Wooffitt, Robin orcid.org/0000-0002-7710-9667 (2017) Relational psychoanalysis and anomalous communication : Continuities and discontinuities in psychoanalysis and telepathy. History of the human sciences. pp. 118-137. ISSN 0952-6951
Abstract
There has been consistent interest in telepathy within psychoanalysis from its start. Relational psychoanalysis, which is a relatively new development in psychoanalytic theory and practice, seems more receptive to experiences between patient and analyst that suggest ostensibly anomalous communicative capacities. To establish this openness to telepathic phenomena with relational approaches, a selection of papers recently published in leading academic journals in relational psychoanalysis is examined. This demonstrates the extent to which telepathy-like experiences are openly presented and seriously considered in the relational community. The article then discusses those characteristics of the relational approach that may facilitate greater openness to telepathic experience. The argument is that relational psychoanalysis provides a coherent framework in which otherwise anomalous phenomena of patient–analyst interaction can be understood.
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Keywords: | anomalous communication, history of psychoanalysis, intersubjectivity, relational psychoanalysis, telepathy |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > Sociology (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 28 Feb 2017 17:00 |
Last Modified: | 30 Jan 2024 00:13 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1177/0952695116684311 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.1177/0952695116684311 |
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