Don't Drag Me Around: The Phenomenology of Complexity in Group Psychotherapy: Commentary on Paper by Robert Grossmark

Robert Grossmark expands our current understanding of the relationship between hermeneutic psychoanalysis, relational psychoanalysis, and complexity theory, illustrating this relationship in the context of presenting his work and discussion of his group psychotherapy experiences. Complexity theory c...

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Published in:Psychoanalytic dialogues 2007-07, Vol.17 (4), p.501-512
Main Author: Coburn, William J.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Molecular biology
Psychoanalysis
System theory
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Summary:Robert Grossmark expands our current understanding of the relationship between hermeneutic psychoanalysis, relational psychoanalysis, and complexity theory, illustrating this relationship in the context of presenting his work and discussion of his group psychotherapy experiences. Complexity theory continues to be increasingly elaborated in psychoanalysis and integrated into psychoanalytic theories centered on multiplicity, dissociation, and enactment. The utility, vicissitudes, and potential problems with this integration necessitate an emphasis on the distinction between thinking phenomenologically and thinking explanatorily. Recommendations are offered for a more seamless integration and application of these theories.
ISSN:1048-1885
1940-9222
DOI:10.1080/10481880701487219