Imagination and Reality: Psychoanalytical Essays 1951-1961 [Paperback]

A collection of essays, introduced by Masud Khan and J.D. Sutherland, on a variety of subjects including: observations on a case of vertigo; on idealization, illusion, and catastrophic disillusion; the nature and function of the analyst's communication to the patient; beyond the reality principle; and, the analysis of a detective story.Introduction , A Contribution to the Study of the Dream Screen 1 , Some Observations on a Case of Vertigo 1 , On Idealization, Illusion, and Catastrophic Disillusion 1 , Symbolism and its Relationship to the Primary and Secondary Processes 1 , The Nature and Function of the Analyst's Communication to the Patient 1 , An Enquiry into the Function of Words in the Psycho-analytical Situation 1 , On the Defensive Function of Schizophrenic Thinking and Delusion-Formation 1 , Beyond the Reality Principle 1 , The Analysis of a Detective Story 1 , The Effect of the Psychoneurotic Patient on his Environment 1A collection of essays, introduced by Masud Khan and J.D. Sutherland, on a variety of subjects including: observations on a case of vertigo; on idealization, illusion, and catastrophic disillusion; the nature and function of the analyst's communication to the patient; beyond the reality principle; and, the analysis of a detective story.USCopyright ? 1968 by Charles Rycroft