by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Oct 30, 2024 | History of Psychotherapy
Who was Wilfred Bion? Wilfred Bion (1897-1979) was a highly influential British psychoanalyst known for his groundbreaking contributions to the understanding of thinking, groups, and psychosis. His dense, evocative theoretical works, often conveyed through poetic and...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Oct 26, 2024 | History of Psychotherapy
A New Paradigm for Understanding the Self “The ultimate aim of the self is to be itself in relation to objects which are themselves.” 1. Who was Ronald Fairbairn Ronald Fairbairn (1889-1964) was a Scottish psychoanalyst who played a pivotal role in the...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Oct 26, 2024 | History of Psychotherapy
Who was Otto Rank? Otto Rank (1884-1939) stands as one of the most innovative and controversial figures in the history of psychoanalysis. Rising from humble beginnings in Vienna to become one of Freud’s closest collaborators, Rank ultimately developed his own...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Oct 26, 2024 | History of Psychotherapy
The Evolution of Psychoanalytic Thought: From Freud’s Drive Theory to Contemporary Relational Models What is Psychoanalysis like Now? Psychoanalysis, the field founded by Sigmund Freud in the late 19th century, has undergone a remarkable evolution over...
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by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Oct 26, 2024 | History of Psychotherapy
Bridging Object Relations and Clinical Innovation Who was Otto Kernberg? “The integration of love and aggression within the context of internalized object relations represents the core psychological task in personality development. When this integration fails,...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Oct 26, 2024 | History of Psychotherapy
Who was Heinz Kohut? “The most significant characteristic of human existence is neither biological drives nor unconscious wishes but rather the human need to have the self understood, validated, and supported by others.” – Heinz Kohut The...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Oct 26, 2024 | History of Psychotherapy
Who Was Margaret Mahler? Margaret Mahler (1897-1985) was a Hungarian-born psychoanalyst who made seminal contributions to the field of developmental psychology. Best known for her separation-individuation theory of child development, Mahler’s work illuminated...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Oct 26, 2024 | History of Psychotherapy
Exploring the Earliest Stages of Psychic Life “The early ego lacks cohesion, and a tendency towards integration alternates with a tendency towards disintegration, a falling into bits… The result is an acute feeling of insecurity.” 1. Who Was Melanie...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Oct 26, 2024 | History of Psychotherapy
“The sense of being alive, the ability to feel real, to be genuinely spontaneous – these are the hallmarks of emotional health. And they all begin in the earliest interactions between mother and baby, in that sacred space where two beings meet and a self...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Oct 15, 2024 | Anthropology and Evo Psych, History of Psychotherapy
1. Who Was Erich Fromm? Erich Fromm (1900-1980) was a renowned psychoanalyst, sociologist, and humanistic philosopher who made significant contributions to our understanding of the human condition in the modern world. Born in Frankfurt, Germany, Fromm was deeply...
