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Amanda Amodio (2014)
Psychoanalysis: The Sacred and the ProfaneThe American Journal of Psychoanalysis, 74
282 SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS OF THE AIP Presenter: Allan Frosch, Ph.D., FIPA Date: December 5, 2013 Allan Frosch, a Fellow of the International Psychoanalytical Association, is a Training Analyst and Supervisor at the Institute for Psychoanalytic Training and Research, where he is on faculty. He is also on the faculty at the Institute for Psychoanalytic Education (associated with NYU Medical School) and the Manhattan Institute, in New York City. In this talk, Frosch presented a variety of perspectives of major historical figures in psychoanalysis as well as contemporary analysts, describing how varying beliefs regarding psychoanalytic theory continue to shape practice. He highlighted the propensity of the analytic community to “enshrine” or cherish as sacred, aspects of a philosophy, thereby protecting them from change. Frosch argued that change and growth in theory and practice is imperative for the stimulation of new ideas. He portended that as a result, development of theory is prevented, obstructing new realities that may help the most vulnerable who seek analysis. He warned that the analyst may seek comfort from feeling on the side of the sacred, unknowingly obstructing productivity. He also warned against faulty beliefs, which claim that deviation from the enshrined will be profane and
The American Journal of Psychoanalysis – Springer Journals
Published: Aug 13, 2014
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