The Abandonment Neurosis (the History Of Psychoanalysis Series)
by Germaine Guex /
2015 / English / PDF
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The Abandonment Neurosis
The Abandonment Neurosis, first published in 1950, was and
still is a ground-breaking work. Guex’s research turns on two
clinical observations: the frequent occurrence of analysands whose
neurotic symptoms are unrecognizable when measured against any of
the Freudian diagnostic models, and the relatively large number of
these patients who sought help from her, having already undergone
thorough classically Freudian treatments with analysts whose
abilities were never in question, but whose efforts did nothing to
relieve patient suffering.
, first published in 1950, was and
still is a ground-breaking work. Guex’s research turns on two
clinical observations: the frequent occurrence of analysands whose
neurotic symptoms are unrecognizable when measured against any of
the Freudian diagnostic models, and the relatively large number of
these patients who sought help from her, having already undergone
thorough classically Freudian treatments with analysts whose
abilities were never in question, but whose efforts did nothing to
relieve patient suffering.
What all these subjects had in common, Guex observed, were extreme
– life-debilitating – feelings of abandonment, insecurity and
non-valorization, originally ignited by severe pre-Oedipal trauma.
Having described the neurosis of abandonment, Guex goes on to
outline every diagnostic tool and treatment methodology, developed
over many years, which can be deployed in the successful and
lasting eradication of this pervasive neurosis, in a way which
seems to achieve the impossible.
What all these subjects had in common, Guex observed, were extreme
– life-debilitating – feelings of abandonment, insecurity and
non-valorization, originally ignited by severe pre-Oedipal trauma.
Having described the neurosis of abandonment, Guex goes on to
outline every diagnostic tool and treatment methodology, developed
over many years, which can be deployed in the successful and
lasting eradication of this pervasive neurosis, in a way which
seems to achieve the impossible.
Guex’s trailblazing research, however, never received the accolades
or attention it deserved; the original publication did not get much
beyond the French first edition, so her ideas quickly fell from
view; plus the book was never translated into English … until now,
which hopefully might just provide the spark and readership that
will see justice done.
Guex’s trailblazing research, however, never received the accolades
or attention it deserved; the original publication did not get much
beyond the French first edition, so her ideas quickly fell from
view; plus the book was never translated into English … until now,
which hopefully might just provide the spark and readership that
will see justice done.