Ulrike May
Biographic Data
| ID | 4055191 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ulrike May |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ulrike |
| FAMILY NAME | May |
| SIGNATURE | MAY U |
| AFFILIATIONS | Clinique Hartmann |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
We are looking deeper than Freud ... On the departure from the primacy of the sexual in Berlin and London between 1920 and 1925
Between 1920 and 1925 a shift occurred in psychoanalytic theory that related primarily to the status of aggression. The author shows which authors in Berlin, Amsterdam and London participated in this change and to what extent they prepared the ground for the reception of Melanie Klein, who developed in her analyses of children a technique that applied pre-eminently to the perception and interpretation of aggression. The way in which Freud distanc…
Do we need to change our image of Freud: Reflections on Kurt R. Eissler’s interviews in the Freud Archives of the Library of Congress
A short survey is given of the digitization of the Freud Archives, focusing on Eissler’s interviews. On the basis of several paradigmatic items the author highlights some characteristics of Freud’s technique as well as his attitude to supervision and his general idea of psychoanalysis that differs from our views
In conversation: Freud, Abraham and Ferenczi on “Mourning and Melancholia” (1915–1918)
This article concentrates on Freud’s draft of “Mourning and Melancholia,” written in 1915 and published in 1996. After presenting a summary of the main theses of Freud’s draft, Abraham’s and Ferenczi’s reactions to the text are discussed as well as Freud’s response to their comments. In addition to reviewing Freud’s partial adoption of Ferenczi’s introjection and his reluctance towards Abraham’s “mouth eroticism and sadism,” the article considers…
Freud at Work
Freud's “Beyond the pleasure principle”: The end of psychoanalysis or its new beginning
Taking Freud's “Beyond the pleasure principle” as a case in point, the author draws attention to how Freud had a tendency to develop different theories simultaneously and to neglect to state how they were related to each other. The theory of traumatic neurosis, which he explains by both the theory of the two egos and the theory of the mental apparatus and the energies at work within it, is cited as an example. Similarly, Freud's definition of the…
Karl Abraham’s Revolution of 1916: From Sensual Sucking to the Oralaggressive Wish of Destruction
The author argues that "The First Pregenital Stage of the Libido" (Abraham 1916-1917) expounds a new conception of orality, i.e., of purposeful oral aggression directed against an object during the first stage of psychic development. This conception is shown to be contrary to Freud's view of orality as elaborated in Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality (1905), as well as in other writings of late 1914 and 1915. Abraham's conception ignores fun…
Nineteen Patients in Analysis with Freud (1910–1920)
A new source is introduced in this paper: the calendars, covering the period from 1910–1920, in which Freud noted which analysands he had seen each day. From these, the analyses of nineteen patients whose existence was previously known have been selected; the investigation describes their course and focuses on their duration and weekly frequency. The historical change in analytic practice both in terms of duration and frequency is pointed out. Mo…
Abraham's Discovery of the 'Bad Mother: A Contribution to the History of the Theory of Depression
The author shows how, after Freud struggled in vain from the 1890s to develop a theory of depression, Abraham succeeded for the first time in finding an approach to the understanding of depression a few years before the publication of Freud's 'Mourning and melancholia'. It is contained in his study of the painter Giovanni Segantini (1911), which also includes a description, imbued with a new atmospheric quality, of the mother‐son relationship tha…
Abraham's discovery of the ‘bad mother’: A contribution to the history of the theory of depression
The author shows how, after Freud struggled in vain from the 1890s to develop a theory of depression, Abraham succeeded for the first time in finding an approach to the understanding of depression a few years before the publication of Freud's 'Mourning and melancholia'. It is contained in his study of the painter Giovanni Segantini (1911), which also includes a description, imbued with a new atmospheric quality, of the mother-son relationship tha…
Freud's Early Clinical Theory (1894-1896): Outline and Context
The author points out that all Freud's publications and lectures from the period 1894-1896 had the aim of establishing an aetiological theory of the neuroses and psychoses. Freud found that the clinical pictures covered by the theory had a sexual aetiology and were distinguishable from each other by specific mechanisms. Numerous references are presented to show that what the author calls Freud's early clinical theory had its roots in contemporary…
Abraham's discovery of the ‘bad mother’: A contribution to the history of the theory of depression
The author shows how, after Freud struggled in vain from the 1890s to develop a theory of depression, Abraham succeeded for the first time in finding an approach to the understanding of depression a few years before the publication of Freud's 'Mourning and melancholia'. It is contained in his study of the painter Giovanni Segantini (1911), which also includes a description, imbued with a new atmospheric quality, of the mother-son relationship tha…
Nineteen Patients in Analysis with Freud (1910–1920)
A new source is introduced in this paper: the calendars, covering the period from 1910–1920, in which Freud noted which analysands he had seen each day. From these, the analyses of nineteen patients whose existence was previously known have been selected; the investigation describes their course and focuses on their duration and weekly frequency. The historical change in analytic practice both in terms of duration and frequency is pointed out. Mo…
Freud's Early Clinical Theory (1894-1896): Outline and Context
The author points out that all Freud's publications and lectures from the period 1894-1896 had the aim of establishing an aetiological theory of the neuroses and psychoses. Freud found that the clinical pictures covered by the theory had a sexual aetiology and were distinguishable from each other by specific mechanisms. Numerous references are presented to show that what the author calls Freud's early clinical theory had its roots in contemporary…
Freud's Early Clinical Theory (1894-1896): Outline and Context
The author points out that all Freud's publications and lectures from the period 1894-1896 had the aim of establishing an aetiological theory of the neuroses and psychoses. Freud found that the clinical pictures covered by the theory had a sexual aetiology and were distinguishable from each other by specific mechanisms. Numerous references are presented to show that what the author calls Freud's early clinical theory had its roots in contemporary…
Abraham's Discovery of the 'Bad Mother: A Contribution to the History of the Theory of Depression
The author shows how, after Freud struggled in vain from the 1890s to develop a theory of depression, Abraham succeeded for the first time in finding an approach to the understanding of depression a few years before the publication of Freud's 'Mourning and melancholia'. It is contained in his study of the painter Giovanni Segantini (1911), which also includes a description, imbued with a new atmospheric quality, of the mother‐son relationship tha…
Abraham's discovery of the ‘bad mother’: A contribution to the history of the theory of depression
The author shows how, after Freud struggled in vain from the 1890s to develop a theory of depression, Abraham succeeded for the first time in finding an approach to the understanding of depression a few years before the publication of Freud's 'Mourning and melancholia'. It is contained in his study of the painter Giovanni Segantini (1911), which also includes a description, imbued with a new atmospheric quality, of the mother-son relationship tha…
Nineteen Patients in Analysis with Freud (1910–1920)
A new source is introduced in this paper: the calendars, covering the period from 1910–1920, in which Freud noted which analysands he had seen each day. From these, the analyses of nineteen patients whose existence was previously known have been selected; the investigation describes their course and focuses on their duration and weekly frequency. The historical change in analytic practice both in terms of duration and frequency is pointed out. Mo…
Karl Abraham’s Revolution of 1916: From Sensual Sucking to the Oralaggressive Wish of Destruction
The author argues that "The First Pregenital Stage of the Libido" (Abraham 1916-1917) expounds a new conception of orality, i.e., of purposeful oral aggression directed against an object during the first stage of psychic development. This conception is shown to be contrary to Freud's view of orality as elaborated in Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality (1905), as well as in other writings of late 1914 and 1915. Abraham's conception ignores fun…
Freud's “Beyond the pleasure principle”: The end of psychoanalysis or its new beginning
Taking Freud's “Beyond the pleasure principle” as a case in point, the author draws attention to how Freud had a tendency to develop different theories simultaneously and to neglect to state how they were related to each other. The theory of traumatic neurosis, which he explains by both the theory of the two egos and the theory of the mental apparatus and the energies at work within it, is cited as an example. Similarly, Freud's definition of the…
Freud at Work
In conversation: Freud, Abraham and Ferenczi on “Mourning and Melancholia” (1915–1918)
This article concentrates on Freud’s draft of “Mourning and Melancholia,” written in 1915 and published in 1996. After presenting a summary of the main theses of Freud’s draft, Abraham’s and Ferenczi’s reactions to the text are discussed as well as Freud’s response to their comments. In addition to reviewing Freud’s partial adoption of Ferenczi’s introjection and his reluctance towards Abraham’s “mouth eroticism and sadism,” the article considers…
Do we need to change our image of Freud: Reflections on Kurt R. Eissler’s interviews in the Freud Archives of the Library of Congress
A short survey is given of the digitization of the Freud Archives, focusing on Eissler’s interviews. On the basis of several paradigmatic items the author highlights some characteristics of Freud’s technique as well as his attitude to supervision and his general idea of psychoanalysis that differs from our views
We are looking deeper than Freud ... On the departure from the primacy of the sexual in Berlin and London between 1920 and 1925
Between 1920 and 1925 a shift occurred in psychoanalytic theory that related primarily to the status of aggression. The author shows which authors in Berlin, Amsterdam and London participated in this change and to what extent they prepared the ground for the reception of Melanie Klein, who developed in her analyses of children a technique that applied pre-eminently to the perception and interpretation of aggression. The way in which Freud distanc…
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