MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'freud'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:09:49 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5181912&cid=t_112579_109_f&fid=34958&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.counsellingresource.com%2F%7Er%2Fpsychology-philosophy%2F%7E3%2F1p92ZgXwJcw%2F Many people think that as a psychologist I have this incredible power -- that I can easily read their minds; that I can open someone's head and see what lies inside.Tags: Freud, history, in practice, therapy (Source: Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life) Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5181912 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 12:05:58 +0100 5181912 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159217&cid=t_112579_109_f&fid=34859&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.davemsw.com%2Farchives%2F2011%2F08%2Femotion_regulation_emotional_intelligence_for_pers.php This is the eighth in a series of articles about emotional intelligence for personal growth. Emotions give our experiences a sort of color, a dimension of experience very different from other senses, different from even thoughts. Yet many of us find our emotions at times more of an enemy than a friend. Our emotions serve a purpose, one that is not entirely obvious. Most current theories of emotion share the assumption that emotions serve an adaptive function in human life. Emotions play an important role in how we appraise and prepare to act on current circumstances. There are instances when emotions seem to interfere with what we do. The simplest examples are of anxiety reactions to public speaking, climbing ladders, or spiders. 'Emotion regulation' is a popular way of describing a sol... Ψ Dare To Dream... blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159217 Sun, 21 Aug 2011 02:34:47 +0100 5159217 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5118711&cid=t_112579_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F08%2F10%2F3-facts-you-might-not-know-about-freud-and-his-biggest-addiction%2F You may know that Sigmund Freud, the famed founder of psychoanalysis, had a fascination with cocaine and abused it for many years. But you might not know these three facts that relate to Freud’s longstanding interest in cocaine. Howard Markel, M.D., Ph.D, professor of medical history at the University of Michigan, documents all this and more in his comprehensive, beautifully written book An Anatomy of Addiction: Sigmund Freud, William Halsted and the Miracle Drug Cocaine. 1. Freud was initially attracted to cocaine because he wanted to help a close friend. One of Freud’s dearest friends, Dr. Ernst von Fleischl-Marxow, was heavily addicted to morphine, and Freud initially believed that cocaine could cure him. A brilliant man and talented doctor, Fleischl-Marxow had an accident while do... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5118711 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:18:48 +0100 5118711 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4797800&cid=t_112579_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F05%2F08%2Fdo-you-need-a-mama-psychodrama%2F Grown don’t mean nothing to a mother.  A child is a child.  They get bigger, older, but grown?  What’s that suppose to mean?  In my heart it don’t mean a thing.  ~Toni Morrison, Beloved, 1987 The first relationship with another human being is with our mother.  We forge our sense of who we are, who we are going to love, and our needs based on the interactions and understandings derived from through thousands of encounters with mom.  For better or worse we are molded by an emotional dance with mom. Then we move on.  We deal with dad and siblings, develop friendships, find lovers, and then a spouse.  Throughout this journey mom serves as a role model and becomes a source of  encouragement, love, anxiety, frustration, avoidance, support and conflict. “It’s comp... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4797800 Sun, 08 May 2011 10:35:06 +0100 4797800 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4734205&cid=t_112579_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F04%2F21%2Fa-snippet-of-psychologys-scientific-roots%2F Throughout the years, sometimes it seems that the public has been iffy about psychology and psychologists. Part of the problem is a lack of knowledge. Past surveys have shown that many people have no idea what psychologists even do. More recent research has found that the public largely views psychology in a positive light. But people still have a limited understanding of the discipline and don’t view it as a hard science. A 1998 survey revealed that both adults and college faculty viewed the physical sciences more favorably. They believed that psychology — along with sociology — led to fewer critical contributions to society and had less expertise than the physical sciences. How did psychology get this bad reputation? PsyBlog’s Jeremy Dean (which, by the way, is an aweso... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4734205 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:01:13 +0100 4734205 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4566138&cid=t_112579_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F03%2F09%2Fwake-up-when-your-therapist-is-sleeping%2F Although not all that common, psychotherapists sometimes fall asleep in session. Probably more common in traditional psychoanalysis (where the psychoanalyst is sitting behind and out of view of the patient), it far harder to do in more modern, time-limited psychotherapies where each session is more of an active, working period between therapist and client. What is one to do when one is confronted with a sleeping therapist? Stephen Metcalf, writing in New York magazine, set to find out by going back and talking to his prior four therapists, all of whom had fallen asleep on him. Was it him or them? Of course, psychoanalysts — who are specially trained to practice a very specific and older form of psychotherapy — defend their sleeping behavior as the patient’s fault: “In ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4566138 Wed, 09 Mar 2011 17:15:32 +0100 4566138 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4168012&cid=t_112579_109_f&fid=34958&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.counsellingresource.com%2F%7Er%2Fpsychology-philosophy%2F%7E3%2FQrRZYLwrd2w%2F Are emotions like a cold? Can you be caught by others' emotions? I think so. Just like we have some immunity to colds, and we won't get one every time we are exposed, we can develop some immunity to others' emotions.Tags: communication, emotions, empathy, Freud, relationships (Source: Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life) Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4168012 Mon, 15 Nov 2010 17:02:48 +0100 4168012 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4077319&cid=t_112579_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F10%2F18%2Fwhy-dreaming-is-believing%2F We all live two mental lives. When we are awake it is mostly ordered, rational, linear and bounded by rules, both behavioral and physical. When we are asleep it is chaotic, nonlinear, without rules, often without sense. According to some, dreams are nothing more than the byproduct of a brain disconnected from its normal sensory inputs, freewheeling its way through the night. To others, dreams denote night-time learning or problem-solving, even automatic sifting of the mind’s detritus – useless information to be skimmed off the surface and dumped like so much mental junk. Amongst the general public, though, there are much stronger beliefs about the power of dreams. So strong that, according to recent research, people seem to believe that dreams can predict the future. Freudians... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4077319 Mon, 18 Oct 2010 13:00:51 +0100 4077319 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3404140&cid=t_112579_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FY7R5qT0ZpKI%2F Two essays published in separate periodicals this week raise troubling questions about the extent to which psychiatrists may be unduly influenced by the pharmaceutical industry, and how this relationship may effect public trust in psychiatry. The upshot? The concern about corruption, or at least the appearance of corruption is palpable. Sigmund Freud (see photo) would not be pleased. Interestingly, one of the authors if Tom Insel, the director of the National Institute of Mental Health (click on read more below). For instance, Lisa Cosgrove and Harold Bursztajn write in Psychiatric Times that they looked at the two philanthropic arms of the American Psychiatric Association - the American Psychiatric Foundation and the American Psychiatric Institute for Research and Education - and found th... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3404140 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:23:54 +0100 3404140 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3322430&cid=t_112579_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F03%2F02%2Fthe-century-of-dispositionism-part-iii%2F From BBC Website : Adam Curtis’ acclaimed series examines the rise of the all-consuming self against the backdrop of the Freud dynasty. * * * To many in both politics and business, the triumph of the self is the ultimate expression of democracy, where power has finally moved to the people. Certainly the people may feel they are in charge, but are they really? The Century of the Self tells the untold and sometimes controversial story of the growth of the mass-consumer society in Britain and the United States. How was the all-consuming self created, by whom, and in whose interests? * * * The Freud dynasty is at the heart of this compelling social history. Sigmund Freud, founder of psychoanalysis; Edward Bernays, who invented public relations; Anna Freud, Sigmund’s devoted daughte... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3322430 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:58:24 +0100 3322430 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3283646&cid=t_112579_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F02%2F18%2Fthe-century-of-dipositionism-part-ii%2F From BBC Website : Adam Curtis’ acclaimed series examines the rise of the all-consuming self against the backdrop of the Freud dynasty. * * * To many in both politics and business, the triumph of the self is the ultimate expression of democracy, where power has finally moved to the people. Certainly the people may feel they are in charge, but are they really? The Century of the Self tells the untold and sometimes controversial story of the growth of the mass-consumer society in Britain and the United States. How was the all-consuming self created, by whom, and in whose interests? * * * The Freud dynasty is at the heart of this compelling social history. Sigmund Freud, founder of psychoanalysis; Edward Bernays, who invented public relations; Anna Freud, Sigmund’s devoted daughte... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3283646 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 04:10:10 +0100 3283646 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3269734&cid=t_112579_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F02%2F13%2Fthe-century-of-dipositionism-part-i%2F From Wikipedia: Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, changed the perception of the human mind and its workings. His influence on the twentieth century is generally considered profound. The series describes the ways public relations and politicians have utilized Freud’s theories during the last 100 years for the “engineering of consent.” * * * Freud himself and his nephew Edward Bernays, who was the first to use psychological techniques in public relations, are discussed. Freud’s daughter Anna Freud, a pioneer of child psychology, is mentioned in the second part, as is one of the main opponents of Freud’s theories, Wilhelm Reich, in the third part. * * * Along these general themes, The Century of the Self asks deeper questions about the roots and metho... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3269734 Sat, 13 Feb 2010 04:34:05 +0100 3269734 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2992715&cid=t_112579_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2009%2F11%2F14%2Fpainters-and-psychiatry%2F Art and psychiatry is always an interesting combination to me. It has so many perspectives. Does being an artist combine with psychiatric illness, how do they influence each other? To name just a few perspectives. On this blog I regularly post about artists and psychiatry and painters and psychiatry in a broad sense. Can depression as one important psychiatric illness enhance creativity despite depressed mood, loss of interest not to mention a lack of concentration and all other symptoms? Art can be comforting or even a form of medication. Klaas Koopmans (1920-2006) a Dutch artist who during his admissions as an inpatient for depression drew his fellow patients in psychiatric hospitals on the back of his cigar boxes and note paper. Department rules didn’t permit him drawing or painting. ... Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2992715 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:50:19 +0100 2992715 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2812416&cid=t_112579_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F09%2F20%2Fcarl-jungs-red-book%2F Carl Jung is a fascinating character in psychology’s history. Mentored by Freud himself, Jung broke off from Freud to found his own theory of human behavior, nowadays generally referred to as Jungian psychology. The Jungian theories place more emphasis on the spiritual side of our inner psyche, and the belief that all of humanity shares what he referred to as a collective unconscious. He also believed in the power of archetypes — that our myths and symbols are universal and innate and serve a greater purpose in helping us learn from each of our stages in life. Carl Jung died 48 years ago, but he still has a devout following of professionals, clinicians and researchers who believe in the power of his theories. While not a popular form of psychotherapy in the United States, it r... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2812416 Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:24:23 +0100 2812416 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2766072&cid=t_112579_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F09%2F04%2Fwhat-makes-us-happy-my-interview-with-joshua-wolf-shenk%2F In June of this year, Joshua Wolf Shenk published the fascinating essay “What Makes Us Happy?” in The Atlantic. It was riveting. Joshua spent about a month in the file room of the Harvard Study of Adult Development hoping to learn the secret of happiness. The project is one of the longest-running and probably the most exhaustive longitudinal studies of mental and physical well-being in history. Basically, for 72 years researchers at Harvard have been following 268 men who entered college in the late 1930s–following them through war, career, marriage and divorce, parenthood and grandparenthood, and old age. A brilliant man named George Vaillant has directed the study for 40-plus years, compiling and processing all the information. So what did Joshua learn? What makes for ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2766072 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:58:48 +0100 2766072 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2745521&cid=t_112579_109_f&fid=34730&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychiatrist-blog.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F08%2Ffreud-goes-to-hoboken.html Here's an op-ed piece from the New York Times about Freud's visit to the United States 100 years ago. It's an interesting historical perspective.----- Listen to our latest podcast at mythreeshrinks.com or subscribe to our rss feed. (Source: Shrink Rap) Shrink Rap blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2745521 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 02:02:00 +0100 2745521 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2724910&cid=t_112579_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F08%2F23%2Fsxsw-2010-from-freud-to-facebook%2F SXSW is a huge multi-week festival held annually in Austin, Texas, one that I’ve been attending and presenting at regularly over the past decade. The festival features three main components — SXSW Interactive, SXSW Film, and SXSW Music. The largest part is, by far, the music component, but the Interactive component has grown substantially as well, largely due to its popularity amongst young web designers, developers and social media enthusiasts. In the past, I’ve talked about topics covering e-health, social media, Health 2.0, and where mental health fits into all of this. For SXSW 2010, Dr. Keely Kolmes (twitter) and I have proposed a panel called “Psychology and the Internet: From Freud to Facebook:” With the popularity of online social networks and services... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2724910 Sun, 23 Aug 2009 12:34:49 +0100 2724910 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2469588&cid=t_112579_109_f&fid=34958&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.counsellingresource.com%2F%7Er%2Fpsychology-philosophy%2F%7E3%2FUzsfq_HdVDE%2F Our conceptualizations of the situations we find ourselves in can not only place us at a disadvantage, but can literally do us harm.Tags: abuse and trauma, character disturbance, Freud, history, neurosis vs character disorder, relationships, self-esteem, series on personal empowerment (Source: Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life) Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2469588 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:42:47 +0100 2469588 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2398801&cid=t_112579_109_f&fid=34958&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.counsellingresource.com%2F%7Er%2Fpsychology-philosophy%2F%7E3%2F8BZhg2wPTao%2F Knowing the kind of person you're dealing with can give you valuable insight into the types of values they're likely to hold, their dominant attitudes and beliefs, and their typical modus operandi when it comes to dealing with other people.Tags: character disturbance, communication, empathy, Freud, neurosis, relationships, series on personal empowerment (Source: Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life) Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2398801 Fri, 08 May 2009 08:55:05 +0100 2398801 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2348544&cid=t_112579_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F04%2F16%2Fyoga-therapy-on-the-rise%2F Midweek Mental Greening (Yes, it’s Thursday.) “Since the days of Freud, research into the mind-body relationship has come a long way. Studies show that not only are your mental health and mood dependent in large part on physical factors like exercise, but also unchecked stress, anxiety and depression can affect physical health, increasing blood pressure, heart disease and even risk of death. So it was perhaps inevitable that patients would start bringing their yoga mats into therapy.” I’d planned on writing about something completely different today, but when I ran into this Time article on psychotherapy and yoga, I couldn’t resist rearranging the schedule – especially as we just talked about yoga last week. According to the article, yoga-therapy – which “is to... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2348544 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:46:27 +0100 2348544 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4060697&cid=t_112579_109_f&fid=34859&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.davemsw.com%2Farchives%2F2008%2F09%2Fis_there_a_place_for_emotion_in_cognitive_theory.php Aaron Beck, considered the Father of Cognitive Therapy, is an American psychiatrist and a professor emeritus at the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania. He is President of the Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy and Research that is directed by his daughter, Judith S. Beck, Ph.D.. He is noted for his research in psychotherapy, psychopathology, suicide, and psychometrics, and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), one of the most widely used instruments for measuring depression severity. At age 87, the man is still publishing, building on his pioneering work on the cognitive model of depression. In his latest article published in the American Journal of Psychiatry, he recalls his early work: "Caught up with the contagion of the times, I was prompted to start something... Ψ Dare To Dream... blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4060697 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:52:42 +0100 4060697 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1679618&cid=t_112579_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F356282164%2F Roll over, Freud, and tell Woody Allen the news. Today’s psychiatrists are writing more prescriptions in favor of good, old-fashioned psychotherapy. And this shift from the couch to the prescription pad apparently reflects financial incentives from managed care and a greater number of available meds, according to a study in the Archives of General Psychiatry. The researchers analyzed data from national surveys of office-based psychiatrist visits from 1996 through 2005, and found a significant drop in the number of office-based psychiatrists providing psychotherapy. Just 29 percent of office-based visits to psychiatrists involved psychotherapy in 2004 and 2005, down from 44 percent in 1996 and 1997. The decline coincided with changes in reimbursement, increases in managed care, and gr... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1679618 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:56:07 +0100 1679618 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1605961&cid=t_112579_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F332514633%2F I’ve started teaching summer school, in a special program for local high school students and a course on translating Virgil’s Eclogues. The Eclogues are pastoral poems about shepherds and poetry and…….ok, that’s a bit too far from the usual discussion on this blog. The other class is on Psychology and Literature and, as of today, we’ve read this, this, and this, and discussed Freud’s theories of psychosexual development (the oral stage, the anal stage…..) and Erik Erikson’s 8 stages of psychosocial development—-and I’ve been reflecting on how different Charlie’s development has been. I know that these theories are “just” theories; that they’re grids for stages and norms that no actual human being can ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1605961 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:51:57 +0100 1605961 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1544144&cid=t_112579_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F06%2F24%2Fthe-situation-of-lawyers-and-practicing-law%2F The Situationist has examined various implications that social psychology and related fields for law and legal theory. But what about for the practice of law? Martin Seligman, former American Psychological Association president and one of the leaders of the new field of Positive Psychology, examines the relationship between psychology and the practice of law in his fascinating book Authentic Happiness. Here are some relevant excerpts. * * * Thirty years ago, the cognitive revolution in psychology overthrew both Freud and the behaviorists, at least in academia. Cognitive scientists demonstrated that thinking can be an object of science, that it is measurable, and most importantly that it is not just a reflection of emotion or behavior. Aaron T. Beck, the leading theorist of cognitive thera... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1544144 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:01:35 +0100 1544144 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1643158&cid=t_112579_109_f&fid=37784&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogcast.psychblog.co.uk%2Fwp-content%2Fcasts%2FBBCKittyGenovese.mp3 BBC Radio 4 is currently running an interesting series of programmes on classic and influential studies in psychology - all are interesting - but some are more appropriate to OCR than others. Already the series has covered the story of Kitty Genovese and Freud’s work with Little Hans. I’ve been listening to them today and they’re actually very good overviews of the two studies; the one on Genovese discusses the more recent findings that cast doubt on the original ‘38 people didn’t do anything’ hypothesis which is so disturbing. If you missed them on the BBC you can ‘listen again’ and hear the programmes again - and I’m in the process of saving these for use in class and as soon as I have done this I will get them up on PsychClips for al... PsychBLOG.co.uk blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1643158 Fri, 30 May 2008 20:46:28 +0100 1643158 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1432936&cid=t_112579_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F05%2F09%2Finterview-of-eric-kandel%2F Here is a twenty-one minute interview of Nobel Laureate Eric Kandel, discussing memory, free will, the history of science, Freud, and his work with pharmaceutical companies among other things. This video comes from Science Blogs. (Source: The Situationist) The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1432936 Fri, 09 May 2008 16:00:51 +0100 1432936 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1406962&cid=t_112579_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F04%2F29%2Fi-think-im-in-love-with-my-therapist%2F “I think I’m in love with my therapist. What’s wrong with me? What should I do?” It is not unusual to feel strong feelings of “love” or affinity toward your therapist. But those feelings probably aren’t what you think. Psychodynamic theory suggests the reason that many people fall in love with their therapist is because they are repeating emotional patterns they experienced as children toward their parents. This behavior and set of feelings was first described by Sigmund Freud who coined the term “transference” to describe it. He discovered transference after noting this many of his mostly-female clients would start describing their own romantic feelings toward him. In some patients, the feelings were not romantic, but instead more ch... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1406962 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:22:49 +0100 1406962 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1238196&cid=t_112579_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F236824046%2F Parents don’t cause autism and neither do vaccines. Further: More and more evidence is being found that rejects the hypothesis that there is a link between autism and mercury; more and more evidence is also being found that rejects the hypothesis that there is a link between autism and the MMR vaccine. Nonetheless: Proponents of the hypothesis that a vaccine or something in vaccines (such as mercury in the form of the preservative thimerosal) causes autism remain as vocal as ever about their views, which they make known via full-page ads in national newspapers; celebrities such as Jenny McCarthy; and press releases issued post-haste by “mercury causes autism” organization such as Safe Minds. Those who subscribe to such hypotheses of autism causation tend, too, to voice di... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1238196 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 06:46:29 +0100 1238196 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4060741&cid=t_112579_109_f&fid=34859&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.davemsw.com%2Farchives%2F2007%2F10%2Fthe_role_of_shame_in_therapy.php BPS RESEARCH DIGEST reviews recent research articles in professional journals. It's a good place to try to keep up with the literature. It has been a pleasant surprise indeed that many psychodynamic principles have recently demonstrated in research. Unconscious motivations, emotion based early learning have repeatedly been demonstrated. Now I was pleased to find the begins of a research demonstration of one of the most important insights into the obstacles for change that emerge in therapy: the labeling effects of diagnosis and the self-destructive nature of shame. "Psychological outcome research tends to follow the same model, matching therapy to diagnosis. The client is again little more than the holder of the diagnosis and the subject of the therapy: their individual decisions and pers... Ψ Dare To Dream... blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4060741 Fri, 19 Oct 2007 01:47:25 +0100 4060741 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=828183&cid=t_112579_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F149416499%2F “Le packing” is a treatment for autistic children used in France where, the August 25th Lancet notes, it is causing an “outcry.” “Outcry” strikes me as a bit of an understatement, personally speaking: When I hear the word “packing,” the associations that come to mind are about sending some not welcome person “packing,” or about a certain industry involving meat, and keeping it refrigerated. “Le packing” involves something similar. According to The Lancet (with some editorial comments by me): The therapy, called packing, involves wrapping a child tightly in wet sheets that have been placed in the refrigerator for up to an hour. When children are encased in this damp cocoon—with only their head left free—-psy... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=828183 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 23:34:19 +0100 828183 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=764305&cid=t_112579_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F138387649%2F “Sometimes mothers can do no right” proclaims a July 29th New York Times article targeting Dina Lohan for the foibles, addictions, and recent arrest of her daughter, Lindsay Lohan. Mother blame? Nothing new if you’re the mother of an autistic child. Though widely discredited, the “refrigerator mother” theory of autism—-that children withdrew and retreated into themselves because of cold, emotionally “frigid” parents—-promulgated by self-proclaimed early childhood expert Bruno Bettelheim has left its mark on popular perceptions of autism. I sometimes wonder if remnants of this theory remain in the popular understanding of autism, and unconsciously fuel the insistence of many parents that some external, tangible agent (vaccines; thimeraso... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=764305 Sun, 29 Jul 2007 00:33:42 +0100 764305 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=548299&cid=t_112579_109_f&fid=34730&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychiatrist-blog.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F04%2Fbecause-it-feels-good.html See other Savage Chicken cartoons hereThe Psychology Of AltruismI saw a story in our local newspaper recently that summarized the results of a Johns Hopkins survey of people who volunteer for research projects. The projects they were looking at were Phase I clinical drug trials, in other words studies that are done using drugs on humans (as opposed to animal) subjects for the first time.It led to the obvious question: Who the heck would do something like that?Now, I knew a couple people who volunteered for studies when I was an intern. They were both rather adventurous, young, and somewhat in need of money. Looking back on it I could say that they were trusting people who believed that the researchers wouldn't do anything to seriously put them in harm's way and that they were also fully ar... Shrink Rap blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=548299 Tue, 17 Apr 2007 02:16:00 +0100 548299 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=550641&cid=t_112579_109_f&fid=35451&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jung-at-heart.com%2Fjung_at_heart%2Fnot_a_top_ten.html I promised my Top Ten but instead I offer you my Top Seven. These are the theorists/therapists whose thinking and writing have most influenced me and my work: Jung -- I have been reading and learning about Jung and Jungian thought for more than 25 years and I am still engaged and challenged by it. There is a substantial subset of post-Jungians who have influenced me as well. I'll write about them in a later post. Freud -- How anyone in this field, regardless of the theoretical approach they favor, can not recognize the influence of Freud on all of our work defies me. Freud, Jung, and Adler shaped how we understand the process of therapy down to details like our offices. Robert Langs -- Langs is a psychoanalyst who has written extensively about the therapeutic frame. In fact, his work is ... Jung At Heart blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=550641 Sun, 15 Apr 2007 13:26:57 +0100 550641