Play’s Magic and Play’s Limits with Darlene Ehrenberg at AIP

THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHOANALYSIS
OF THE KAREN HORNEY PSYCHOANALYTIC CENTER
329 East 62nd Street — New York, NY 10065
(212) 838-8044 — www.aipnyc.org — aipkh@aol.com

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The year we celebrate the 125th Anniversary of Karen Horney’s Birth
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SCIENTIFIC MEETING
Thursday, February 24, 2011 at 8:00 PM
Darlene Bregman Ehrenberg:
PLAY’S MAGIC AND PLAY’S LIMITS:
On Laughter and Transformation and on the Power
of going through “the eye of the storm”
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Concretization, Reflective Thought, and the Emissary Function of the Dream with Maxine Anderson at NYFS

New York Freudian Society – NY Division Scientific Program and Clinical Workshop
Scientific Program:

Friday, March 4, 2011
8:30 – 10:00 pm
Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Hatch Auditorium
Madison Avenue & 100th Street

Admission is free and no reservations are required.
Free Certification of Attendance forms will be provided.

Concretization, Reflective Thought,
and the Emissary Function of the Dream

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Screening of Letter From An Unknown Woman at NYPSI

PLEASE JOIN THE NEW YORK PSYCHOANALYTIC SOCIETY & INSTITUTE
AS IT CONTINUES ITS CENTENARY CELEBRATION WITH THE NYPSI CENTENARY CINEMA SERIES SCREENING OF:
Letter From An Unknown Woman

Max Ophüls’ 1948 adaptation
of the Stefan Zweig novella
followed by a discussion by
Tom McCarthy
acclaimed author of C

When: Friday, February 25, 2011, 7:00 PM
Where: The Auditorium of The New York Psychoanalytic Institute
Admission is free and open to the public
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“About Schmidt”: Opening Analysis of a Narcissist

“A life is not important, except in the impact it has on other lives.”

Jackie Robinson

What happens when a life loses its importance to other lives? Films have prominently focused on narcissistic issues in such films as Mr. Holland’s Opus or It’s a Wonderful Life, among others, in which the main protagonist must modify grandiose ambitions of youth in exchange for recognition from the people touched by his life. About Schmidt tackles a much riskier form of narcissistic issue; what happens when someone with narcissistic object ties loses those wan, but vitally important connections. Continue reading “About Schmidt”: Opening Analysis of a Narcissist