Skorczewski Dawn
English Department, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02149, USA.
J Am Psychoanal Assoc. 2010 Jun;58(3):421-44. doi: 10.1177/0003065110368857.
In 1991, when it was revealed that the psychiatrist Martin Orne had released tapes of his therapy sessions with Anne Sexton to her biographer, mental health professionals expressed concern and outrage. Those who actually listen to the controversial tapes would be curious to find a debate between Sexton and Orne about mental illness, creativity, and therapeutic process. To what extent did Sexton's creative accomplishments point to aspects of her psychiatric progress that might otherwise have been overlooked? While Sexton asserted her achievements and sought affirmation from her psychiatrist, Orne persistently responded by stating that the poetry is not as important as the person. Their different ways of understanding the relationships between poetry and therapeutic process speak volumes about the power of the creative imagination to challenge existing structures of thought, even structures designed to define the psyche itself.
1991年，当精神病学家马丁·奥恩将他与安妮·塞克斯顿的治疗会话录音带交给她的传记作者一事被曝光时，心理健康专业人士表达了关切和愤慨。那些实际听过这些有争议录音带的人会好奇地发现塞克斯顿和奥恩之间关于精神疾病、创造力和治疗过程的一场辩论。塞克斯顿的创作成就究竟在多大程度上指向了她精神治疗进展中那些可能原本会被忽视的方面？当塞克斯顿宣称自己的成就并寻求精神科医生的肯定时，奥恩一直回应称诗歌不如人重要。他们对诗歌与治疗过程之间关系的不同理解方式充分说明了创造性想象力挑战现有思维结构的力量，甚至是那些旨在定义心理本身的结构。
