying to deny that any might exist. Most analysts tend to forget, repress, or deny the existence of theoretically fruitful but politically unac- ceptable forebears at the same time that they are ready and eager to claim as ideational ancestors Freud and his acknowledged disciples and suc- cessors. While I do not mean to suggest any correlation between the quality or importance of a person's work and his or her sociopolitical status within the psychoanalytic movement, it is not uncommon that at least some of the contributions of these politically disreputable or illegitimate analytic ances- tors, for example, Ferenczi, Rank, Tausk, Reich, Homey, Alexander, and to a lesser extent Klein and Fairbairn, may undergo decades of neglect and suppression only to reenter and enrich the corpus of legitimate theory cloaked as more or less "original" contributions of more "acceptable" an- alysts from a newer http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The American Journal of Psychoanalysis Springer Journals

A Fairbairnian object-relations perspective on self-psychology

Robbins, Michael
The American Journal of Psychoanalysis , Volume 52 (3): 15 – Sep 1, 1992
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1992 Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis
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The American Journal of Psychoanalysis, Vol. 52, No. 3, 7992 A FAIRBAIRNIAN OBJECT-RELATIONS PERSPECTIVE ON SELF-PSYCHOLOGY Michael Robbins Psychoanalytic theorists who trace the roots of their ideas are much like those of us who research our genealogies in quest of distinguished ances- tors, hoping not to encounter disreputable connections en route and per- haps even trying to deny that any might exist. Most analysts tend to forget, repress, or deny the existence of theoretically fruitful but politically unac- ceptable forebears at the same time that they are ready and eager to claim as ideational ancestors Freud and his acknowledged disciples and suc- cessors. While I do not mean to suggest any correlation between the quality or importance of a person's work and his or her sociopolitical status within the psychoanalytic movement, it is not uncommon that at least some of the contributions of these politically disreputable or illegitimate analytic ances- tors, for example, Ferenczi, Rank, Tausk, Reich, Homey, Alexander, and to a lesser extent Klein and Fairbairn, may undergo decades of neglect and suppression only to reenter and enrich the corpus of legitimate theory cloaked as more or less "original" contributions of more "acceptable" an- alysts from a newer

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Published: Sep 1, 1992

Keywords: Clinical Psychology; Psychotherapy; Psychoanalysis

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