Category Archives: Psychoanalysis

Mind, Modernity, Madness: The Impact of Culture on Human Experience

Posted on June 26, 2022 by Luke Ford

Here are some highlights from this 2013 book by sociologist Liah Greenfeld: * finding oneself bombarded by contradictory cultural messages and overwhelmed with choices is an exceedingly and increasingly common modern experience. It is, therefore, not surprising that the period … Continue reading →

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Freud and Beyond: A History of Modern Psychoanalytic Thought

Posted on November 13, 2021 by Luke Ford

Here are some highlights from this 2016 edition: * Freud once proposed that normality is defined by an ability to love and to work… an ability to love and to work (Erikson, 1950, p. 264). By this criterion, Mr. Z’s … Continue reading →

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Historicism and Hill Street Blues, Major Depressive Disorder, Afghan Refugees

Posted on August 22, 2021 by Luke Ford
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What does it mean to be a Christian? (4-6-21)

Posted on April 6, 2021 by Luke Ford

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

Posted on April 5, 2021 by Luke Ford

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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