ABSTRACT
Dag Blomqvist and Thomas Rützel challenge the usual emphasis on order, sanity and rationality, arguing that disintegration is both therapeutically and philosophically important. Their chapter reveals a developmental line which is important in Morenian psychology, in which disorder and psychosis are valued rather than diagnosed. Taking the conventional notions about what was already an unconventional concept, and developing their themes of surrealism and alienation, they show just how powerful and exciting such ideas can be. Their chapter questions perceived cultural and psychotherapeutic norms in a similar way to that which characterised Moreno’s earlier creative period in Vienna.
