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Welcome to the Chicago Psychoanalytic Society!
We hope you were able to join us for the Society's inaugural event on September 24th, when Dr. Marcia Dobson presented a paper revealing the richness that comes when clinicians are open and willing to participate in liminal and imaginal spaces with their patients. Attendees to the event didn't disappoint either, and what followed was a lively discussion. Unfortunately, a glitch occurred, and the program was not recorded. So, for those who missed it, you have Dr. Dobson's recent book, Metamorphosis in Psychoanalysis and Ancient Greek Thought: From Mourning to Creativity, which discusses the clinical material in her presentation. And for those attendees who yearn for a deeper dive, here are additional references:
Eshel, O. (2006). Where are you, my beloved? International Journal of Psychoanalysis, 87 (6): 1603-1627.
Kalsched, D. (2013). Trauma and the soul: A psycho-spiritual approach to human development and its interruption. New York and London: Routledge.
Mayer, E. (2007) Extraordinary Knowing: Science, Skepticism and the Inexplicable Powers of the Human Mind. New York: Random House
Pedroni, Ingrid (2023). Beyond Fragmentation. Clinical Journeys in Contemporary Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy. Oxfordshire, England: Phoenix Publishing House.
Building on the subtitle of our last program—"How is Psychoanalysis Changing?"—on October 22nd, we welcome Dr. Edie Hitchcock, an advanced candidate at the Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute. She will present her award-winning paper, "The Excessive Polycule: Polyamory as an Expression of the Death Drive." The Society will host this event in person at the Institute and via Zoom.
In her paper, Dr. Hitchcock will explore how polyamory can function as an expression of the death drive as theorized by French psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan (as an excessive form of life). She will offer a case example where a patient maniacally generates new structures in a futile attempt to restabilize and respond to a disappointing or lacking other.
Because we have not had time to create a study group for Society members to begin to tackle this fascinating topic, Dr. Hitchcock has offered the following references to help us prepare for her talk:
Ackerman, Sarah, et al (2023). Thanatos: Is Freud's concept still relevant? Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association, 71(4): 669–702.
Bell, David L. (2015). The death drive: Phenomenological perspectives in contemporary Kleinian theory. The International Journal of Psychoanalysis, 96(2): 411–423.
Hook, Derek. (2016). Of symbolic mortification and 'undead life': Slavoj Žižek on the death drive. Psychoanalysis and History, 18(2): 221–256.
Please remember that anyone interested in psychoanalysis is invited to join the Society and receive free continuing education credits..
We look forward to seeing you at 7 pm on October 22th via Zoom or in person at 8 S. Michigan Avenue.
Stephanie
Stephanie Fariss
Society President
Organized June 8, 1931 and accepted as a Constituent Society by the American Psychoanalytic Association in 1932, the Society's mission is to advance the field of psychoanalysis through the promotion of education and research by its members and the the community-at-large; to maintain and promote professional and ethical standards of the profession; to promote professional activities of its members by assisting career development and generating marketing opportunities; and to enhance the vitality of the Society by encouraging a diversity of opinion, assessing the interests of its members, facilitating member involvement in Society activities and fostering a collegial community.
The Society is committed to maintaining an educational environment free from sexual harassment, sexual violence, and discrimination based on race, color, sex, age, religion, disability, national origin, sexual orientation, or any other basis prohibited by law. It also strives to initiate, welcome, and maintain ongoing conversations and discussions related to inclusivity among its members and the community-at-large.
Upcoming Program co-sponsored by: The Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute Intersubjectivity, Permeability, and the Intrapsychic: How is Psychoanalysis Changing? Presenter: Marcia D-S. Dobson, PhD, PhD Tuesday, September 24, 2024, at 7:00 – 9:00 PM Central time By Zoom
Presenter: Marcia D-S. Dobson, PhD, PhD is an award-winning Professor of Classics at Colorado College in Colorado Springs, where she has taught ancient Greek language, history, religion, myth, and literature for over 40 years. She received a PhD in Classical Philology from Harvard University. In mid-life she received a second PhD in Clinical Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute, and she is now a practicing, psychoanalytically oriented self-psychologist in Colorado Springs. Marcia has published numerous articles in addition to her recent book, Metamorphoses of Psyche in Psychoanalysis and Ancient Greek Thought (Routledge). Marcia, along with her husband John Riker and George Hagman, has recently been appointed an editor in chief of the journal Psychoanalysis, Self, and Context. Talk Description: In this presentation I will elucidate how intersubjective ways of relating can evoke extra-ordinary experiences that extend beyond ordinary interchanges in the consulting room. Such experiences in the therapeutic process open us to a way of being and listening that can create heightened moments of shared substance in which we feel ourselves to be permeable with each other. In the language of intersubjectivity, such moments occur when the forward edges of both analyst and patient are mutually attuned. They are experienced as spontaneous moments of energy that draw us together into heightened affective states. They tend to occur in moments of deep empathic resonance with patients whom we perceive to be felt presences in our lives and can lead to profound healing. My goal is to increase our flexibility and sensitivity as therapists and psychoanalysts to various experiences in which the inexplicable occurs. Focusing on parts of my recent book, Metamorphoses of Psyche in Psychoanalysis and Ancient Greek Thought, I explore these liminal states through my own early autobiography and my later therapeutic experiences with patients. After attending this session, participants should be able to:
Admission is free. Continuing Education Credits (for non-physicians) are offered exclusively to Society members in all membership categories and those intending to join. The presenter, Marcia Dobson, PhD, PhD, and the organizer, James W. Anderson, PhD, have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to report. Accreditation Information for Professionals Other Than Physicians. The Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute maintains responsibility for this program and its content, in relation to accreditation for CE credits for non-physicians. CPI is licensed by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to sponsor continuing education credits for (license numbers in parentheses): Social Workers (159.000122), Professional Counselors (197.000202), Marriage and Family Therapy Therapists (168.00204), and Clinical Psychologists (268.000091). Eligible professionals will receive 2.0 continuing education credits for attending the entire program. To receive these credits an evaluation form must be completed online. Learners must claim the amount of time spent in the educational activity and that will be the amount of credit they will earn. CME credits for physicians are not available for this program. The Chicago Psychoanalytic Society has obtained approval to provide CME credit for the next two programs after this one. (Zoom link will be automatically emailed to you when you register) |
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