Houston Psychoanalytic Society
Study Group
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Conflict: Various Psychoanalytic Perspectives |
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Facilitated by
Don Ross, MD & David Ansell, DO
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4 Tuesdays
April 4 - 25, 2023
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Central Time
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Live via Zoom
*Pre-Registration required for Zoom invitation
Group limited to 12 participants
Registration Fees
Active Members: $120
Friend Members: $140
Student Members: $60
Non-members: $160
6 CE/CME/CEUs Instructional Level: Intermediate to Advanced
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From its beginning, psychoanalysis has been defined as a psychology of conflict. As such, conflict is considered ubiquitous and unavoidable, central to the formation of human character and maladaptive symptoms. Freud’s tripartite structure of id, ego, and superego, and the subsequent development of modern conflict theory, made conflict the center of inner life. The understanding of psychic conflict became the goal of therapeutic action. As the scope of psychoanalysis broadened and various schools of thought evolved, our views of mental conflict also changed. This study group will examine the major schools of psychoanalytic thought with regard to their perspectives of inner conflict—its origins, nature, role in character development and psychopathology, and clinical implications.
This study group is intended for clinicians with an intermediate to advanced level of knowledge about psychoanalytic theory. We will utilize readings, discussion, and case examples in exploring inner conflict from the concepts of classical psychoanalysis, ego psychology, Kleinian theory, object relations, self psychology, intersubjectivity, and relational psychoanalysis. These viewpoints are summarized in readings by renowned scholars and clinicians from the various schools of thought. Group participants must obtain the textbook that we will use, Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Conflict, edited by Christopher Christian, Morris Eagle, and David Wolitzky (Routledge, 2017).
OBJECTIVES
1a) Identify the origins, nature, and role of conflict in development and symptoms as conceptualized in classical psychoanalysis and ego psychology
1b) Describe the associated treatment implications and give a clinical example
2a) Identify the origins, nature, and role of conflict in development and symptoms as conceptualized in Kleinian theory and other object relational theories
2b) Describe the associated treatment implications and give a clinical example
3a) Identify the origins, nature, and role of conflict in development and symptoms as conceptualized in self psychology, intersubjectivity, and relational psychoanalysis
3b) Describe the associated treatment implications and give a clinical example
4a) Identify the origins, nature, and role of conflict in development and symptoms as conceptualized in attachment theory, modern conflict theory as applied to children, and neuropsychoanalysis
4b) Describe the associated treatment implications and give a clinical example
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Don Ross, MD is a psychiatrist currently in private practice in Austin, Texas after a distinguished career at Sheppard Pratt Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. For many years, he was the Medical Director and Senior Psychiatrist at The Retreat at Sheppard Pratt, a residential program designed on psychodynamic principles for patients struggling with complex problems. He is a Supervising and Training Analyst on the faculty of the Washington-Baltimore Psychoanalytic Institute, where he continues to teach seminars and supervise candidates via Zoom. In recent years, he has taught seminars that bridge theory and practice from a variety of perspectives, including modern conflict theory, Kohut’s self-psychology, and the works of Hans Loewald and Leo Rangell. Dr. Ross has a longstanding interest in the interface of psychoanalysis with literature and film. He most recently co-authored a paper entitled, “The Environmental Crisis and the film First Reformed: Paths to Paralysis and Change” (Miller, Clarkson & Ross, 2022), published in the International Journal of Psychoanalysis.
David Ansell, DO has practiced child and adult psychiatry for 26 years in multiple settings in the Houston, Texas area, including Harris County MHMRA, the faculty of University of Texas, Houston Department of Psychiatry, and outpatient private practice. He completed training in psychoanalysis at Houston-Galveston Psychoanalytic Institute in 2010 (subsequently renamed the Center for Psychoanalytic Studies) and was on faculty there until 2020. He currently maintains a private practice in the downtown Houston area. His areas of interest include neuroscience and the interface between traditional psychoanalytic concepts and technique and the of emerging non-traditional methods and technique.
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Schedule/Syllabus/References |
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Textbook
Christian, C., Eagle, M. N. & Wolitzky, D. L. (2017). Psychoanalytic perspectives on conflict. New York: Routledge.
Syllabus (All readings from textbook)
Session 1, April 4: Inner Conflict as Conceptualized in Classical Psychoanalysis and Ego Psychology (Chap. 1-4)
Eagle, M. N. (2017). Inner Conflict in Freudian Theory. Pp. 1-20.
Christian, C. (2017). The Evolution of Modern Conflict Theory. Pp. 21-37.
Busch, F. (2017). The Fate of Conflict and the Impoverishment of our Clinical Methods. Pp. 38-50.
Kris, A. O. (2017). Conflict from the Perspective of Free Association. Pp. 51-62.
Session 2, April 11: Object Relational Views of Conflict (Kleinian and British Middle Group) (Chap. 5-7)
Eagle, M. N. (2017). Inner Conflict in Fairbairn’s Theory of Endopsychic Structure. Pp. 63-90.
Vorus, N. (2017). Kleinian and Post-Kleinian Perspectives on Conflict. Pp. 91-105.
Ellman, S. (2017). Analytic Trust, Transference, and the Importance of Conflict. Pp. 106-126.
Session 3, April 18: Self Psychological, Intersubjective, and Relational Views of Conflict (Chap. 8-10)
Fosshage, J. L. (2017). Emergence of Conflict During the Development of Self: A Relational Self Psychology Perspective. Pp. 127-145.
Jaenicke, C. (2017). The Phenomenological Contextualism of Conflict: An Intersubjective Perspective. Pp. 146-159.
Harris, A. (2017). Conflict and Change: Producer, Trigger, Sign, Outcome. Pp. 160-176.
Session 4, April 25: Attachment, Developmental, and Neural Bases of Conflict (Chap. 13, 14 & 16)
Steele, H. & Steele, M. (2017). On Conflict in Attachment Theory and Research. Pp. 210-222.
Hoffman, L., Rice, T. R. & Prout, T. A. (2017). Addressing Defenses Against Painful
Emotions: Modern Conflict Theory in Psychotherapeutic Approaches with Children. Pp. 223-241.
Berlin, H. A. & Montgomery, J. (2017). Neural Basis of Intrapsychic and Unconscious Conflict and Repetition Compulsion. Pp. 260-278.
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1302 Waugh Dr. #276, Houston, TX 77019
(713) 429-5810
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This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of American Psychoanalytic Association and the Center for Psychoanalytic Studies, as a co-sponsor of Houston Psychoanalytic Society. The American Psychoanalytic Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American Psychoanalytic Association designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 6 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE INFORMATION FOR ALL LEARNERS: None of the planners and presenters for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s)* to disclose with ineligible companies* whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
*Financial relationships are relevant if the educational content an individual can control is related to the business lines or products of the ineligible company.
-Updated July 2021-
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Houston Psychoanalytic Society is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Houston Psychoanalytic Society maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
HPS, through co-sponsorship with the Center for Psychoanalytic Studies, also offers approved CEs for social workers, licensed professional counselors, and marriage and family therapists.
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