NEW YORK PSYCHOANALYTIC SOCIETY & INSTITUTE:
A.A. Brill Memorial Lecture
Marianne and Nicholas Young Auditorium
247 East 82nd St., between 2nd & 3rd, NY, NY, 10028
212-879-6900
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Tuesday, November 10, 2015, 8 pm: A.A. Brill Memorial Lecture & Reception
The Fate of the Dream in a Two-Person Psychological World with Peter B. Dunn, M.D.
A Reception will immediately follow the lecture.
$15 General Admission (includes Reception)
A.A. Brill was the first to translate Interpretation of Dreams into English so it is fitting in honoring his legacy to consider the fate of classical dream interpretation in contemporary clinical practice. A review of the recent literature indicates that that there are presently two alternative approaches to dream interpretation. The classical model continues to guide dream interpretation in relatively unmodified form. Its defining feature is that the analyst approaches the dream without bias and finds the meaning of the dream in the flow of associations. In contrast, a more contemporary view is that the dream is best approached with the a priori assumption that it is “about” the analysis and therefore the search for associations can be narrowed. In its purest form, as practiced by analysts who work from a relational perspective, the manifest content of the dream is understood as a symbolically encoded communication to the analyst about the patient’s view of the analytic relationship and the dream’s disguise can most reliably be deciphered through the lens of the countertransference. The factors that are skewing clinical practice in the direction of this second approach are discussed and clinical examples are given to illustrate what is lost when the classical model is abandoned.
Peter Dunn, MD is the Director of Clinical Services at NYPSI and serves on the editorial board of the Psychoanalytic Quarterly and the International Journal of Psychoanalysis. He was the recipient of the Edith Sabshin and Charles Brenner Awards and was five times voted Teacher of the Year in the Division of Residency Training at Mt Sinai.
Educational Objectives: After attending this activity, participants will be able to:
1. Describe the two most common approaches to dream interpretation in current analytic practice.
2. Describe the theory of the dream held by relational theorists who understand the phenomena of interest to analysts to occur in a two-person psychological field.
3. Describe the mechanism by which the classical approach to dream interpretation can lead in the patient to the emergence of latent affect and an increased awareness of the role of the past in the present.
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of American Psychoanalytic Association and New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute. The American Psychoanalytic Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American Psychoanalytic Association designates this Live Activity for a maximum of (2) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE INFORMATION FOR ALL LEARNERS: None of the planners and presenters of this CME program have any relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Psychologists: New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education programs for psychologists. New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
DISCLOSURE: None of the planners or presenters of this CE program has any relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Persons with disabilities: The building is wheelchair accessible and has an elevator. Please notify the registrar in advance if you require accommodations.
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