Author: Walter

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Repetition compulsion

It is the core of the psyche, and psychodynamic psychotherapy and I’m impressed how well Freud nailed this.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repetition_compulsion

Sigmund Freud’s use of the concept was ‘articulated…for the first time, in the article of 1914, Erinnern, Wiederholen und Durcharbeiten (‘Remembering, Repeating and Working-Through.'[2] Here he noted how ‘the patient does not remember anything of what he has forgotten and repressed, he acts it out, without, of course, knowing that he is repeating it….For instance, the patient does not say that he remembers that he used to be defiant and critical toward his parents’ authority; instead, he behaves in that way to the doctor’.[3]

I don’t think it is just bad things though. it is something about themes of any kind, patterns repeat. So often what we talk about unconsciously refers to the process of the conversation. Its in the nature of the universe.

My psychodrama thesis is essentially about the broader application of this phenomena. Group and the protagonist.

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Open Letter to the DSM-5

I signed the petition. The DSM is a curse that is now getting worse.

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/dsm5/

As we will detail below, we are concerned about the lowering of diagnostic thresholds for multiple disorder categories, about the introduction of disorders that may lead to inappropriate medical treatment of vulnerable populations, and about specific proposals that appear to lack empirical grounding. In addition, we question proposed changes to the definition(s) of mental disorder that deemphasize sociocultural variation while placing more emphasis on biological theory. In light of the growing empirical evidence that neurobiology does not fully account for the emergence of mental distress, as well as new longitudinal studies revealing long-term hazards of standard neurobiological (psychotropic) treatment, we believe that these changes pose substantial risks to patients/clients, practitioners, and the mental health professions in general.

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Mirroring

I want to add a few notes to my recent posts on the mirror in psychodrama

Companioning the protagonist as they are mirrored.

To see how others see you can be a moment of vulnerability.

The director can assume a companion position in the audience, and watch the mirroring together and connect and with the protagonist in that moment.

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Playful Mirroring

I’ve been finding descriptors for kinds of mirroring. Exact, validating. revealing…

I want to add playful to the list

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Republic of Letters

http://www.readwriteweb.com

The 18th century, more than many, may remind us of our own time. That period was the culmination of what had become known as the “Republic of Letters,” a shared domain of imagination that lasted from 1500 to 1800.

I love the phrase “republic of letters” and I’m surprised I have not head of it before. In the next iteration of my article: Archetypes of Cyberspace I’ll do some more research and add it in.

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