A memory of Edna O’Shaughnessy starting from Parole and working through

Journal title PSICOANALISI
Author/s Simona Di Segni
Publishing Year 2023 Issue 2022/2
Language Italian Pages 13 P. 79-91 File size 188 KB
DOI 10.3280/PSI2022-002007
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This paper is above all a tribute to the memory of Edna O'Shaughnessy. Starting from reading her essay, it wants to offer a framework of her thinking within a more general contest. Through the exposition of the main theoretical references that influenced her work, I will try to highlight the main characteristics of her way of functioning as an analyst.

Keywords: Containment, Communication, Projective Identification, Interpretation, Pathological Organization, Working Through.

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Simona Di Segni, Un ricordo di Edna O’Shaughnessy a partire dalla lettura di "Parole e working through" in "PSICOANALISI" 2/2022, pp 79-91, DOI: 10.3280/PSI2022-002007