ABSTRACT

This book provides an account of Hanna Segal's contributions to psychoanalytic theory and practice and gives a picture of her as a person. It covers mainly on clinical and theoretical aspects of psychoanalysis.

chapter |36 pages

Introductory Essay

Hanna Segal, the Work and the Person
Edited ByDavid Bell

chapter 1|20 pages

Symbol Formation and Creativity

Hanna Segal’s Theoretical Contributions

chapter 2|18 pages

Unprovoked Assaults

Making Sense of Apparently Random Violence

chapter 3|14 pages

Putting the Boot In

Violent Defences Against Depressive Anxiety

chapter 4|16 pages

Meaning and Meaningfulness

Touching the Untouchable

chapter 5|23 pages

Expiation As a Defence

chapter 8|14 pages

Enclaves and Excursions

chapter 9|14 pages

‘Where There Is No Vision’

From Sexualisation to Sexuality