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Category Archives: Psychology
The Rorschach Test
Frederick Crews wrote in 2004: Both dreams and Rorschach responses can be “explored” with disastrous effect; think of the role played by dream analysis in recovered memory therapy, and think of Robert Lindner’s suggestion that shock treatment may be indicated … Continue reading
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What does it mean to be a Christian? (4-6-21)
00:00 What does it mean to be Christian or Jewish? https://twitter.com/lukeford/status/1379499997310328834 03:00 Lee Atwater’s Infamous 1981 Interview on the Southern Strategy, https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/exclusive-lee-atwaters-infamous-1981-interview-southern-strategy/ 10:00 Psychoanalysis: The Impossible Profession, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=138249 21:00 Why Mental Health Treatment Often Fails, https://stuartschneiderman.blogspot.com/2021/04/why-mental-health-treatment-often-fails.html 22:00 Science Plays the … Continue reading
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Psychoanalysis: The Impossible Profession
Janet Malcolm writes in this 1982 book: * THE PHENOMENON OF TRANSFERENCE—HOW WE ALL INVENT each other according to early blueprints—was Freud’s most original and radical discovery. The idea of infant sexuality and of the Oedipus complex can be accepted … Continue reading
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The Conscious Vs Unconscious Mind (3-31-21)
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Should antidepressants be used for major depressive disorder?
From a 2019 meta-analysis in the British Medical Journal: Conclusions: The benefits of antidepressants seem to be minimal and possibly without any importance to the average patient with major depressive disorder. Antidepressants should not be used for adults with major … Continue reading
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The 10 Most Controversial Psychology Studies Ever Published
From the British Psychological Society: * 5. Loftus’ “Lost in The Mall” Study In 1995 and ‘96, Elizabeth Loftus, James Coan and Jacqueline Pickrell documented how easy it was to implant in people a fictitious memory of having been lost … Continue reading
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Relational Perspectives on the Body
Here are some excerpts from this 1998 book: * One’s image of oneself or one’s self-representation originates in one’s bodily sensations and is a reflection of one’s body image. * According to the Dictionary of the American Psychological Association: “affect … Continue reading
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Pathways To Pain Relief
Link: Frances Sommer Anderson, PhD is a New York-based psychoanalyst and expert on treating chronic pain… How do you go about treating someone with TMS? First, I will oversimplify by saying that the treatment is implied in the diagnosis: If … Continue reading
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What’s The Difference Between Psychoanalysis, Psychodynamic and Psychotherapy?
Link: “Psychotherapy attempts to restore a persons relationship to the social norms and regulations, while psychoanalysis works to restore a person’s relationship to their sexuality. Psychotherapy works to strengthen the ego, while psychoanalysis works to strengthen the subject’s relationship to … Continue reading
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With Or Without You
External validation was my favorite drug. Until my 50s, I often put more value on what other people thought of me than on what I thought of me. As a child, I think I got most of my strokes for … Continue reading
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