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Welcome to an exposition of mainstream modern psychoanalysis! For readers familiar with the ways and byways of modern psychoanalysis, Margolis provides a coherent, stimulating, and satifying review. For experienced psychoanalysts with no modern psychoanalytic training, Margolis presents a clear, balanced, and comprehensive rendition of the basic theory, techniques, and process of modern psychoanalysis. For the aspiring analyst, Margolis offers a vivid, emotional, and comfortable voyage into the essential modern psychoanalysis. For the aspiring analyst, Margolis offers a vivid, emotional, and comfortable voyage into the essential modern psychoanalytic realm.
Margolis's written work falls into four clearly discernible groups: Clinical concept—transference (1979, 1981), countertransference (1978), and resistance (1984); Clinical techniques—object-oriented questions (1983), contact functioning (1983), and mirroring /joining (1986); Overview (1987), Research
The orderly unfolding of Margolis's ideas is apparent not only in the above sequence, but is present in each of this papers. His writing style flows rhythmically, allowing for easy reading and comprehension of complex psychological ideas. The papers are well balanced in terms of theory, useful techniques and illustrative clinical vignettes. Using Spotnitz's work as a touchstone, Margolis leads the reader in a gentle yet scholarly manner through modern psychoanalytic labyrinths. Using no idle worlds or obscure sentences, he sparks one's imagination about significant aclinical issues. he not only comprehends modern psychoanalysis, but eloquently amplifies, clarifies, and integrates major terms and techniques. One can