CF 701 Psychodynamic Psychology V:
Interpersonal and Relational
Fall 2011
Carol Ganzer, PhD
caganzer@aol.com
(773) 339-8486
333 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 610
Chicago, IL 60601
This course will introduce students to the origin and concepts of relational theory and acquaint them with the representative theorists, as well as examine the usefulness of relational theory in practice and its relationship to other psychoanalytic theories. The course will be conducted as a seminar, and students will be responsible for reflecting upon and integrating the readings into class discussions.
Goals:
- Students will become familiar with the concepts of relational theory.
- Place relational theory in the context of psychoanalytic theory.
- Gain an understanding of the clinical implications of relational theory.
Evaluation:
Grades will be based 50% on class participation and 50% on written assignments.
Each student will be responsible for leading the class discussion in one article or book chapter.
Written Assignment: Present a brief written case vignette for class discussion. The case should illustrate a theoretical concept identified in the course readings.
Write 5 page paper on the clinical vignette, discussing how the readings and class discussions have influenced your understanding and clinical work with the patient. Due the final class session
Attendance Policy
Regular class attendance is required. No more than two absences will be allowed. Incompletes will be given at the instructor’s discretion and only in cases of extreme emergency.
Required Text:
Mitchell, S. A. (1988) Relational Concepts in Psychoanalysis: An Integration. Cambridge, MA: Harvard UP.
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Class 1: September 9, 2011: The Roots of Relational Theory
Borden, W. (2000). The relational paradigm in contemporary psychoanalysis: Toward a psychodynamically informed social work. Social Service Review, (September), 352-379. SCAN
Greenberg, J. and Mitchell, S. (1983). Object relations in psychoanalytic theory. Cambridge, MA: Harvard, Chapter 4, pp. 79-105. SCAN.
Levenson, E. A. (1984). Harry Stack Sullivan: The web and the spider. Contemporary Psychoanalysis, 20, 174-178. PEP
Class 2: September 23, 2011: From Interpersonal to Relational
Mitchell, S. (1988). Relational Concepts in Psychoanalysis (pp. 1-40). Cambridge, MA: Harvard UP
Hoffman, I. Z. (1983). The patient as interpreter of the analyst’s experience. Contemporary Psychoanalysis, 19, 389-422. PEP
Hirsch, I. (2006). The Interpersonal roots of relational thinking. Contempotary Psychoanalysis 42(4). 551-556. PEP
Class 3: October 14, 2011: Models of the Mind
Mitchell, S. (1988). Relational Concepts in Psychoanalysis (pp. 41-92; 125-177; 271-306). Cambridge, MA: Harvard UP
Class 4: October 28, 2011: Is there a relational unconscious?
Hirsch, I. & Roth, J. (1995). Changing concepts of unconscious. Contemporary Psychoanalysis, 31, (263-276). PEP
Gerson, S. (2004). The relational unconscious: A core element of intersubjectivity, Thirdness, and clinical process. Psychoanalytic Quarterly, 73(1), 63-98. PEP
Class 5: November 11, 2011: One Person or Two Person? Mutuality, Self-Disclosure, and the Analyst’s Subjectivity
Aron, L. (1991). The patient’s experience of the analyst’s subjectivity. Psychoanalytic Dialogues 1, 29-51. PEP
Renik, O. (1993). Analytic interaction: Conceptualization technique in light of the analyst’s irreducible subjectivity. Psychoanalytic Quarterly, 62, (553-571). PEP
Renik, O. (1999). Playing one’s cards face up in analysis: An approach to the problem of Self-disclosure. Psychoanalytic Quarterly, 68, 521-539. PEP
Class 6: December 2, 2011: From Regression to Dissociation, a New Concept of Self
Bromberg, P. M. (1996). Shadow and substance: A relational perspective on clinical process. Contemporary Psychoanalysis, 32, 509-636. PEP
Stern, D. B. (1983). Unformulated experience: From familiar chaos to creative disorder. Contemporary Psychoanalysis, 19, 71-99. PEP
Davies, J. M. (1999). Getting cold feet, defining “safe-enough” borders: Dissociation, Multiplicity, and integration in the analyst’s experience.. Psychoanalytic Quarterly 68, (184-208). PEP
Class 7: December 16, 2011: From Potential Space to Thirdness, The Intersubjective Turn
Ghent, E. (1990). Masochism, submission, surrender: Masochism as a perversion of surrender. Contemporary Psychoanalysis, 26, 108-135. PEP
Benjamin, J. (1990). Recognition and destruction: An outline of intersubjectivity. Psychoanalytic Psychology, 75, (33-46). PEP
Ogden T. (1994). The analytic third: Implications for psychoanalytic theory and technique. Psychoanalytic Quarterly, 73, (167-196). PEP
Class 8: January 6, 2011
Davies, J. M. (1994). Love in the afternoon: A relational reconsideration of desire and dread in the countertransference. Psychoanalytic Dialogues, 4, (153-169). PEP
Hoffman, I. (1994). Dialectical thinking and therapeutic action in the psychoanalytic Process. Psychoanalytic Quarterly, 63, (187-218). PEP
Hoffman, I. (2000). At death’s door: Therapists and patients as agents. Psychoanalytic Dialogues, 10(6), 823-845. PEP