Formless Infinity - 9781138018563

Name: Formless Infinity - 9781138018563
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Formless InfinityClinical Explorations of Matte Blanco and Bion\nAuthor(s): Riccardo Lombardi\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138018563, 978-1138018563\nSynopsis\nIn contemporary psychoanalysis, a key concept and aim of clinical practice is to distinguish the boundaries of any mental state. Without this boundary-setting, the patient has nothing but the 'formless infinite' of primitive mental states. Formless Infinity: Clinical Explorations of Matte Blanco and Bion draws on the work of these two authors to explore how analysts can work with patients to reveal, understand and ultimately contain their primitive mental states. \n\nRiccardo Lombardi discusses the core concepts of the unconscious, the role of the body in analysis, time and death. He displays the clinical implications of Matte Blancos theoretical extension of Freuds theory of the unconscious, presenting numerous clinical examples of working with psycho.