Lee Jaffe's Unifying Approach to Psychoanalysis

J Am Psychoanal Assoc. 2021 Jun;69(3):595-606. doi: 10.1177/00030651211033954.

Abstract

Lee Jaffe's presidential plenary paper demonstrates his career-long emphasis on unifying psychoanalysis and its theories. His use of Freud's various technical concepts to make psychoanalytic theory applicable to talking psychotherapies of all kinds, analytic and nonanalytic, is a notable achievement and a useful pedagogical tool. By valuing common ground and unification, he aligns himself with luminaries such as Wallerstein and Rangell, who had similar goals. In keeping with these values, I offer a schematic outline of what the sort of integrated model valued by Jaffe might include.

MeSH terms

  • Freudian Theory
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Psychoanalysis*
  • Psychoanalytic Theory
  • Psychotherapy
  • Transference, Psychology