ABSTRACT

This book explores certain asymptomatic areas of the mind and integrates them within the overall domain of psychopathological dynamics. It examines how positivity operates, and investigates the concept of the reversal of repetition, and the problematic issues raised by impasse and trauma.

chapter One|10 pages

Positivity in psychoanalysis

chapter Two|8 pages

Theoretical fundamentals

chapter Three|31 pages

Clinical work and positivity

chapter Four|16 pages

Psychoanalysis and mental health

chapter Five|9 pages

Repetition and its reversal

chapter Six|18 pages

Trauma and positivity

chapter Seven|9 pages

The internal setting 1

chapter Eight|8 pages

Reanalysis and impasse

chapter Nine|7 pages

Clinical vignettes

chapter Ten|19 pages

An essay on joy