Louis Sander
Biographic Data
| ID | 5212441 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Louis Sander |
| GIVEN NAMES | Louis |
| FAMILY NAME | Sander |
| SIGNATURE | SANDER L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Colorado Medical Center 4200 East Eighth Avenue, C-249 Denver, Colorado 80262 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 42 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The foundational level of psychodynamic meaning: Implicit process in relation to conflict, defense and the dynamic unconscious
Traditionally, intrapsychic entities such as conflict and defense were assumed to determine what happened at the interactive level. The interactive level was seen merely as the instantiation of such deeper forces. The authors delineate the upsidedown theoretical conception of the relationship between the supposedly ‘superficial’ layer of immediate interaction and the supposedly ‘profound’ layer of intrapsychic entities such as conflict and defens…
Living Systems, Evolving Consciousness, and the Emerging Person: A Selection of Papers from the Life Work of Louis Sander (Psychoanalytic Inquiry Book Series)
Moving along to things left undone
This paper expands on three areas of clinical theory that are introduced and discussed in the lead paper and the others in this symposium. The first issue addressed is the concept of the real relationship as used in the moment of meeting model of psychotherapeutic change. Particular focus has been placed on the past, the present, and the hierarchy of goals in the treatment relationship. Second, the paper explores the concept of implicit relationa…
Implicit relational knowing: Its role in development and psychoanalytic treatment
Dyadically expanded states of consciousness and the process of therapeutic change
This paper addresses an intersubjective issue that arises out of our model of therapeutic change: Why do humans so strongly seek states of emotional connectedness and intersubjectivity and why does the failure to achieve connectedness have such a damaging effect on the mental health of the infant? A hypothesis is offered—the Dyadic Expansion of Consciousness Hypothesis—as an attempt to explain these phenomena. This hypothesis is based on the Mutu…
Case illustration: Moving along…and, is change gradual or sudden
A sequence of analytic sessions of a professional woman in her forties is used to illustrate the moving along process. The material shows a gradual change, where the patient's experience of her sense of agency is altered through a particular kind of interactive sequence. The example is intended to make it clear that the group's view of how change occurs is not strictly or primarily in terms of sudden changes, and that the problem of assessing mom…
The process of therapeutic change involving implicit knowledge: Some implications of developmental observations for adult psychotherapy
Several aspects of developmental change that are dependent on interactions between parent and infant are examined for their value in casting light on the processes of change in adult psychotherapies. First, the domain of implicit knowledge (where changes necessarily occur in nonverbal infants) is identified. The vast majority of therapeutic change is found to occur in this domain. We then examine the improvised, largely unpredictable, nonlinear m…
The case of Sophie
The analysis of a girl from ages 3 to 5 years old offers a clinical illustration of an alternative theory of change. In this theory the process of change is organized around nodal points of exchange between patient and analyst, designated as “now moments” and “moments of meeting.” In the case presented, these moments were preceded by an intensification of affect and were accompanied by a sense of openness and ambiguity. As often as not they were …
Reflections on the process of psychotherapeutic change as applied to medical situations
This article takes the basic ideas on the process of changing implicit knowledge put forward in this special issue, and extends them beyond psychotherapy to include other therapeutic relationships that occur in medicine. One vignette, from an encounter between a medical student and a dying patient, illustrates how a “moment of meeting” changes the student as well as the patient. The second shows how therapeutic interventions for new mothers with …
Implicit relational knowing: Its role in development and psychoanalytic treatment
It is increasingly apparent that “something more” than interpretation is needed to bring about change in psychoanalytic treatment. Drawing on clinical and developmental observations, we propose that interactional processes from birth onward give rise to a form of procedural knowledge regarding how to do things with intimate others, knowledge we call implicit relational knowing. This knowing is distinct from conscious verbalizable knowledge and fr…
Reflections on the process of psychotherapeutic change as applied to medical situations
This article takes the basic ideas on the process of changing implicit knowledge put forward in this special issue, and extends them beyond psychotherapy to include other therapeutic relationships that occur in medicine. One vignette, from an encounter between a medical student and a dying patient, illustrates how a “moment of meeting” changes the student as well as the patient. The second shows how therapeutic interventions for new mothers with …
Moving along to things left undone
This paper expands on three areas of clinical theory that are introduced and discussed in the lead paper and the others in this symposium. The first issue addressed is the concept of the real relationship as used in the moment of meeting model of psychotherapeutic change. Particular focus has been placed on the past, the present, and the hierarchy of goals in the treatment relationship. Second, the paper explores the concept of implicit relationa…
Interventions that effect change in psychotherapy: A model based on infant research
Interventions that effect change in psychotherapy: A model based on infant research
New Knowledge About The Infant From Current Research: Implications For Psychoanalysis
The foundational level of psychodynamic meaning: Implicit process in relation to conflict, defense and the dynamic unconscious
Traditionally, intrapsychic entities such as conflict and defense were assumed to determine what happened at the interactive level. The interactive level was seen merely as the instantiation of such deeper forces. The authors delineate the upsidedown theoretical conception of the relationship between the supposedly ‘superficial’ layer of immediate interaction and the supposedly ‘profound’ layer of intrapsychic entities such as conflict and defens…
New Knowledge About The Infant From Current Research: Implications For Psychoanalysis
New Knowledge About The Infant From Current Research: Implications For Psychoanalysis
Moving along to things left undone
This paper expands on three areas of clinical theory that are introduced and discussed in the lead paper and the others in this symposium. The first issue addressed is the concept of the real relationship as used in the moment of meeting model of psychotherapeutic change. Particular focus has been placed on the past, the present, and the hierarchy of goals in the treatment relationship. Second, the paper explores the concept of implicit relationa…
Implicit relational knowing: Its role in development and psychoanalytic treatment
Dyadically expanded states of consciousness and the process of therapeutic change
This paper addresses an intersubjective issue that arises out of our model of therapeutic change: Why do humans so strongly seek states of emotional connectedness and intersubjectivity and why does the failure to achieve connectedness have such a damaging effect on the mental health of the infant? A hypothesis is offered—the Dyadic Expansion of Consciousness Hypothesis—as an attempt to explain these phenomena. This hypothesis is based on the Mutu…
Case illustration: Moving along…and, is change gradual or sudden
A sequence of analytic sessions of a professional woman in her forties is used to illustrate the moving along process. The material shows a gradual change, where the patient's experience of her sense of agency is altered through a particular kind of interactive sequence. The example is intended to make it clear that the group's view of how change occurs is not strictly or primarily in terms of sudden changes, and that the problem of assessing mom…
The process of therapeutic change involving implicit knowledge: Some implications of developmental observations for adult psychotherapy
Several aspects of developmental change that are dependent on interactions between parent and infant are examined for their value in casting light on the processes of change in adult psychotherapies. First, the domain of implicit knowledge (where changes necessarily occur in nonverbal infants) is identified. The vast majority of therapeutic change is found to occur in this domain. We then examine the improvised, largely unpredictable, nonlinear m…
The case of Sophie
The analysis of a girl from ages 3 to 5 years old offers a clinical illustration of an alternative theory of change. In this theory the process of change is organized around nodal points of exchange between patient and analyst, designated as “now moments” and “moments of meeting.” In the case presented, these moments were preceded by an intensification of affect and were accompanied by a sense of openness and ambiguity. As often as not they were …
Reflections on the process of psychotherapeutic change as applied to medical situations
This article takes the basic ideas on the process of changing implicit knowledge put forward in this special issue, and extends them beyond psychotherapy to include other therapeutic relationships that occur in medicine. One vignette, from an encounter between a medical student and a dying patient, illustrates how a “moment of meeting” changes the student as well as the patient. The second shows how therapeutic interventions for new mothers with …
Implicit relational knowing: Its role in development and psychoanalytic treatment
It is increasingly apparent that “something more” than interpretation is needed to bring about change in psychoanalytic treatment. Drawing on clinical and developmental observations, we propose that interactional processes from birth onward give rise to a form of procedural knowledge regarding how to do things with intimate others, knowledge we call implicit relational knowing. This knowing is distinct from conscious verbalizable knowledge and fr…
Reflections on the process of psychotherapeutic change as applied to medical situations
This article takes the basic ideas on the process of changing implicit knowledge put forward in this special issue, and extends them beyond psychotherapy to include other therapeutic relationships that occur in medicine. One vignette, from an encounter between a medical student and a dying patient, illustrates how a “moment of meeting” changes the student as well as the patient. The second shows how therapeutic interventions for new mothers with …
Moving along to things left undone
This paper expands on three areas of clinical theory that are introduced and discussed in the lead paper and the others in this symposium. The first issue addressed is the concept of the real relationship as used in the moment of meeting model of psychotherapeutic change. Particular focus has been placed on the past, the present, and the hierarchy of goals in the treatment relationship. Second, the paper explores the concept of implicit relationa…
Interventions that effect change in psychotherapy: A model based on infant research
Interventions that effect change in psychotherapy: A model based on infant research
The foundational level of psychodynamic meaning: Implicit process in relation to conflict, defense and the dynamic unconscious
Traditionally, intrapsychic entities such as conflict and defense were assumed to determine what happened at the interactive level. The interactive level was seen merely as the instantiation of such deeper forces. The authors delineate the upsidedown theoretical conception of the relationship between the supposedly ‘superficial’ layer of immediate interaction and the supposedly ‘profound’ layer of intrapsychic entities such as conflict and defens…
Living Systems, Evolving Consciousness, and the Emerging Person: A Selection of Papers from the Life Work of Louis Sander (Psychoanalytic Inquiry Book Series)
Psychology (15 works) · Psychotherapist (12 works) · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications (11 works) · Computer Science (9 works) · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics (9 works) · Process (computing) (7 works) · Psychoanalysis (7 works) · Association (psychology) (6 works) · Epistemology (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works)