Why Ferenczy? - The Empathic Style In Psychoanalysis

Known For His Willingness To Take On Difficult Cases Sandór Ferenczi Developed An autêntico Theory Of Traumatogenesis Based On The Notion Of Disavowal Verleugnung Of The Unspeakable Pain Of The Subject Traumatized By The Other To Whom He Turnsin Search Of Testimony Recognition And Reparationhis Subtle Understanding Of The Fact That Psychic Trauma Causes The Subject To Identify With The Aggressor Followed By A Narcissistic Split Indicated The Need To Rethink Clinical Practice According To A Psychoanalytic Ethic Of Care Ferenczi Developed An Emphatic Style That Was Not Only The Main Inspiration For Some Of The Later Developments In Freuds Conception Of Clinical Practice But Was Also Significant For The Work Of Authors Such As Winnicott And Lacan For Whom The Psychic Work Of The Analyst Is Included In The Process Of Working-Through In Analysis