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The International Journal of Psycho-analysis, Volume 68, Part 3, 1987
There are more and more references in the literature to patients who are difficult to categorize and who arouse a particular counter-transference reaction of boredom or paralysis in the analyst. The verbal communication seems ineffective, the analysis tends to become prolonged and without real change in the patient. The hypothesis is made that these phenomena may arise from the persistence of certain types of object cathexis originating in the normal autistic phase of development, where bodily sensations predominate and verbal communication is not yet established. Tustin's work is quoted as particularly illuminating this phase of the infant's life, and a clinical example is given.
The International Review of Psycho-analysis, Volume 14, Part 3, 1987
This paper examines the contribution to the psychoanalytic movement of women who joined it between 1902 and 1930. The context is set by a brief account of the emergence, in three stages, of the institutional structure of the early movement. The strength of the membership, both male and female, is established by the first comprehensive survey of the early psychoanalytic societies. The contribution of women is assessed by estimating their success, or lack of it, in four areas; gaining important institutional positions; theory; clinical work; and professional recognition and personal satisfaction. A high level of success is noted in all these areas. A list of the 133 early women members identified in the survey is included as an Appendix.