Repetition and Trauma Toward a Teleconomic Theory of Psychoanalysis

The late Max Stern's final work, this is a highly original, scholarly attempt to integrate psychoanalysis with biology. Via the introduction of a "teleonomic principle," Stern posits a novel theory of biotrauma that calls into question certain tenets of classical psychoanalysis. He offers a novel lens through which to examine psychobiological developments in both psychoanalysis and the neurosciences. An introductory essay by Fred Levin links Stern's ideas to recent developments that will be of interest to professional dealing with psychoanalytic understanding of trauma, as well as students and researchers in clinical psychology, psychotherapy, and clinical neuropsychology.Stern, Max M. is the author of 'Repetition and Trauma Toward a Teleconomic Theory of Psychoanalysis' with ISBN 9780881630732 and ISBN 088163073X.