Description:
The author provides clinical illustrations of primitive transference and counter transference manifestations. He defines "satellite states" in which an individual finds a balance between experiencing individuation and remaining dependent on the Other and "crucial juncture" experiences.
Review Quotes: 'This is a story about two men, Dr. Volkan and his patient, Attis, who knew each other for over thirty years. As Dr. Volkan tells us the story, we learn more than we could ever get from a textbook, and about almost all types of mental functioning - including child and adolescent development, what goes on in people's thinking, and how world events can affect us all. Dr. Volkan draws the reader into both an intellectual and a moving emotional understanding of psychosis. He explains what happens in the mind of the therapist trying to help a strange, unhappy, and initially dangerous person. Although a scholarly, integrative tour de force, what makes the book so important is that, like a good teacher, it "hits home." As you are alternately shocked, confused, angered, elated, and uplifted, you will not be able to avoid learning from or loving this book. It is psychoanalytic theory at its living, breathing best, told in a way you will never forget.'--Jerome S. Blackman