Therapy is caught up in a monsoon rain of differing showers of intensity. There are two schools of thought, one the other the Freudian one and one the Jungian and also a one which includes a revisiting of the philosophies of Freud by Jacque Lacan. Have a look at the following article taking us through the topic Philosophical perspectives on literature psychoanalysis Washington DC.
An incredibly important concept of psychotherapy lies in this notion itself that patients can understand emotions through assessing both their instinctual and reflective natures and how these aspects work together. A product of this relationship is often referred to as defense mechanisms, a term coined by Freud in the late 19th century.
These defense mechanisms often displayed themselves as maladaptive behavior and presented themselves in therapy as symptomology of biological defects, such as twitching, nervousness and at its worst hysteria (panic attacks). Freud believed that through the technique of free-association a patient could reenact mentally the past traumas and so through insight could come to terms with the past event.
This meant that the client would be free of the symptomology and change their behavior to more suitable strategies for coping with stress. Freud's original ideas were based on his theory of child development that led to a model of the mind in which the person's mental processes were divided into three parts. The first to develop was the ID; Freud saw this as the fundamental drive that was innate within all babies.
What happens here is the archetypal psychoanalytic model of Witch becomes a paradigm of creating the 'other' who is misunderstood and becomes the other as being culturally oppressed. It needs a postmodern philosophy of deconstruction to understand that the witch archetype is a personality type that has been culturally victimized. This victimization would have its unholy roots in the literature of fairy tales which marginalized witches as the wicked other.
From a more societal and cultural standpoint, one of the biggest critiques of psychoanalysis is that it has none. The premises and concepts that have formed the foundation of the field do not take these factors into account when dealing with patients in general, ultimately failing to uphold the standards held by the more modern bio psychosocial approach towards psychology and mental illnesses.
When discussing specific cases, psychoanalysis does benefit a host of patients with a variety of conditions and trauma; however, childhood sexual assault is an interesting instance to narrow in on. This form of abuse often results in a patient developing a multitude of coping mechanisms to deal with the lasting effects that occur following the event. With psychoanalytic counselling, the psychologist can recognize these defenses put into place and work with the client about how and when he or she utilizes such strategies as well as recognizing which are healthy or inhibiting.
What is impressive here is that these fantasies are not made by George Bernard Shaw with conscious intent but are manifestations of his unconscious. This raises the question for feminists-was Shaw Oedipal fixated? During the 70's the notorious Jacque Lacan made a sea of change in psychoanalysis with a critical rereading of the works of Freud. Lacan created a storm of controversy not only in psychoanalytic circles but also created a problem of interpreting the language which in his psychoanalytic terms disturbs the paragon of the unity contained in a realized self.
An incredibly important concept of psychotherapy lies in this notion itself that patients can understand emotions through assessing both their instinctual and reflective natures and how these aspects work together. A product of this relationship is often referred to as defense mechanisms, a term coined by Freud in the late 19th century.
These defense mechanisms often displayed themselves as maladaptive behavior and presented themselves in therapy as symptomology of biological defects, such as twitching, nervousness and at its worst hysteria (panic attacks). Freud believed that through the technique of free-association a patient could reenact mentally the past traumas and so through insight could come to terms with the past event.
This meant that the client would be free of the symptomology and change their behavior to more suitable strategies for coping with stress. Freud's original ideas were based on his theory of child development that led to a model of the mind in which the person's mental processes were divided into three parts. The first to develop was the ID; Freud saw this as the fundamental drive that was innate within all babies.
What happens here is the archetypal psychoanalytic model of Witch becomes a paradigm of creating the 'other' who is misunderstood and becomes the other as being culturally oppressed. It needs a postmodern philosophy of deconstruction to understand that the witch archetype is a personality type that has been culturally victimized. This victimization would have its unholy roots in the literature of fairy tales which marginalized witches as the wicked other.
From a more societal and cultural standpoint, one of the biggest critiques of psychoanalysis is that it has none. The premises and concepts that have formed the foundation of the field do not take these factors into account when dealing with patients in general, ultimately failing to uphold the standards held by the more modern bio psychosocial approach towards psychology and mental illnesses.
When discussing specific cases, psychoanalysis does benefit a host of patients with a variety of conditions and trauma; however, childhood sexual assault is an interesting instance to narrow in on. This form of abuse often results in a patient developing a multitude of coping mechanisms to deal with the lasting effects that occur following the event. With psychoanalytic counselling, the psychologist can recognize these defenses put into place and work with the client about how and when he or she utilizes such strategies as well as recognizing which are healthy or inhibiting.
What is impressive here is that these fantasies are not made by George Bernard Shaw with conscious intent but are manifestations of his unconscious. This raises the question for feminists-was Shaw Oedipal fixated? During the 70's the notorious Jacque Lacan made a sea of change in psychoanalysis with a critical rereading of the works of Freud. Lacan created a storm of controversy not only in psychoanalytic circles but also created a problem of interpreting the language which in his psychoanalytic terms disturbs the paragon of the unity contained in a realized self.
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