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MELANIE KLEIN
Melanie Klein: The Basics provides an accessible and concise introduction
to the life and work of Melanie Klein, whose discoveries advanced those
of Freud and other analysts, deepening our insight into the unconscious
domain of psychology in human beings. Klein began her work by devel-
oping a method of psychoanalysis for children, who suffer from anxiety
and other, often unrecognised, conflicts, which enabled understanding of
those crucial early steps in the development of human mind and iden-
tity. Although she initiated one strand of clinical and theoretical devel-
opments, many of her discoveries are well-r egarded by other schools of
psychoanalysis.
The book contains four parts, as well as further reading suggestions
and a helpful glossary of key terms. Part I introduces Melanie Klein in
the context of her life, her early interest in psychoanalysis and her first
discoveries; Part II takes up the development of her technique of child
analysis and discusses the ways in which her insights and conclusions in
this area influenced the technique of adult analysis and the more general
understanding of the human mind; Part III focuses on further scientific
and clinical developments in psychoanalytic technique – especially those
referring to the understanding and treatment of serious emotional dis-
turbance, e.g. psychosis or affective disorders; Part IV focuses on con-
temporary developments in Kleinian and post- Kleinian psychoanalysis,
considering clinical, cultural, and socio- political applications. Each
chapter poses a basic question at the outset, provides an account of how
Klein faced this question and worked with it to develop her ideas, and
ends with a follow up question or issue to be addressed in the subsequent
chapter.
This book will greatly appeal to readers from any field seeking a clear
and concise introduction to Melanie Klein. It will also interest researchers
and professionals working within the field of psychoanalysis seeking a suc-
cinct overview of Melanie Klein’s contribution.
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R. D. Hinshelwood is a British psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who has
always had a part-t ime commitment to public service (NHS and universi-
ties) and to teaching psychoanalysis and psychotherapy. He has written
on Kleinian psychoanalysis and on the application of psychoanalysis to
social science and politics. He has taken an interest in and published on the
problems of making evidenced comparisons between different schools of
psychoanalysis.
Tomasz Fortuna trained as a psychoanalyst at the Institute of Psycho-
analysis in London. He is a member of the British Psychoanalytical
Society, the Hanna Segal Institute for Psychoanalytic Studies and the
scientific committees of both organisations. He has worked as a psych-
iatrist for the NHS for over 12 years and currently works at the Portman
Clinic, for Newham Adolescent Mental Health Team, and is in private
psychoanalytic practice. His professional interests include the relation-
ship between psychoanalysis and the arts and the understanding of severe
emotional disturbance. He is a guest editor of Empedocles: European
Journal for the Philosophy of Communication.
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MELANIE KLEIN
THE BASICS
R. D. Hinshelwood
and Tomasz Fortuna
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To our wives, who have had to support our work and
endure our quirks
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CONTENTS
Acknowledgements xi
Introduction 1
PART I NEW METHOD, NEW FACTS 7
1 Who was she? 9
2 Where did she start? 12
3 Establishing the fundamentals of psychoanalysis 17
4 What is psychic reality? 21
5 An insight into children? 25
6 New discoveries, who says? 31
Conclusions to Part I 34
PART II THE EARLIEST DEVELOPMENT –
STARTING AT BIRTH 37
7 Earlier mechanisms – In and out 41
8 Experiences and phantasies 47
