Patrick Casement Knihy

Podtitul: Jak se učit v psychoanalýze od pacienta

The book features a comprehensive table of contents that organizes its themes and subjects effectively, making it easy for readers to navigate through the material. Each section is designed to provide clarity and insight into the topics covered, ensuring a structured approach to the content. This layout enhances the reader's experience by allowing for quick reference and a better understanding of the overall structure of the work.

The book delves into Patrick Casement's evolution of psychoanalytic techniques, highlighting his insights on internal supervision and the concept of trial identification with patients. Through a reflective lens, Casement shares his experiences and the practical implications of these contributions, offering a deeper understanding of the therapeutic process and its nuances. This exploration not only showcases his theoretical advancements but also emphasizes their application in clinical settings.

Learning from our Beyond Dogma in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy examines some of the problems that are inherent to psychoanalysis, particularly in view of the analyst's claim to know the patient's mind better than the patient which can blind the analyst to those times when he is in error. Patrick Casement examines the processes of supervision and internal supervision by which practitioners can develop their awareness of the patient's experiences within the clinical encounter, and particularly considers the issue of mistakes and enactments by the analyst. Illustrated with numerous clinical descriptions and taking into account psychoanalysis over the past 100 years, Casement makes a strong case for being open minded rather than dogmatic in clinical practice.This book will be invaluable to practitioners, trainers and trainees of psychoanalysis and psychotherapy, and is readily accessible to the educated general reader.

The book features a comprehensive table of contents that outlines the structure and key topics covered within. Each section is organized to guide readers through the material effectively, ensuring easy navigation and understanding of the subject matter. The contents reflect a well-thought-out framework, allowing readers to grasp the main themes and concepts presented throughout the text.

Focusing on the challenges within psychoanalysis, the book critiques the analyst's assertion of superior knowledge regarding the patient's psyche. It highlights how this belief can lead to significant blind spots, causing analysts to overlook their own errors in understanding. The exploration emphasizes the potential pitfalls of authority in therapeutic relationships and encourages a more nuanced approach to patient care.

Exploring personal experiences, Patrick Casement reflects on how various life lessons have influenced his development as an analyst. In this deeply introspective work, he shares insights drawn from a diverse array of encounters, emphasizing the value of learning from everyday life. This book serves as both a memoir and a guide, inviting readers to consider how their own experiences contribute to their understanding and growth.

What is it that lies beyond our knowing, beyond our imagination, and beyond our understanding: beyond the reach of either science or philosophy? Might there be some unimaginable energy, some incomprehensible wisdom and purpose that will forever remain beyond our comprehending? Patrick Casement explores the questions that arise repeatedly in the minds of all those who have faith, or an interest in faith. Some of the pieces in this collection are from the early part of his life, before he became interested in psychoanalysis, when as a young man he considered ordination. These are followed by reflections from later life, looking at his life's journey and how faith and psychoanalysis have been entwined throughout. This collection is offered to the reader in the hope that some of it might resonate in the minds of others who have been asking similar questions about life, and why are we here.

This book, by a well established author previously writing in a quite different genre, that of psychoanalysis, psychotherapy and counselling, is written for an entirely different readership. Patrick Casement has put together a fascinating account of his strange journey from a privileged background, through schools and national service, and then through university, avoiding throughout the wishes of his family for him to join the Royal Navy. Instead, he leaves university with a degree but heads straight into becoming a bricklayer's mate. From there, eventually, he gets through the vicissitudes of probation and social work, and the hilarious experiences of trying to furnish his first flat. He thus moves into what he describes as the "real" world - getting what his family would regard as a "real job" (or two). But despite that, he continues on his unpredictable journey - into becoming a psychotherapist and then a psychoanalyst: what his mother thought was "training to become a psychotic." This book is filled with laughter - that of the author laughing at himself as he invites the reader to laugh along with him in his journey through the vicissitudes of life.