Intersubjectivity Theory Revisited: A 30-Year Retrospective

The power of phenomenology: Psychoanalytic and philosophical perspectives

“…Philosophical terms are explained only parenthetically. Chernus (2017), in her review of their ninth book (Atwood & Stolorow, 2014) noted an irony in the authors' work. Their attimes "extremely abstract and intellectualized" (p. 168) writing seems to run counter to their criticisms of excessive metapsychology in other psychoanalytic authors.…”

Challenges of bank senior executives at midlife: a phenomenological case study

“…46 Other studies, show that harmonious relationship generates affectivity, a chief motivator of human actions. 47 This is the possible reason why whenever there is a misunderstanding among midlifers and their support group, it causes an inexplicable sadness. Here are some of the narratives of the Senior Executives presenting their issues: "When my wife and I separated in which our marriage unfortunately ended up in annulment after 5 years.…”

Through a Glass Darkly: a clinical journey

“…As we commemorate the 50th anniversary of Heinz Kohut’s landmark publication, The Analysis of the Self ( 1971 ), the central role of empathy as a means of understanding the patient and promoting therapeutic change continues to be regarded by self psychologists as an essential foundation upon which the entire psychoanalytic treatment process rests (Chernus, 2017 ; Goldberg, 1983 ; Rowe & MacIsaac, 1989 ; Wolf, 1988 ). Furthermore, subsequent schools of analytic thought such as intersubjectivity theory and object relations theory, originally emerging as outgrowths of more traditional self psychology, have continued to emphasize the importance of understanding the patient from the patient’s subjective vantage point (see Greenberg & Mitchell, 1983 ; Stolorow, Brandschaft, & Atwood 1987 ; Mitchell, 1993 ; Atwood & Stolorow, 2014 ).…”