L'image conventionnelle de la psychanalyse limite sa pratique au déroulement d'une relation duale. Cependant, à partir de l'oeuvre freudienne, les analystes prêtent une grande attention à la vie et au fonctionnement des groupes dont l'exploration tant théorique que clinique est en constant développement.
James Alfred "Alf" Wight, OBE, FRCVS (3 October 1916 – 23 February 1995), known by the pen name James Herriot, was a British veterinary surgeon and writer, who used his many years of experiences as a veterinary surgeon to write a series of books each consisting of stories about animals and their owners.[1] He is best known for these semi-autobiographical works, beginning with All Creatures Great and Small in 1972. The British television series adapted from the books is also titled All Creatures Great and Small.