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Psychoanalytic Thinking with Dr Don Carveth
Hosted by Donald Carveth · EN
Join distinguished professor and psychoanalyst Dr Don Carveth for engaging lectures centring around psychoanalysis, diving into its roots, bringing us up to the modern-day. Known for his clear communication style, Don's grasp of the literature comes through in the thought-provoking opinions he provides. This podcast will facilitate a deeper understanding of yourself and the world around you.
Donald L Carveth, PhD, RP, FIPA is Emeritus Professor of Sociology and Social & Political Thought at York University in Toronto. He is a training and supervising analyst in the Canadian Institute of Psychoanalysis, past Director of the Toronto Institute of Psychoanalysis, and past Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Journal of Psychoanalysis/Revue Canadienne de Psychanalyse.
Dr Don Carveth works with Aodhán Moran to produce this podcast. Follow Aodhán on X/Twitter at @aodhanpmoran or contact at aodhanpmoran@gmail.com.
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Is psychotherapy like painting or more like sculpture?
1w ago00:07:54Tap to summarizeIn his 1905 essay on psychotherapy Freud elaborates the distinction between painting (pouring on) and sculpture (chipping away). Classical defense and resistance analysis seeks to emancipate the true self.
Transcribe →Outside in or Inside out
4w ago00:24:30Tap to summarizeWhile Freud, Klein and Kohut speak of internalizing good objects, Winnicott speaks of the "going-on-being" of the true self that should not be impinged upon or abandoned.
Transcribe →GUILT: Part 2, Conscientious Critique of the Superego
Apr 1700:29:32Tap to summarizeNo description available
Transcribe →GUILT: A Psychoanalytic Perspective, Part 1, Theory
Apr 1700:48:47Tap to summarizeGuilt evasion. Types of guilt. Conscious/unconscious, Persecutory/reparative, Justified/unjustified, Survivor or success guilt, Collective guilt, etc.
Transcribe →Corrections Two kinds of psychopathy two kinds of depression two kinds of shame.
Jan 2700:18:11Tap to summarizeJust as Klein and Grinberg distinguished two kinds of guilt, J. Rejd Meloy distinguished two kinds of pstychopathy,, primary and secondary; amd Sidney J. Blatt distinguished introjective and anaclitic depression; so we need to distinguish persecutory and reparative shame.
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Charm and Alarm
Jan 2700:52:07Tap to summarizeNo description available
Transcribe →Superego, Conscience and the Narcissism of our Times
Sep 2300:48:53Tap to summarizeDr Carveth begins by describing the difference between the narcissistically based superego from the object-oriented conscience. He sees the former as culturally derived and the latter as biologically given. We discuss how in the clinical situation persecutory guilt, i.e., superego, may often be emphasized to defend against the vulnerabilities associated with loving and being loved. We consider the use and overuse of the concept of trauma in contrast to intrapsychic conflict, and he distinguishes between empathy and sympathy. He shares his view that the edges of our political parties are imbued with the self-certainty born from the paranoid position. Ultimately, he concludes, "I'm not afraid that analysis will disappear – people who have problems with their soul will seek out soul doctors."
Transcribe →Shame, Guilt, and Ruminations
Sep 2300:50:27Tap to summarizeDr. Carveth discusses the differences between guilt that reflects concern for the other and alternatively self-abuse that serves narcissistic purposes. The former relates to Klein's depressive/reparative stage, labeled 'conscience' by Carveth, and the latter derives from the paranoid/schizoid position, labeled 'superego'. We review varying technical approaches to each of these clinical presentations and note that the countertransference provides vital guidance in understanding the state of the analysand's mind. We close by considering how the capacity to bear guilt may be a measure of the maturation of a civilization.
Transcribe →On Narcissism
Sep 600:28:59Tap to summarizeFreud, Lacan, Mead and Christianity on narcissism.
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Is Psychoanalysis a path to salvation?
Sep 600:58:51Tap to summarizeCarveth/Lusensky: Is Psychoanalysis a Path to Salvation? A Freudian and a Jungian dialogue about psychoanalysis and Christianity
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