ABSTRACT Objectives This study assessed the Czech version of the Inventory of Personality Organization (IPO‐CZ) in relation to borderline personality disorder (BPD) as defined in the ICD‐11 model for PDs and defensive functioning in BPDs. The IPO‐CZ was used as a proxy measure of personality functioning (PF), although not fully identical to the ...
Karel D. Riegel, Albert J. Ksinan
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The challenge of the oceanic feeling: Romain Rolland’s mystical critique of psychoanalysis and his call for a ‘new science of the mind’ [PDF]
In a letter written in 1927, the French writer Romain Rolland asked Sigmund Freud to analyse the “oceanic feeling,” a religious feeling of oneness with the entire universe.
Maharaj, Ayon
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Mechanistic trials, therapy and developmental science—An exemplar from early autism care
Abstract Background Mechanistic design and analysis in clinical trials remains relatively rare in child mental health and autism, despite the considerable value that it could have in developing therapy practice and in illuminating basic science. Clinical trials themselves continue to have insufficient influence on actual clinical practice in child ...
Jonathan Green
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Psychoanalysis and God: A Comparative Analysis of Jacques Lacan and John of the Cross [PDF]
The author makes the case that Lacan and John of the Cross, taken together, reveal the full spectrum of the human journey toward God. Lacan s psychoanalytic theory is a valuable resource for understanding the earlier stages of the comprehensive spiritual
Kepes, Jr., Ted
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`In pursuit of the Nazi mind?' the deployment of psychoanalysis in the allied struggle against Germany [PDF]
This paper discusses how psychoanalytic ideas were brought to bear in the Allied struggle against the Third Reich and explores some of the claims that were made about this endeavour.
Adorno T.W. +21 more
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Chess in Mental Health: Therapeutic Potential and Neurocognitive Mechanisms—A Systematic Review
ABSTRACT Objective Chess is an ancient game with simple rules but high cognitive demands. This review examined chess as a cognitive tool for patients with mental disorders and explored the cognitive mechanisms and neural structures that may underlie its effects. Method A systematic review of studies was conducted following PRISMA guidelines.
Maria Rodrigo‐Yanguas +4 more
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Coming Home (2014) and Its Symptoms
This paper is an in-depth analysis of the Chinese movie Coming Home (2014), which mimics the way trauma works and brings the problem of memory into focus.
Jun Lu
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The unconscious impact of caring for acutely disturbed patients: a perspective for clinical supervision [PDF]
This paper is concerned with the emotional experience of working with acutely disturbed patients examining how the disturbance of the patient unconsciously impacts upon the nurse.
Winship, G.
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Phenomenological Contextualism and the Finitude of Knowing [PDF]
When faced with the complexity of an intersubjective system, in which one is oneself implicated, an epistemic humility that recognizes and respects the finitude of knowing is ...
Stolorow, Robert D.
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What Program for Love in the 21st Century? Thinking With and Beyond Luhmann
ABSTRACT From a sociological perspective, the paper examines how normative frameworks for intimate relationships have changed since the publication of Luhmann's Love as Passion (1982). Building on Luhmann's notion of a program for love, we discuss his claim that late 20th century love semantics were organized around a program of understanding. We argue
Chiara Piazzesi, Martin Blais
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