Description
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.
Reviews
'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
Book Information
ISBN 9781855753648
Author Philippe Ploye
Format Paperback
Page Count 176
Imprint Karnac Books
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd