The Interpersonal Unconscious

1 Acknowledgments
2 Preface
Chapter 3 1. The Interpersonal Unconscious
Chapter 4 2.The Link
Chapter 5 3.The Link, the Field, and Object Relations
Chapter 6 4.The Link in Family Dynamics
Chapter 7 5.The Social Unconscious
Chapter 8 6.The Social Link in Group Dreaming
Chapter 9 7.Chaos Theory: Strange Attractors in Marriage
Chapter 10 8.Strange Attractors in Individual Dreaming
Chapter 11 9.The Interpersonal Unconscious and the Somatic Link
Chapter 12 10.Attachment Theory as Link and Context
Chapter 13 11.The Interpersonal Unconscious in Practice
14 Epilogue
15 References

The new volume by David and Jill Scharff represents further development and an integration of their earlier contributions to psychoanalytic object relations theory, and the integration of psychoanalytic theory with new developments in adjacent scientific fields. Here, they present a broad panorama of the relationship of object relations theory, link theory and field theory, chaos theory, and up to date relevant findings in neurobiological and attachment research. They apply this complex original framework to contemporary clinical psychoanalytic approaches to individual treatment, couples therapy, and family therapy in a rich, clearly formulated illustration of the clinical relevance of this theoretical approach. It is an exciting exploration of the present expansion and challenges of theoretical and clinical psychoanalysis; thought provoking and practical at the same time.