First Contributions to Psychoanalysis

338 Pages·1994·9.56 MB·English

by  Sandor Ferenczi

First Contributions
to Psycho -Analysis

FIRST CONTRIBUTIONS
TO PSYCHO-ANALYSIS
SANDOR FERENCZI
Authorised Translation by
Ernest Jones
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ISBN: 1 85575 085 6
Q Judith Dupont 1952
TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE
DR . FERENCZI is known as one of the leading
exponents of psycho-analysis, and apart, of
course, from Professor Freud, has ~erhapsm ade
more original contributions than anyone else to that
subjcct. Before taking up the study of psycho-
analysis he had for many years been engaged on
ncurological, psychiatrical and medico-legal work,
and had made a number of contributions particularly
on neurological and psychotherapeutic subjects.
His extensive personal experience with the methods
of hypnotism and suggestion gave him a specially
favourable opportunity to compare and conbt rast the
results thus obtained with those he was able later
to obtain by the use of the psycllo-analytic method.
The greater part of his work has been published only
in Hungarian; from that which has appeared in
German I have selected for translation, with Dr.
Ferenczi'e approval, some fifteen papers, which are
here reproduced in the order of their original appear-
ance. Of these only two, forming Chapters I and
111, were written from the point of view of popular
exposition; the others are all of a more technical and
advanced nature, being addressed to an audience
Translator's Preface
already familiar with psycho-analytical principles.
While this fact increases their value for serious stu-
dents of the subject, tlrcre being little enough of
such literature in English, it exposes many of the
conclusions to ready misconception unless it be con-
stantly borne in mind that a considerable knowledge
of previous work is assumed throughout by the au-
thor. To those readers approaching the subject for
the first time the following books are recommended
as a preliminary study: Hitschmann, "Freud's
Theory of the Ncuroses," Brill, "Psychanalysis,"
and the translator's "Papers on Psycho-Analysis."
In tlre translation I have tried to render the au-
thor's thought and language as closely and accu-
rately as possible, judging this to be the chief desid-
eratum in dealing with a scientific work, even at the
cost of retaining some foreignness of style.
I am indebted to Miss Barbara Low for read-
ing through both the manuscript and the proofs.
Portland Court.
W o n , W.
CONTENTS
aAwm
1. Ikm ANALYTIC~ NTERPRETATION.A N.D T.RE.ATM.EN.TO F.
PBYCHOSEXUIMALP OTENCD
. . . . . .
11. INTROJECTIOANND TRANSFERENCE
I. ~NTROJECT~OINN THE NEOROII.F~. . .
11. TRE PARTP PLAYEBDY TRANS.FE.BE.NICN.E
~IYPNOTIBANMD SUOOEBTION . . .
111. Ten PSYC~IOLO~AINCAALYLS IS OF DREAMB
. . . . . . . . . .
1V. ON OBSCENWE ORDB
V. ON THE I'ART PLAYEDDY IIO.MO.SE.XU.A.LINI T.T~E D.
PATHWENEO~FI SP ARANOIA
. . . . . . . . . . . .
VI. ON ONANISM
Vlf. TIUNSITOR.YS Y.M.PTO.M.-CO.N.STR.U.CDTU.~ROI.NN OT. ED.
ANALYSIS
VIII. STA~IEN ~T EE DEVEWPMENOTF TRD SE~llllO F
XI. SOMEC LINICALO. BS.ER.VA.TIO.ONN.B P.AR.AN.OI.AAN D.
PARAPRRENIA
XII. T ~ NEo somar OF MALEH OMOSEXUAL(IITIOYM O-
Publisher's Note
This book was originally published in 19 16 in America
under the title CON'I.RIRIJ.I'IONS TO PSYCHO-ANALYSIS.
(The American publisher changed the title of later edi-
tions to SEX IN PSYCHO-ANALYSIS). In 1926 The Ho-
garth Press published another collection of Ferenczi's
essays under the title FURTHER CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE
THEORY AND TECHNIQUE OF PSYCHO-ANALYSIS, a second
edition of which appeared in I 950. As several volumes
by other authors have appc;lred in the Psycho-Analytical
Library with somewhat similar titles, to avoid confusion
it has been thought advisable to publish this new edition
under the title FIRST CONTRIBUTIONS TO PSYCHO-
ANALYSIS.