Post-Bionian Field Theory of Antonino Ferro: Theoretical Analysis and Clinical Application

This book explores Antonino Ferro's post-Bionian Field Theory, which focuses on the intersubjective development of psychic regulatory processes. It is written by members of the Boston Group for Psychoanalytic Studies and centers on understanding, engaging, and treating primitive mental states. Ferro's Field Theory operationalizes Bion's concept of an analyst who listens, dwells in doubt, utilizes reverie, humor, and play, and facilitates the transformation of the patient's experience into articulatable mental elements. The book is especially relevant to working with primitive character disorders, and each chapter features detailed clinical examples that apply post-Bionian Field Theory.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 134 pages
Publication date: 23 December 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This captivating and groundbreaking collection delves into Antonino Ferros' post-Bionian Field Theory, an extension of Wilfred Bion's analytic work that centers on the intersubjective development of psychic regulatory processes. Authored by esteemed members of the Boston Group for Psychoanalytic Studies, who have maintained a close and fruitful collaboration with Ferro and his colleagues, the book aims to unravel, engage with, and treat primitive mental states. Ferro's Field Theory operationalizes Bion's notion of an analyst as a listener, one who dwells in doubt, employs reverie, humor, and play, and facilitates the transformation of previously unthinkable aspects of the patient's experience into tangible mental elements such as pictorial images, thoughts, and dreams. Ferro's contributions and their analysis hold immense relevance for working with primitive character disorders, which transcend the realm of neurosis and fall outside the grasp of conventional analytic techniques.

Throughout each chapter, detailed clinical examples are presented, elucidating and applying post-Bionian Field Theory, rendering this book an engaging and valuable resource for analysts and analytic therapists across all orientations, who engage with patients across various diagnostic categories.

Weight: 281g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367766733