THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHOANALYSIS
OF THE KAREN HORNEY PSYCHOANALYTIC CENTER
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Our Work Continues
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SCIENTIFIC MEETING
Thursday, December 5, 2013 at 8:00 PM
Allan Frosch: PSYCHOANALYSIS: THE SACRED AND THE PROFANE
Colleagues from a variety of perspectives have written about the propensity to enshrine psychoanalytic theory. The meaning of the word ‘enshrine’ is to cherish as sacred an idea or philosophy and protect it from change. In other words, the way we view psychoanalysis, our theories of mind and technique, become holy writ and we have divided the world of theory into the sacred and the profane. This is the kiss of death for theory, which must constantly evolve and change, but comforting for the analyst who believes he is on the side of the right, the sacred. In this paper I will discuss how our propensity to enshrine theory has had a debilitating effect on the development of psychoanalysis and, in particular, as a treatment for the most vulnerable people who seek our help. I argue that movement away from enshrined positions allows us to construct different versions of reality. In this context the notion of ‘action at a distance’ is presented along with the attendant idea of psychoanalytic entanglement.
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Allan Frosch, PhD, FIPA, is a Training Analyst and Supervisor at the Institute for Psychoanalytic Training and Research (IPTAR) where he is on the faculty. He is also on the faculty at the Institute for Psychoanalytic Education (IPE) (associated with the NYU Medical School) and the Manhattan Institute. His most recent works include: Absolute Truth and Unbearable Psychic Pain: Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Concrete Experience (an edited book, 2012, Karnac), and “The Effect of Frequency and Duration on Psychoanalytic Outcome: A Moment in Time,” 2011, in Psychoanalytic Review.
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Scientific Meetings Committee:
Giselle Galdi, PhD, Chair;
Riva Tait, PhD, Vice-Chair; Arthur Lynch, PhD & Kenneth Winarick, PhD
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THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHOANALYSIS
OF THE KAREN HORNEY PSYCHOANALYTIC CENTER
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SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS PROGRAM OF THE AIP
2013-14
OUR WORK CONTINUES
Date: Thursday, October 3, 2013 at 8:00 PM
Presenters: JEREMY D. SAFRAN, PhD
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Please mark your calendar for these dates. We are looking forward to seeing you.
Date: Thursday, December 5, 2013 at 8:00 PM
Presenter: ALLAN FROSCH, PhD
Date: Thursday, February 27, 2014 at 8:00 PM
Presenter: KENNETH WINARICK, PhD
Date: Thursday, March 27, 2014 at 8:00 PM
Presenter: ANTHONY BASS, PhD
Date: Thursday, April 24, 2014 at 8:00 PM
Presenter: JANE R. LEWIS, LCSW