Experimental & Clinical Applications of Computerized Referential Process Measures: Episodic Memory, Narrative Measures, Therapy Notes & Interviews at NYPSI

NEW YORK PSYCHOANALYTIC SOCIETY & INSTITUTE:
ACADEMIC RESEARCH/
REFERENTIAL PROCESS SEMINAR
Marianne and Nicholas Young Auditorium
247 East 82nd St., between 2nd & 3rd, NY, NY 10028
212-879-6900
www.psychoanalysis.org
www.nypsi.org

Wednesday, February 18, 2015, 8 p.m.
Experimental & Clinical Applications of Computerized Referential Process Measures:
Episodic Memory, Narrative Measures, Therapy Notes & Interviews
with Drs. Wilma Bucci, Bernard Maskit, & Sean Murphy

Free and open to the public
RSVP HERE, nypsi.org or 212.879.6900

This seminar will cover several experimental and clinical applications of the DAAP-WRAD system. We first look at the relation of WRAD measures to standard measures of episodic memory based on counts of internal details, using data provided by Daniel Schacter and his colleagues. Our results support the view of episodic memory as a multi-faceted process, in the terms of Andreason et al. (1995), incorporating focused episodic memory involving conscious directed recall of events, and random episodic memory, including a free-ranging mixture of past recollections, future plans and other personal experiences, related to the default network, as currently investigated by Buckner et al. (2008), and characteristic of free association in psychoanalytic terms. Our results support the relationship of the referential activity measures to random episodic memory, whereas the standard measures based on internal details appear more related to focused forms. We then present work by Kristin Nelson and others showing robust correlations between WRAD and a measure of narrativity based on Labov’s indicators of narrative form (Labov, 1997; Labov & Waletzky, 1967); and also discuss the relationship of the narrative measures to the measures of episodic memory. Finally (time permitting) we discuss the application of WRAD and other measures as indicators of the effectiveness of treatment in candidate notes from the archives of the NYPSI Treatment Center; and introduce the application of Variable Time DAAP to interviews carried out with senior child analysts concerning their patients and themselves.

Wilma Bucci, Ph.D. is Professor Emerita, Derner Institute, Adelphi University; Co-Director of Research, Pacella Center, NYPSI; Visiting Professor in Psychoanalytic Research, University College, London; Faculty of International Psychoanalytical Association Research Training Programme; Visiting Professor, University of Bergamo, Italy; Honorary Member of APsaA, NYPSI and IPTAR.

Bernard Maskit, Ph.D. is Professor Emeritus, Mathematics Department, Stony Brook University and Chair, NYPSI IRB. He has published over 70 research articles in the areas of complex analysis and low dimensional topology and geometry, and maintains his interest in these fields along with his current research in psychology, including measure development and computer programming.

Sean Murphy received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Adelphi University. He is currently the Pacella Research Consultant/ Coordinator at New York

Psychoanalytic Society and Institute. He teaches statistics and research methods at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and process research methods at the Institute for Psychoanalytic Training and Research. He formerly worked in a variety of software development and other information technology roles. His current work with the Referential Process Research Group concerns the psychometric properties of measures of the referential process and their validation, as well as the development of new computerized discourse measures.

NO CME OR CE CREDITS WILL BE OFFERED.

For information about NYPSI training programs please visit us at ww.psychoanalysis.org or www.nypsi.org

 

Follow NYPSI on Twitter

 

Follow NYPSI on Facebook

 

Follow NYPSI on YouTube

Follow NYPSI on LinkedIn