Action Techniques in Psychoanalysis

Frank, Kenneth A.

doi:10.1080/00107530.1990.10746688

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“…Psychoanalysts going in this direction include Kenneth A. Frank (1990), who studies "behavioral interventions," which he calls "integrations" to refer to the mix of psychoanalytic and cognitive-behavioral techniques. Also see the work of P. L. Wachtel (1977Wachtel ( , 1978Wachtel ( , 1987.…”

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Transforming Feminine Categories: Genealogies of Virginity and Sainthood

Stiritz

Schiller²

2005

J Am Psychoanal Assoc

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The categories of virginity and sainthood, often used as norms of femininity, are historically and contextually constructed. Genealogies of these categories reveal definitions of female subjectivity in accordance with male desires. Traditional conceptions of virginity have implications for theories of female development and sexuality, conceptions of the psychoanalytic process, and theories of social symbolism. Notions of virginity as an unblemished state, the first penetration by a penis as an irrevocable transformation to womanhood, and defloration as a developmental milestone in female sexuality derive from male fantasies of female purity that translate into justifications for social structures of control and ownership. While fantasies of sainthood played significant roles in the work of both Sigmund and Anna Freud, their images of saints, which they did not analyze, were unconsciously shaped by a Victorian sensibility. Because the psychoanalytic legacy is androcentrically informed, analysts may be hampered in their efforts to treat the pathologies of perfection that continue to plague women. Contesting and unsettling conventional epistemological assumptions open up the categories of virginity and sainthood to images and representations of female autonomy and integrity. The critical analyses offered here contribute to theories of the plasticity of gender and the social construction of femininity.

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Transforming Feminine Categories: Genealogies of Virginity and Sainthood

Stiritz

Schiller²

2005

J Am Psychoanal Assoc

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“…The objective of the former type of work is to understand unconscious processes, whereas the objective of the latter techniques is to reduce the likelihood of maladaptive interpersonal behaviors (Wachtel, 1977). Cyclical psychodynamics has been elaborated by Connors (1994Connors ( , 2001, Frank (1990), and Gold and Stricker (2001).…”

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The action formulation: A proposed heuristic for clinical case formulation

Shahar

Porcerelli

2006

J Clin Psychol

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The authors propose the action formulation (TAF), a heuristic for clinical case formulation. The action formulation relies on the action perspective, which depicts individuals as actively shaping their environment, and is premised upon four guidelines: (a) map the client's social environment, focusing on sources of support, chronic interpersonal difficulties, and negative and positive life events; (b) identify how the clients, in the context of their personalities, psychopathologies, and strengths, actively influence their environment; (c) differentiate between maladaptive, risk-related, interpersonal cycles, and adaptive, protective-based ones; and (d) tailor integrative techniques to short-circuit the former cycles and bolster the latter ones. Links between TAF and emerging issues in clinical assessment are discussed.

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“…I mean here behavioral methods, family treatment, substance abuse treat ment and the like. Efforts to maintain a kind of analytic purity occurs despite the fact that there is ample evidence to suggest that such additional approaches can both be helpful and do not, of necessity, interfere with an ongoing analytic process (Wachtel, 1977;Frank, 1990;Hoffert & Martinsen, 1990;Westen, 1990). I am referring to analytic therapists trying to treat alcoholics and other addicted individuals or phobies persons as well as others, in the belief that the treatment relationship alone will somehow serve as sufficient leverage to actually change addictive or com pulsive behavior.…”

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Unintended Consequences of Psychoanalytic Training

Slavin

1992

Contemporary Psychoanalysis

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Action Techniques in Psychoanalysis

Cited by 22 publications

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Transforming Feminine Categories: Genealogies of Virginity and Sainthood

Transforming Feminine Categories: Genealogies of Virginity and Sainthood

The action formulation: A proposed heuristic for clinical case formulation

Unintended Consequences of Psychoanalytic Training

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