Sorry in advance for the silly question. I have a PhD in another area of psychology (not at all clinical) and zero background in psychoanalysis. In a course...
This is not a clincian's reply but one from an academic. I don't envy you teaching Klein without the background (even as a minor part of your course). There...
Hi Janine, The Oedipus complex has more to do with dealing with the issue of thirdness- the lack of exclusivity with the mother and the dawning awareness that...
Marilyn Charles
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Mar 7, 2007 12:18 pm
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Hia My personal view is (and I hope I don't offend anyone here) is that this type of understanding is out of date. The original theories are malecentric and...
Hello Janine There are reasons for believing that at a deep level of the psyche the Freudian 'penis' can refer to the DNA self-reproducing molecule, which is...
Thank you Janine for asking the question and John for your reply. I'm in a Master's program now and wrestling with these types of questions from a student's...
Klein did not take into account temporal factors, and the fact of retrospection, as current knowledge integrates with older memories that make up the layers of...
Hello Dave I liked your post, although I thoroughly disagree with most parts of it. My health and condition is frail, otherwise I should love to debate with...
Hello Dan I think you would agree that hindsight is a valuable commodity. I am sincerely hoping that the world will one day acknowledge, that the likes of...
I'd like to add my appreciation of Gerald's comments to those of Louis. If I recall my own scepticism about Freud's and Klein's theories when I first...
Ron Spielman
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Mar 8, 2007 11:20 pm
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Gerald, Yes, there is defintely something to be said for that. Psychoanalysis and its theories are not immune, and this is why I like Jacques Lacan's work. He ...
Can I pick the group's brain, please? I am trying to think through the unconscious "stuff" underpinning addictions. So far I can see a degree of narcissm i.e....
I guess one of the difficulties with psa ideas is that they do seem so bizarre on a first- or 2nd, 3rd, 4th- reading, don't they. It's a world full of...
Dear Members Finding myself in agreement with Gerald (message 1152) that Klein's theories can be elusive and bewildering, I thought he might be interested in a...
Terry: If I remember right, Argentinian psychoanalysts as Bleger had considered a taxonomy where they put together psychopathy, addictions and perversions. A...
Terry, I've worked with addictions successfully psychoanalytically for over 20 years. There is more than enough theory out there to more than fill any 3 hour...
Hello Gerald Thanks for your comments on my comments; I do really appreciate you taking the time to write. I am processing what you have said. My main models...
Hello Dave Thank you for your kind comments and good wishes for my health. I do hope that I may regain the ability to get into some good debate. This old mind...
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Two new writings at the Psychoanalysis-and-Psychotherapy web site: Age of Psychopathy by Michael Eigen. 'Melanie Klein and Repression Mechanism: Social and...
