Contemporary psychoanalytic field theory : stories, dreams, and metaphor / S. Montana Katz.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This book articulates the theory, heuristic principles, and clinical techniques of psychoanalytic field theory. The author describes the historical, philosophical and clinical contexts for the development of field theory in South America, North America and Europe. In the book, a fabricated analytic process is offered in which an analysand, Zoe, is engaged in three analyses. Each analyst works with the techniques of one of the three field theories. The author conveys the diverging thought processes and technical choices of each analyst and the potentially different therapeutic outcomes of the application of each model. In the final chapters, Katz moves beyond the specific field theories to articulate a concept of a general field which underlies the three field concepts. She explores how to use this generalized field to find a form of common ground amongst the field theories, conjecturing that this generalized concept has application beyond field theory to a greater range of psychoanalytic perspectives.