Unconscious choice
The dissociation of creative animus among writers and psychotherapists
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8983268 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alison Clark (0000-0001-5758-8587, Sydney, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 710-719 |
| Publication date | 2017-10-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Analytical Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-8774 • E-ISSN: 1465-5922 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1468-5922.12358 |
| PMID | 28994481 |
| OpenAlex | W2763644435 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
The paper argues that writers and psychotherapists are drawn to their work through the desire to remedy an unconscious sense of lack brought about by early relational trauma. Often, because of its origins in psychic pain, the connection between these individuals' beginnings and their profession remains largely dissociated. The theme is developed with reference to the idea of the wounded healer taken up by Jung. It is proposed that the original wound is also the crack that lets the light in: a dissociated tough spirit that can be channelled into discriminating countertransference and strong writing. This paper is implicitly arguing against an objective or neutral analytic stance, and for the therapeutic and creative value of acquaintance with negative affect
Aesthetics · Countertransference · Dissociation (chemistry · Psychic · Psychoanalysis · Psychotherapist · Theme (computing · Unconscious mind · Value (mathematics · Child Therapy and Development · Jungian Analytical Psychology · Medicine · Philosophy · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.14 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2019 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |