The Technique and Practice of Psychoanalysis. Edited by M. Masud R. Khan.

Greenson, Ralph R. The Technique and Practice of Psychoanalysis. Edited by M. Masud R. Khan. Third Impression. Volume I. London, The Hogarth Press, 1974. 8°. 452 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. The International Psycho-Analytical Library. Includes for Example: The Historical Development of Psychoanalytic Therapy/ Theoretical Concepts Essential for Technique/ The Components of Classical Psychoanalytic Technique/ Free Association/ Transference Reactions/ The Resistances/ Analyzing the Patient's Material/ The Nonanalytic Therapeutic Procedures and Processes/ Indications and Contraindications for Psychoanalytic Therapy/ Resistance/ The Clinical Appearance of Resistance/ The Patient is Silent/ Historical Survey/ The Theory of Resistance/ Classification of Resistances/ Technique of Analyzing Resistances/ Dynamics of the Treatment Situation/ Rules of Technique Concerning Resistance/ Transference/ The Real Relationship Between Patient and Analyst/ Clinical Classification of Transference Reactions/ The Techniue of Analyzing the Transference/ The Psychoanalyst as a Mirror/ When an Optimal Level of Intensity Has Been Reached/ Technical Steps in Analyzing the Transference/ What Psychoanalsysis Requires of the Patient, and the Psychoanalyst/ Traits of Personality and Character of the Psychoanalyst etc. This systematic and comprehensive volume, is devoted to the fundamentals of psychoanalytic technique: transference and resistance. Dr. Greenson approaches psycho-analytic technique from a a classical theoretical framework, but he frequently gives an entire fresh view of traditionally accepted procedures. His most important new contribution consists in the clear distinction between the patient's 'real relationship' to the analyst, the 'working alliance', and the transference relationship.