The structuring of the "I"

  • Richard O'Neill-Dean
DOI: https://doi.org/10.9791/ajpanz.1998.02

Abstract

A theory of the formation and nature of the "I" based on identification in the Mirror Phase is outlined. This theory is illustrated by reference to formative moments in the psychologies of two historical figures. Its therapeutic usefulness is shown in relation to a clinical vignette.

Author Biography

Richard O'Neill-Dean

As recorded in 1998.

Trained in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy on the MMedSc course at the Irish School of Psychotherapy in conjunction with University College Dublin and St. Vincent's Training Hospital. He holds a DipClinPsychTh and is a Member of the Irish Psychoanalytic Association (which is an organisation member of the European Association for Psychotherapy) where he worked before emigrating to New Zealand. MNZAP.

Published
1998-06-30
How to Cite
O’Neill-Dean, R. (1998). The structuring of the "I". Ata: Journal of Psychotherapy Aotearoa New Zealand, 4(1), 6-13. https://doi.org/10.9791/ajpanz.1998.02
Issue
Vol. 4 No. 1 (1998): Forum: The Journal of the New Zealand Association of Psychotherapists (Inc.)
Section
Articles