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The Prenatal Theme in Psychotherapy Philippe Ploye 9781855753648

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This book is an attempt to examine whether patients in analysis or therapy can sometimes be said to form a kind of transference that not only operates at a prenatal level but can also lend itself to interpretation just like any other postnatal level of transference.Philippe Ploye considers whether the prenatal condition, usually conceived from a psychological point of view as one of objectless, pre-ambivalent fusion with the mother, would be capable of being relived and reenacted later in the form of a object-directed, aggressive, as well as libidinal, "foetal" form of relatedness to the therapist.The author looks at how this information might be best used in clinical practice, and the difficulty of communicating these "findings" to patients in a way that helps them by meaning something to them. He also looks at the question of whether the countertransference, too, can sometimes be seen to operate at pre/or perinatal level. There are also chapters on the possible role of the placenta in ego development and placenta symbolism, and a review of some of the literature concerning the pretnatal stage.

About the Author
Philippe Ploye (1916-2005) was educated in the French Lycees of Toulon and Cherbourg. His main psychotherapy experience was gained at the Cassel Hospital, Richmond (1948-1981), and also at the Youth Custody Centre, Feltham (1988-1997). He has previously published various papers in journals.

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'Dr Ploye meticulously describes the prenatal mode of operating, characterized by extreme dependency on the analyst and intense passivity. The patient withdraws inside his or her mental cocoon and expects the analyst to function as an idealized placenta or umbilical cord would, by providing everything effortlessly and without having to scream, struggle, or ask.... Dr Ploye's description of the prenatal state of mind is both convincing and illuminating and can alert all of us to the functioning of this particular mode.... [He also] examines the thinking of all his predecessors and contemporaries who have talked about foetal life. In addition to further enriching his description of the foetal mode of mental functioning, this detailed review certainly has historical value.' - Alessandra Piontelli, From the Foreword



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ISBN 9781855753648
Author Philippe Ploye
Format Paperback
Page Count 176
Imprint Karnac Books
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd

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