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Knowing and not knowing. Some thoughts about insight.

J M Miller
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This paper examines the concept of insight from the point of view that insight is about knowing. As a process it is how one comes to know, and as a construct it is what becomes known. Utilizing detailed clinical material from the analysis of a young girl, the paper approaches this issue by asking. How did Amy go about knowing? The multifaceted analytic relationship, the dimensions of change, and the analyst's technique are highlighted.

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J M Miller. 2000. Knowing and not knowing. Some thoughts about insight.. https://doi.org/10.1080/00797308.2000.11822523

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