THE WORK OF HANNA SEGAL THE WORK OF HANNA SEGAL A Kleinian Approach to Clinical Practice Hanna Segal, M.D. JASON ARONSON INC. Northvale, New Jersey London Copyright© 1981 by Jason Aronson Inc. New Printing 1990 All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission from Jason Aronson Inc. except in the case of brief quotations in reviews for inclu sion in a magazine, newspaper, or broadcast. Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Segal, Hanna. The work of Hanna Segal. (Classical psychoanalysis and its applications) Bibliography: p. Includes index. 1. Psychoanalysis 2. Klein, Melanie. I. Title. II. Series. [DNLM: 1. Psychoanalytic theory. 2. Psychoanalytic therapy. WM 460.6 S454w] RC506.S43 616.89'17 81-7877 ISBN 0-87668-422-3 AACR2 ISBN 978-0-87668-422-1 Manufactured in the United States of America. Jason Aronson Inc. offers books and cassettes. For information and catalog write to Jason Aronson Inc., 230 Livingston Street, Northvale, New Jersey 07647. For Michael and Agnes Contents Foreword Xl Preface Xlll Acknowledgments xvn PART I THE KLEINIAN APPROACH 1 Melanie Klein's Technique 3 2 Melanie Klein's Technique of Child Analysis 25 PART II MENTAL PROCESSES 3 Phantasy and Other Processes 41 4 Notes on Symbol Formation 49 PART III PsYCHOANALYTIC TECHNIQUE 5 The Curative Factors in Psychoanalysis 69 6 Countertransference 81 7 The Function of Dreams 89 ix