Psychodynamic Psychology

Object relations theory... sure. But what about object relations in PRACTICE? Enter Betty Joseph and a 17-page paper (digestible psychodynamic literature for once). In proper Kleinian fashion, she lays out how projection (and projective identification) in the transference can help understand how object relations come alive in the session.

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0:00 Introduction
1:15 What comes alive?
5:56 Theoretical background
11:01 Projective identification as the basis for transference
13:37 Personal thoughts
16:03 Where to go next

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Let's dissect what went wrong in the English translation of Freud’s original German writing. I'll talk about the German words Freud actually used, their deeper meaning, and pronunciation.

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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introduction
03:03 The Unconscious // das Unbewusste
05:56 Id - Ego - Super-Ego // Es - Ich - Über-Ich
12:27 Drive or Instinct // der Trieb
15:23 Cathexis // Besetzung
19:40 Parapraxis // Fehlleistung
22:05 The Uncanny // das Unheimliche
25:21 Civilization and Its Discontents // Das Unbehagen in der Kultur
27:26 Mind + mental // Seele + seelisch

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There were 5 books that had the biggest impact on my growth as a clinician in 2025. Some helped me improve my psychodynamic thinking. Others helped me gain an even deeper appreciation of the field (not that I needed that but a little extra never hurts). All of them made me excited about what there still is to learn.

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If you want to get a solid foundation in psychodynamic psychology, here are three books I'd put together into apersonal curriculum.

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01:05 Book #1
04:59 Book #2
08:48 Book #3

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Anna Freud explores how altruism can be used to fend off anxiety (and fulfil "forbidden" wishes), with her interesting exploration of Altruism as a Defense.

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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introduction
01:16 Anna Freud
02:27 Defense Mechanisms
03:30 Altruism (as a Defense)
05:02 Why People Use Altruism as a Defense
06:45 How Altruism as a Defense Works
08:45 Consequences
10:15 (Superficial) Examples + Variations
14:33 My Takeaway

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