Bibliography of Primary and Secondary Sources on the Life, Work, and Ideas of Wilfred Ruprecht Bion

Karnac, Harry

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“…Not only does Bion's biographer Gerard Bléandonu dedicate Á as we have seen in the introduction Á very little room in his biography to John Rickman and his role in Bion's life and work, but also the source book Bion's legacy, that is, the Bibliography of primary and secondary sources of the life, work and ideas of Wilfred Ruprecht Bion (Karnac, 2008) is of little help. It lists only one contribution on this theme, Malcolm Pines' very short paper ''The influence of Rickman and Klein on Bion'' (Pine, 1986).…”

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Bion and his first analyst, John Rickman (1891–1951): A revisitation of their relationship in the light of Rickman's personality and scientific production and of Bion's letters to him (1939–1951)

Conci¹

2011

International Forum of Psychoanalysis

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The author throws a new light on a neglected aspect of W.R. Bion's life and work, i.e. his relationship to his first analyst, John Rickman, by making reference not only to the latter's career and scientific work, but also to the 27 letters which Bion wrote to him in the years 1939Á1951 that he found in the Archives of the British Psychoanalytical Society. As the letters show, in the close collaboration they developed during the Second World War as army psychiatrists, we can find not only the origins of the new concept of ''therapeutic community'' and of Bion's later book Experiences in groups, but also see how crucial their unique relationship was to the realization of such important goals.

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Bion and his first analyst, John Rickman (1891–1951): A revisitation of their relationship in the light of Rickman's personality and scientific production and of Bion's letters to him (1939–1951)

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“…2 For the development of Bion's ideas on groups and their application in a variety of organizational and educational contexts, see for example, Human Relations, special issue on integrating psychodynamic and organizational theory (1999); also Armstrong (2005); Colman and Geller (1985); Cytrynbaum and Noumair (2004); Fraher (2004); Gould et al (2001Gould et al ( , 2004; Hopper (2003); Lawrence (1979); Lipgar andPines (2003a, 2003b); Palmer (2000Palmer ( , 2002; Pines (1985); Trist and Murray (1990). For a full bibliography of Bion's work and secondary literature, see Karnac (2008). 3 We also follow Bion's use of 'basic assumption' and 'work group' without hyphens when used as nouns, and with hyphens when used as adjectival phrases -'basic-assumption mentality', 'work-group mentality' -despite discrepancies in the literature on Bion, and even occasionally in his own work: 'a part of basic assumption mentality' (Bion, 1961: 159).…”

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The ‘work group’: Redressing the balance in Bion’s Experiences in Groups

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Simpson

2010

Human Relations

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The intention of this paper is to explore and develop Wilfred Bion"s theory of groups, and to contribute to its wider application across the social sciences. Bion suggested that groups operate simultaneously in two strictly contrasting ways, based on distinctive mental states, which he called "basic-assumption mentality" and "workgroup mentality". He believed that these mentalities determine a group"s capacity to achieve its purposes. However, the development of these ideas has tended to focus on the regressive tendency in group functioning -on basic-assumption mentality. This paper attempts to redress the balance by ascribing equal importance to the notion of work-group mentality. Firstly, it extends Bion"s framework, developing the concept of the "work group" in parallel with the "basic assumptions"; secondly, it considers the dynamic relationship between these two mentalities, in order, finally, to explore the application of Bion"s ideas via a case example.

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Annual Bibliography of Works About Life Writing, 2006-2007

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Bibliography of Primary and Secondary Sources on the Life, Work, and Ideas of Wilfred Ruprecht Bion

Cited by 4 publications

References 146 publications

Bion and his first analyst, John Rickman (1891–1951): A revisitation of their relationship in the light of Rickman's personality and scientific production and of Bion's letters to him (1939–1951)

Bion and his first analyst, John Rickman (1891–1951): A revisitation of their relationship in the light of Rickman's personality and scientific production and of Bion's letters to him (1939–1951)

The ‘work group’: Redressing the balance in Bion’s Experiences in Groups

Annual Bibliography of Works About Life Writing, 2006-2007

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