Psychoanalysis and politics – in science, and globally from Sasha Rolde on IP.net

Dear Colleagues,

even though the US national elections and other sociopolitical issues elsewhere in the world are taking front stage, I hope you will find time on this long weekend to read and comment on post that interest you on the international psychoanalytic website. They encompass a wide array of topics from a large number of programs in NYC, to psychoanalytic slant on political issues, and the negative effects of benzodiazapines. Enjoy.

As usual, I will note my choices before giving you the full menu.

1) The ban on gay conversion therapy will be signed by the CA governor but it seems that the debate is not over. Please read in the AUDIO/VIDEO category
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Muriel Dimen and Andrea Celenza on Sexual Boundry Violations at NCP

 NCP is having on Saturday Oct 20, a Workshop on Sexual Boundary Violations featuring Muriel Dimen and Andrea Celenza. 

With its inherent intimacy, cloistered sessions, and risks of sexual boundary violations, psychoanalytic psychotherapy is still a dangerous method for patient and therapist. This  program, with its workshop format, examines the circumstances in which sexual violations develop, typical transference/countertransference dynamics, traumatic sequellae for both Continue reading Muriel Dimen and Andrea Celenza on Sexual Boundry Violations at NCP

Why Do Economists Disagree? with Robert Frank, Moderator at NYPSI

NEW YORK PSYCHOANALYTIC SOCIETY & INSTITUTE:
The Helix Center for Interdisciplinary Investigation
Marianne and Nicholas Young Auditorium
247 East 82nd St., between 2nd & 3rd, NY, NY, 10028
212-879-6900
www.psychoanalysis.org

Saturday, October 13, 2012, 2:30 – 4:30 PM, Donations accepted
Why Do Economists Disagree?

Robert Frank, Cornell University, moderates a roundtable discussion which is sure to be of interest to every voter just days before Election Day. Continue reading Why Do Economists Disagree? with Robert Frank, Moderator at NYPSI

Male-Male Competition: Globalization, War, & Violence Panel at NYPSI

NEW YORK PSYCHOANALYTIC SOCIETY & INSTITUTE:
The Helix Center for Interdisciplinary Investigation
Marianne and Nicholas Young Auditorium
247 East 82nd St., between 2nd & 3rd, NY, NY, 10028
212-879-6900
www.psychoanalysis.org

Saturday, October 27, 2012, 2:30 – 4:30 PM, Donations accepted

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On Self and Self Awareness with Rodolfo Llinás at Arnold Pfeffer Center

CELEBRATING A CENTURY OF ADVANCEMENT THROUGH SELF-KNOWLEDGE
THE NEW YORK PSYCHOANALYTIC SOCIETY & INSTITUTE:
Arnold Pfeffer Center for Neuropsychoanalysis
247 East 82nd St., between 2nd & 3rd, NY, NY  10028
212-879-6900
www.psychoanalysis.org

Saturday,  October 6, 2012, 10 am – 12 pm, Donations accepted, Rodolfo Llinás: Thomas & Suzanne Murphy Professor of Neuroscience;    Department of Physiology and Neuroscience, NYU

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Lois Oppenheim, Ph.D. in Conversation with . . . Edmund White at NYPSI

CELEBRATING A CENTURY OF ADVANCEMENT THROUGH SELF-KNOWLEDGE 
THE NEW YORK PSYCHOANALYTIC SOCIETY & INSTITUTE:
247 East 82nd St., between 2nd & 3rd, NY, NY, 10028
212-879-6900
www.psychoanalysis.org
  
Friday, October 12, 2012, 7:30 pm, Fee $25; $10 with valid student ID
 
ADVANCE TICKET PURCHASE WILL GUARANTEE YOU A SEAT TO THIS POPULAR EVENT
 
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Coherence, Competence & Confusion in Fictional Narratives of Latency with Lissa Weinstein, Ph.D. at NYPSI

CELEBRATING A CENTURY OF ADVANCEMENT THROUGH SELF-KNOWLEDGE
THE NEW YORK PSYCHOANALYTIC SOCIETY & INSTITUTE:
WORKS IN PROGRESS
Marianne and Nicholas Young Auditorium
247 East 82nd St., between 2nd & 3rd, NY, NY  10028
212-879-6900
www.psychoanalysis.org

Wednesday, October 3, 2012, 8:30 p.m. Donations Accepted

Coherence, Competence & Confusion  in Fictional Narratives of Latency: A Look at How the Real is Remembered Lissa Weinstein, Ph.D. Continue reading Coherence, Competence & Confusion in Fictional Narratives of Latency with Lissa Weinstein, Ph.D. at NYPSI

The History of Psychiatry from the Patient’s Viewpoint with Fred Sander, M.D. at NYPSI

CELEBRATING A CENTURY OF ADVANCEMENT THROUGH SELF-KNOWLEDGE
THE NEW YORK PSYCHOANALYTIC SOCIETY & INSTITUTE:
Extension Committee
247 East 82nd St., between 2nd & 3rd, NY, NY, 10028
212-879-6900
www.psychoanalysis.org
The History of Psychiatry from the Patient’s Viewpoint Fred Sander, M.D.  First Tuesday of the month 7:30 – 9 pm October 2, 2012 – May 7, 2013 (8 sessions) Fee:  $200 Continue reading The History of Psychiatry from the Patient’s Viewpoint with Fred Sander, M.D. at NYPSI