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Ann beattie: Emotional loss and strategies of reparation

Ann beattie: Emotional loss and strategies of reparation The American Ioumal of Psychoanalysis, Vol. 53, No. 4, !993 ANN BEATTIE: EMOTIONAL LOSS AND STRATEGIES OF REPARATION Leo Schneiderman Much of the psychoanalytic literature dealing with emotional loss has focused on the early origins of narcissistic injury. Masterson, for example, speaks of "the mother's libidinal availability for the child's separation-indi- viduation needs" (1981, p. 132). The child is viewed as introjecting a "withdrawing maternal part-object," with consequent abandonment de- pression. Whether one relates the resulting intrapsychic structure to bor- derline or narcissistic personality disorders, the depressive component can- not be ignored. My present purpose is to analyze Ann Beattie's fiction with special reference to emotional loss in the context of adult love relation- ships. 1 will also explore links between the sense of abandonment, depres- sion, and a variety of coping mechanisms as described by Beattie. I have chosen Beattie because her work is highly representative of contemporary trends in fiction, in which love relationships are often depicted not only as problematic but as impoverished and filled with loneliness and a sense of loss. To the extent that these trends reflect patterns of behavior in real life--always difficult to determine--it is possible that love relationships, family life, and http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The American Journal of Psychoanalysis Springer Journals

Ann beattie: Emotional loss and strategies of reparation

Schneiderman, Leo
The American Journal of Psychoanalysis , Volume 53 (4): 17 – Dec 1, 1993
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Springer Journals
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1993 Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis
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The American Ioumal of Psychoanalysis, Vol. 53, No. 4, !993 ANN BEATTIE: EMOTIONAL LOSS AND STRATEGIES OF REPARATION Leo Schneiderman Much of the psychoanalytic literature dealing with emotional loss has focused on the early origins of narcissistic injury. Masterson, for example, speaks of "the mother's libidinal availability for the child's separation-indi- viduation needs" (1981, p. 132). The child is viewed as introjecting a "withdrawing maternal part-object," with consequent abandonment de- pression. Whether one relates the resulting intrapsychic structure to bor- derline or narcissistic personality disorders, the depressive component can- not be ignored. My present purpose is to analyze Ann Beattie's fiction with special reference to emotional loss in the context of adult love relation- ships. 1 will also explore links between the sense of abandonment, depres- sion, and a variety of coping mechanisms as described by Beattie. I have chosen Beattie because her work is highly representative of contemporary trends in fiction, in which love relationships are often depicted not only as problematic but as impoverished and filled with loneliness and a sense of loss. To the extent that these trends reflect patterns of behavior in real life--always difficult to determine--it is possible that love relationships, family life, and

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The American Journal of Psychoanalysis – Springer Journals

Published: Dec 1, 1993

Keywords: Clinical Psychology; Psychotherapy; Psychoanalysis

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