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Wilfred R. Bion
Bio: Wilfred R. Bion is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Psychoanalytic theory & Memoir. The author has an hindex of 36, co-authored 55 publications receiving 15781 citations.
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01 Jan 1975
TL;DR: Adler Current Trends in Analytical Psychology (1961) Hb: 0-415-26478-2 Balint Focal Psychotherapy (1972) as discussed by the authors, 0- 415-26479-0 Balint Primary Love and Psychoanalytic Technique (1965), 0-26480-4 Bion Attention and Interpretation (1970).
Abstract: Adler Current Trends in Analytical Psychology (1961) Hb: 0-415-26478-2 Balint Focal Psychotherapy (1972) Hb: 0-415-26479-0 Balint Primary Love and Psychoanalytic Technique (1965) Hb: 0-415-26480-4 Bion Attention and Interpretation (1970) Hb: 0-415-26481-2 Jordan Themes in Speculative Psychology (1968) Hb: 0-415-26482-0 Klein Envy and Gratitude (1957) Hb: 0-415-26483-9 Klein, Heimann and Money-Kyrle New Directions in Psychoanalysis (1955) Hb: 0-415-26484-7 Malan A Study of Brief Psychotherapy (1963) Hb: 0-415-26485-5 Schon Displacement of Concepts (1963) Hb: 0-415-26486-3 Soddy Identity (1961) Hb: 0-415-26487-1 Wilden Systems and Structure: Essays in Communication and Exchange (2nd Edition) (1980) Hb: 0-415-26488-X
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31 Dec 1990
TL;DR: A Memoir of the Future, Bion's attempt to cast psychoanalytic speculation in fictional form, is composed of three semi-autobiographical novels: The Dream (1975), The Past Presented (1977), and The Dawn of Oblivion (1979).
Abstract: A Memoir of the Future, Bion's unorthodox attempt to cast psychoanalytic speculation in fictional form, is composed of three semi-autobiographical novels: The Dream (1975), The Past Presented (1977), and The Dawn of Oblivion (1979). Presented here for the first time in one volume, they appear together with the Key to A Memoir of the Future, a glossary of terms and concepts compiled by Wilfred and Francesca Bion.
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TL;DR: This article found that people can use varying degrees of their selves, physically, cognitively, and emotionally, in work role performances, which has implications for both their performance and their wellbeing.
Abstract: This study began with the premise that people can use varying degrees of their selves, physically, cognitively, and emotionally, in work role performances, which has implications for both their wor...
7,647 citations
01 Jan 2014
TL;DR: The stages identified in these articles are separated into those descriptive of social or interpersonal group activities a: therapy-group studies, T-groups studies, and natural- and laboratory- group studies.
4,468 citations
TL;DR: In this article, 50 articles dealing with stages of group development over time are separated by group setting: therapy-group studies, T-Group studies, and natural and laboratory group studies.
Abstract: 50 articles dealing with stages of group development over time are separated by group setting: therapy-group studies, T-group studies, and natural- and laboratory-group studies. The stages identified in these articles are separated into those descriptive of social or interpersonal group activities a
4,052 citations
TL;DR: Action research can base its legitimacy as science in philosophical traditions that are different from those which legitimate positivist science as discussed by the authors, and the appropriateness of positivism is questioned as a basis for judging the scientific merits of action research.
Abstract: December 1978, volume 23 This article describes the deficiencies of positivist science for generating knowledge for use in solving problems that members of organizations face. Action research is introduced as a method for correcting these deficiencies. When action research is tested against the criteria of positivist science, action research is found not to meet its critical tests. The appropriateness of positivist science is questioned as a basis for judging the scientific merits of action research. Action research can base its legitimacy as science in philosophical traditions that are different from those which legitimate positivist science. Criteria and methods of science appropriate to action research are offered.
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TL;DR: In this paper, a study of the complete life-spans of eight naturally-ocurring teams was conducted and it was found that several project groups did not accomplish their work by progressing gradually through a universal series of stages, as traditional group development models would predict.
Abstract: This study of the complete life-spans of eight naturally-ocurring teams began with the unexpected finding that several project groups, studied for another purpose, did not accomplish their work by progressing gradually through a universal series of stages, as traditional group development models would predict. Instead, teams progressed in a pattern of “punctuated equilibrium,” through alternating inertia and revolution in the behaviors and themes through which they approached their work. The findings also suggested that groups' progress was triggered more by members' awareness of time and deadlines than by completion of an absolute amount of work in a specific developmental stage. The paper proposes a new model of group development that encompasses the timing and mechanisms of change as well as groups' dynamic relations with their contexts. Implications for theory, research, and practice are drawn.
2,269 citations