title: The classical/relational schism and psychic conflict.
abstract: The mind's ingrained need to reduce and resolve conflicting perspectives, it is argued, is at the root of struggles among "schools" of analytic thought. Focusing attention on the conflictual process in analytic work can help both patients and analysts appreciate the fundamentally complementary nature of mind and the value of embracing distinctive points of view.
authors.affiliation: Baltimore-Washington Institute for Psychoanalysis, USA. Budpra@aol.com
authors.forename: Monroe
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pray
mesh_terms: D001288:Attention; D001364:Awareness; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D006801:Humans; D009633:Nonverbal Communication; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011574:Psychoanalytic Theory; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy; D012647:Self-Assessment