{"product_id":"illusion-disillusion-and-irony-in-psychoanalysis-paperback","title":"Illusion, Disillusion, and Irony in Psychoanalysis - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Steiner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIllusion, Disillusion, and Irony in Psychoanalysis\u003c\/em\u003e explores and develops the role of illusion and daydream in everyday life, and in psychoanalysis. Using both clinical examples and literary works, idealised illusions and the inevitable disillusion that is met when reality makes an impact, are carefully explored. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdealised phantasies which involve a timeless universe inevitably lead to disillusion in the face of reality which introduces an awareness of time, ageing, and eventually death. If the illusions are recognised as phantasy rather than treated as fact, the ideal can be internalised as a symbol and serve as a measure of excellence. Steiner shows that the cruelty of truth needs to be recognised, as well as the deceptive nature of illusion, and that relinquishing omnipotence is a critical and difficult developmental task that is relived in analysis. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIllusion, Disillusion, and Irony in Psychoanalysis will be of great use to the psychoanalyst or psychotherapist seeking to understand the patient's withdrawal into a phantasy world, and the struggle to allow the impact of reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Steiner\u003c\/strong\u003e is a training analyst of the British Psychoanalytical Society, and the author of \u003cem\u003ePsychic Retreats\u003c\/em\u003e (1993) and \u003cem\u003eSeeing and Being Seen\u003c\/em\u003e (2011). He has also edited and written introductions to \u003cem\u003eThe Oedipus Complex Today\u003c\/em\u003e (1989), \u003cem\u003ePapers by Hanna Segal\u003c\/em\u003e (1997), \u003cem\u003e Essays on Herbert Rosenfeld\u003c\/em\u003e (2008), and \u003cem\u003eMelanie Klein's Lectures on Technique\u003c\/em\u003e (2017). \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.2 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 20, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52734254809395,"sku":"9780367467012","price":86.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/djJlNFpGMjQxdGNESlNmV0hDNStJUT09.webp?v=1763960584","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/illusion-disillusion-and-irony-in-psychoanalysis-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}