Reconnecting psychoanalysis to mainstream psychology. Challenges and opportunities.

Bornstein, Robert F.

doi:10.1037/0736-9735.22.3.323

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“…Now that the concept is completely dissociated from its psychoanalytic roots, researchers (re)discover parallels between the construct and its origination, "noting (with some amusement) that Freud speculated about this issue way back when-and some of his hypotheses actually have been supported by recent empirical studies!" (Bornstein, 2005). It easy to wonder if some of this process is evident in Berlin's review.…”

Section: Historical Issuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Neural Basis of the Dynamic Unconscious

Berlin

2011

Neuropsychoanalysis

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A great deal of complex cognitive processing occurs at the unconscious level and affects how humans behave, think, and feel. Scientists are only now beginning to understand how this occurs on the neural level. Understanding the neural basis of consciousness requires an account of the neural mechanisms that underlie both conscious and unconscious thought, and their dynamic interaction. For example, how do conscious impulses, thoughts, or desires become unconscious (e.g., repression) or, conversely, how do unconscious impulses, desires, or motives become conscious (e.g., Freudian slips)? Research taking advantage of advances in technologies, like functional magnetic resonance imaging, has led to a revival and re-conceptualization of some of the key concepts of psychoanalytic theory, but steps toward understanding their neural basis have only just commenced. According to psychoanalytic theory, unconscious dynamic processes defensively remove anxiety-provoking thoughts and impulses from consciousness in response to one's conflicting attitudes. The processes that keep unwanted thoughts from entering consciousness include repression, suppression, and dissociation. In this literature review, studies from psychology and cognitive neuroscience in both healthy and patient populations that are beginning to elucidate the neural basis of these phenomena are discussed and organized within a conceptual framework. Further studies in this emerging field at the intersection of psychoanalytic theory and neuroscience are needed.Keywords: unconscious; psychodynamic; repression; suppression; dissociation; neural "Nothing is so difficult as not deceiving oneself."Ludwig Wittgenstein Cognitive unconscious processingThe intricate relationship between conscious and unconscious processes is one of the many mysteries that continue to perplex our understanding of ourselves.

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Section: Historical Issuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Neural Basis of the Dynamic Unconscious

Berlin

2011

Neuropsychoanalysis

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“…Although the qualitative clinical case study born from the recollections of the clinician's practice continues to serve a purpose, its problems have been noted (Spence, 1993). In recent years there has been an increase in calls for psychoanalysis to become a more research-oriented field (Bornstein, 2005;Gottdiener, 2007;Kernberg, 2000). Some authors view a turn to research as a life-saving maneuver for the field of psychoanalysis, and others see it as simply expanding the natural boundaries of the psychodynamic purview.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 98%

Expanding the Single-Case Study: A Proposed Psychoanalytic Research Program

Gottdiener

Suh²

2012

The Psychoanalytic Review

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This paper offers a proposed program of research using single-case time-series methods that can be used by practicing clinicians. The paper is written for psychodynamically oriented clinicians who want to get involved in psychotherapy research and make contributions to the scientific literature. How to measure treatment outcomes and psychodynamic constructs are discussed. With few exceptions, conducting single-case time-series research using psychodynamic psychotherapy has far more advantages than disadvantages.

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“…While psychoanalytic concepts have been frequently assimilated and modified by various disciplines (e.g., psychology, psychiatry, neurosciences, humanities), psychoanalysis has moved into an academic outsider position in many fields. Increasingly, psychoanalysts have been advocating a reconnection with academic development (Bornstein, 2005). Among the entry points, neuroscience is but one, albeit an important and promising one.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%