Jay Greenberg (psychoanalyst)
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Jay R. Greenberg (born October 3, 1942) is a psychoanalyst, clinical psychologist and writer. He holds a PhD in
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from
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. He is a Faculty Member of the
William Alanson White Institute The William Alanson White Institute (WAWI), founded in 1943, is an institution for training psychoanalysts and psychotherapists that also offers general psychotherapy and psychoanalysis. It is located in the Clara Thompson building of the Upper We ...
, where he is also a training analyst and supervisor. Greenberg was one of the originators of
relational psychoanalysis Relational psychoanalysis is a school of psychoanalysis in the United States that emphasizes the role of real and imagined relationships with others in mental disorder and psychotherapy. 'Relational psychoanalysis is a relatively new and evolving ...
, though he is now less closely identified with it. Since 2011 he is the Editor of
The Psychoanalytic Quarterly ''The Psychoanalytic Quarterly'' is a quarterly academic journal of psychoanalysis established in 1932 and, since 2018, published by Taylor & Francis. The journal describes itself as "the oldest free-standing psychoanalytic journal in America". The ...
. He is the 2015 recipient of the Mary S. Sigourney Award for Outstanding Achievement in Psychoanalysis.


Early life and education

Greenberg was born in Brooklyn, New York on October 3, 1942. He grew up in Brooklyn and Queens until he went to college in 1959. He received a BA degree from the
University of Chicago The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, or UChi) is a Private university, private research university in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its main campus is in the Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park neighborhood on Chicago's South Side, Chic ...
in 1963. After two years of study in
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at the University of Chicago, he enrolled in the
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program at
New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...
, where in 1974 he received his Ph.D., writing his dissertation on “An Analysis of Diagnostic Decision Making as a Function of the Nature of Clinical Setting”. Greenberg then entered analytic training at the
William Alanson White Institute The William Alanson White Institute (WAWI), founded in 1943, is an institution for training psychoanalysts and psychotherapists that also offers general psychotherapy and psychoanalysis. It is located in the Clara Thompson building of the Upper We ...
, receiving his Certificate in 1978.


Recent career

Since 1978 Greenberg has been affiliated with the
William Alanson White Institute The William Alanson White Institute (WAWI), founded in 1943, is an institution for training psychoanalysts and psychotherapists that also offers general psychotherapy and psychoanalysis. It is located in the Clara Thompson building of the Upper We ...
, currently as a faculty member, supervisor, and training analyst. Through this Institute he has been influenced by its founders,
Harry Stack Sullivan Herbert "Harry" Stack Sullivan (February 21, 1892 – January 14, 1949) was an American neo-Freudian psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who held that "personality can never be isolated from the complex interpersonal relationships in which person liv ...
,
Erich Fromm Erich Seligmann Fromm (; ; March 23, 1900 – March 18, 1980) was a German-American social psychologist, psychoanalyst, sociologist, humanistic philosopher, and democratic socialist. He was a German Jew who fled the Nazi regime and set ...
,
Frieda Fromm-Reichmann Frieda Fromm-Reichmann ( Reichmann, ; October 23, 1889, Karlsruhe – April 28, 1957, Rockville, Maryland) was a German psychiatrist and contemporary of Sigmund Freud who immigrated to America during World War II. She was a pioneer for women in sci ...
and
Clara Thompson Clara Mabel Thompson (October 3, 1893 in Providence, Rhode Island – December 20, 1958 in New York City) was a prominent psychiatrist and psychoanalyst and co-founder of the William Alanson White Institute. She published articles and books ab ...
. Since 2011 he is the Editor of
The Psychoanalytic Quarterly ''The Psychoanalytic Quarterly'' is a quarterly academic journal of psychoanalysis established in 1932 and, since 2018, published by Taylor & Francis. The journal describes itself as "the oldest free-standing psychoanalytic journal in America". The ...
. From 1994 to 2001 he served as Editor of Contemporary Psychoanalysis and from 2007 to 2010 as Editor for North America of
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.


Contribution to psychoanalysis

Greenberg, along with Stephen Mitchell, was one of the main originators of
relational psychoanalysis Relational psychoanalysis is a school of psychoanalysis in the United States that emphasizes the role of real and imagined relationships with others in mental disorder and psychotherapy. 'Relational psychoanalysis is a relatively new and evolving ...
, a new development in
psychoanalysis PsychoanalysisFrom Greek language, Greek: and is a set of theories and techniques of research to discover unconscious mind, unconscious processes and their influence on conscious mind, conscious thought, emotion and behaviour. Based on The Inte ...
which is in part a further development of interpersonal psychoanalysis and
object relations theory Object relations theory is a school of thought in psychoanalytic theory and psychoanalysis centered around theories of stages of ego development. Its concerns include the relation of the psyche to others in childhood and the exploration of re ...
. The influence remains through their book Object Relations in Psychoanalytic Theory and a key article in Contemporary Psychoanalysis. A complete issue of Contemporary Psychoanalysis was devoted to the much-quoted Object Relations in Psychoanalytic Theory in 2013, the 30th anniversary of its publication. In his second book, Oedipus and Beyond, Greenberg further develops his deep and careful interpretation of the history of psychoanalytic thinking, and its implications for clinical practice. In more than 70 articles and book chapters, Greenberg has made a number of contributions to comparative
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, to the history of psychoanalytic ideas, and to moving forward the theory of therapeutic action and of ways of understanding the nature of psychological conflict. Several interviews have been devoted over the years to Greenberg and his influence on
psychoanalytic theory Psychoanalytic theory is the theory of the innate structure of the human soul and the dynamics of personality development relating to the practice of psychoanalysis, a method of research and for treating of Mental disorder, mental disorders (psych ...
and clinical practice. Greenberg has a long-standing interest in Greek tragedy, which has a noticeable influence on his thinking about psychoanalysis.


Awards and prizes

Greenberg is the 2015 recipient of the Mary S. Sigourney Award for Outstanding Achievement in Psychoanalysis. He also received the Distinguished Scientific Award of the Division of Psychoanalysis,
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, in 1993; and the Edith Seltzer Alt Distinguished Service Award from the
William Alanson White Institute The William Alanson White Institute (WAWI), founded in 1943, is an institution for training psychoanalysts and psychotherapists that also offers general psychotherapy and psychoanalysis. It is located in the Clara Thompson building of the Upper We ...
in 2004.


Books (as author)

* Greenberg, J.R. & Mitchell, S.A. (1983) ''Object Relations in Psychoanalytic Theory.'' Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. * Greenberg, J. (1991) ''Oedipus and Beyond: A Clinical Theory.'' Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.


Selected articles and book chapters

* Greenberg, J. (1986). Theoretical models and the analyst's neutrality. ''Contemporary Psychoanalysis'' 22:87-106. Also in: S. Mitchell & L. Aron (eds.) ''Relational psychoanalysis: the emergence of a tradition.'' Hillsdale, NJ: The Analytic Press, pp. 150–152. * Greenberg, J. (1999). Analytic authority and analytic restraint. ''Contemporary Psychoanalysis'' 35:25-41. * Greenberg, J. (2001). The analyst's participation: A new look. ''Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association'' 49:359-381. * Greenberg, J. (2005). Conflict in the middle voice. ''Psychoanalytic Quarterly'' 74:105-120. Also in: A.M. Cooper (ed.) ''Psychoanalysis in America.'' Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Publishing, pp. 221–237, 2006. Also published as Conflicto en la voz media, ''Revista de la Sociedad Argentina de Psicoanalisis'' 14:123-137 (2010). * Greenberg, J. (2008). Choice. ''Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association'' 56:691-707. * Greenberg, J. (2011a). Psychoanalysis in North America after Freud. In G.O. Gabbard, B.E. Litowitz & P. Williams (eds.) ''Textbook of Psychoanalysis.'' 2nd ed. pp. 19–35. * Greenberg, J. (2011b). Theories of therapeutic action and their clinical implications. In G.O. Gabbard, B.E. Litowitz & P. Williams (eds.) ''Textbook of Psychoanalysis''. 2nd ed. pp. 269–282. * Greenberg, J. (2012). Conversations with Oedipus. ''Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy'' 34(2):51-61. * Greenberg, J. (2014). What daimon made you do it? Thoughts on desire in the consulting room. ''Rivista di Psicoanalisi'' 60(1):5-22. * Greenberg, J. (2015). Therapeutic action and the analyst's responsibility. ''Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association'' 63:15-32.


References


External links


www.wawhite.org

www.sigourneyaward.org

The Psychoanalytic Quarterly
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