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Psychoanalysis: The Sacred and the Profane

Psychoanalysis: The Sacred and the Profane 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 http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The American Journal of Psychoanalysis Springer Journals

Psychoanalysis: The Sacred and the Profane

The American Journal of Psychoanalysis , Volume 74 (3) – Aug 13, 2014

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Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2014 by Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis
Subject
Psychology; Clinical Psychology; Psychotherapy; Psychoanalysis
ISSN
0002-9548
eISSN
1573-6741
DOI
10.1057/ajp.2014.16
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25117786
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Abstract

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

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The American Journal of PsychoanalysisSpringer Journals

Published: Aug 13, 2014

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