What is Psychodynamic Psychology? (Beyond Psychotherapy + Freud)

What is Psychodynamic Psychology? (Beyond Psy...

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Addiction to Near-Death - Masochism in "Kleinian" by Betty Joseph

We bring back Betty Joseph to deliver again: Addiction to Near-Death. Another paper that makes understanding Kleinian theory worth it (in my opinion). Joseph describes and explains a specific form a masochism through a Kleinian lense.👀 WAITLIST for Melanie Klein Course → https:/ ...  Show more

Object Relations in Clinical Practice - Betty Joseph

Object relations theory... sure. But what about object relations in PRACTICE? Enter Betty Joseph and a 17-page paper (digestible psychodynamic literature for once). In proper Kleinian fashion, she lays out how projection (and projective identification) in the transference can hel ...  Show more

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