title: The second sphere and the story of no story.
abstract: The author discusses Roy Schafer's ideas of the second self and second reality, as well as his consistent theme of storyteller and story. The latter theme is also explored in the context of more recent psychoanalytic influences, such as Bionian thought, trauma theory, the French approach, and the interpersonal perspective. To illustrate the idea of the nonstory in today's clinical encounters, the author presents two clinical vignettes.
authors: Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA. llafarge@verizon.net
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authors: La Farge
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003142:Communication; D003379:Countertransference; D004532:Ego; D004645:Empathy; D005260:Female; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011572:Psychoanalysis / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods; D011574:Psychoanalytic Theory; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States