The Seba library treats British Independents in 4 passages, across 4 authors (including Samuels, Andrew, Bion, W.R., Bowlby, John).
archetypes, 10–11, 15, 20, 23–32, 72, 90, 138, 148, 152, 158, 205, 247–8, 268; anima an animus as, 212–13; antecedents, 23; archetypal image, 28–9
Samuels's index situates the British Independents within a broader post-Jungian theoretical landscape that maps archetypes, object relations, and developmental psychology as overlapping conceptual territories.
, Jung and the Post-Jungians, 1985supporting
resistance against the unconscious can be so subtle that it may distort the analytical findings and reinterpret them in support of some personal defence
Bion, one of the figures adjacent to the Independent tradition, articulates the epistemological vigilance required in group-analytic work, reflecting Independent concerns with countertransference and analytic honesty.
, Experiences in Groups and Other Papers, 1959supporting
He advocated working with the mothers of disturbed children so as to elucidate those of their own childhood difficulties which might be interfering with their role as parents, thereby helping them to feel less guilty.
Bowlby's early relational and preventative clinical orientation exemplifies the Independent school's core commitment to environmental provision and intergenerational transmission as determinants of psychological health.
, John Bowlby and Attachment Theory (Makers of Modern, 2014thesis
the 'talking cure' has lived on, and psychologists have generally assumed that telling the trauma story in great detail will help people to leave it behind.
Van der Kolk's critique of purely verbal, narrative-based therapy implicitly engages the legacy of British object-relations thinking about the limits of interpretive technique alone.
, The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma, 2014aside