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Discussion of "The Transitional Personality: Dislocation as a major character dynamic" by Theodore Isaac Rubin

Discussion of "The Transitional Personality: Dislocation as a major character dynamic" by... The American Journal of Psychoanalysis, Vol. 50, No. 1, 1990 DISCUSSION OF "THE TRANSITIONAL PERSONALITY: DISLOCATION AS A MAJOR CHARACTER DYNAMIC" BY THEODORE ISAAC RUBIN Stephen M. Remen In his introductory paragraph to an article on the eighteenth-century Spanish painter, Luis Mel~ndez, John Russell, art critic of the New York Times, observes (Russell, 1989): No two human beings read the same book, watch the same play, sit through the same movie, hear the same music or look at the same paintings and sculptures. Different eyes and ears are at work, and different expectations. Our eyes, ears and expectations change from year to year, moreover. Flux is the law of life, in such matters, and there is no way we can avoid it. The smart thing is to watch out for it, embrace it and risk drowning within it. Yet there are people who don't get the idea at all. It is precisely to these individuals that Theodore Isaac Rubin, M.D., directs his attention in "The Transitional Personality." Dr. Rubin believes that disloca- tion is what life is all about. Russell expresses the traditional view. Difficulties are due to a reluctance or a refusal to change. He addresses people who http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The American Journal of Psychoanalysis Springer Journals

Discussion of "The Transitional Personality: Dislocation as a major character dynamic" by Theodore Isaac Rubin

Remen, Stephen M.
The American Journal of Psychoanalysis , Volume 50 (1): 5 – Mar 1, 1990
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Springer Journals
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1990 Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis
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The American Journal of Psychoanalysis, Vol. 50, No. 1, 1990 DISCUSSION OF "THE TRANSITIONAL PERSONALITY: DISLOCATION AS A MAJOR CHARACTER DYNAMIC" BY THEODORE ISAAC RUBIN Stephen M. Remen In his introductory paragraph to an article on the eighteenth-century Spanish painter, Luis Mel~ndez, John Russell, art critic of the New York Times, observes (Russell, 1989): No two human beings read the same book, watch the same play, sit through the same movie, hear the same music or look at the same paintings and sculptures. Different eyes and ears are at work, and different expectations. Our eyes, ears and expectations change from year to year, moreover. Flux is the law of life, in such matters, and there is no way we can avoid it. The smart thing is to watch out for it, embrace it and risk drowning within it. Yet there are people who don't get the idea at all. It is precisely to these individuals that Theodore Isaac Rubin, M.D., directs his attention in "The Transitional Personality." Dr. Rubin believes that disloca- tion is what life is all about. Russell expresses the traditional view. Difficulties are due to a reluctance or a refusal to change. He addresses people who

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The American Journal of Psychoanalysis – Springer Journals

Published: Mar 1, 1990

Keywords: Clinical Psychology; Psychotherapy; Psychoanalysis

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