Models of the Mind

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Models of the Mind A Psychoanalytic Theory John E. Gedo and Arnold Goldberg With a Foreword by Roy R. Grinker, Sr. "This is a closely reasoned and clearly written book. It deserves very careful study, for the authors have devised a method for depicting structural psychopathology that is potentially an extremely useful tool in clinical research and teaching. I consider this work of Gedo and Goldberg to be an important contribution to psychoanalytic theory."--Arnold H. Modell, Psychoanalytic Quarterly In an effort to expand the clinical theory of psychoanalysis, John E. Gedo and Arnold Goldberg delineate and order the various generally accepted systems of psychological functioning, considered here as "models of the mind." The authors provide a historical review of four major models of the mind: the topographic model, the reflex arc model, the tripartite model, and an object relations model. They then investigate the possible hierarchical interrelationships of such models. Each model... Tovább

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Models of the Mind A Psychoanalytic Theory John E. Gedo and Arnold Goldberg With a Foreword by Roy R. Grinker, Sr. "This is a closely reasoned and clearly written book. It deserves very careful study, for the authors have devised a method for depicting structural psychopathology that is potentially an extremely useful tool in clinical research and teaching. I consider this work of Gedo and Goldberg to be an important contribution to psychoanalytic theory."--Arnold H. Modell, Psychoanalytic Quarterly In an effort to expand the clinical theory of psychoanalysis, John E. Gedo and Arnold Goldberg delineate and order the various generally accepted systems of psychological functioning, considered here as "models of the mind." The authors provide a historical review of four major models of the mind: the topographic model, the reflex arc model, the tripartite model, and an object relations model. They then investigate the possible hierarchical interrelationships of such models. Each model is shown to represent a different facet of mentái functioning and is thus employable on an ad hoc basis. The models are shown not to cancel one another out but to allow for theoretical complementarity. Gedo and Goldberg apply their theory to four classic psychoanalytic case studies to demonstrate its effectiveness: Freud's Rat Man, his Wolf Man, the case of Dániel Paul Schreber, and a case of arrested development. For each of these cases the authors show how it would have been both possible and advantageous to apply a variety of different theories as facts about each continued to accumulate. "The rigor, elegance, and fruitfulness of this work cannot be conveyed in a few brief sentences, and it is strongly recommended." -Psychiatric Quarterly JOHN E. GEDO is clinical professor of psychiatry at the Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine, the University of Illinois. He is alsó a training and supervisory analyst at the Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis. ARNOLD GOLDBERG is an attending psychiatrist at Michael Reese Hospitál, Chicago. He is alsó a clinical associate professor of Psychiatry at the Pritzker School of Medicine, the University of Chicago, and a training and supervisory analyst at the Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis. Paper ISBN: 0-226-28487-5 Vissza