| | | APSA_NY12-403 | | Panel III: Desire and Being Desired Speakers: Melinda Gellman, PhD (New York, NY); Marilla Aisenstein, PhD (Paris, France); Carol Gilligan, PhD* (New York, NY); Donald B. Moss, MD (New York, NY); Deborah Luepnitz, PhD (Philadelphia, PA); Reporter: Phoebe Ann Cirio, MSW, LCSW (St. Louis, MO) This panel revisits a concept essential to psychoanalysis from its origins to the present day, considering it within contemporary contexts. Desire and being desired are discussed from traditional and evolving perspectives, highlighting their place in the psychoanalytic canon, in individual development, their relationship to culture, and impact within the treatment dyad. Clinical material and discussion among the panelists illustrates the ways in which we encounter and conceptualize desire in clinical practice. | | MP3 | | $30.00 | | $30.00 | |
| | | APSA_NY12-309 | | Scientific Paper 4: Neutrality and the Ethics of Desire Speakers: Author: Lewis A. Kirshner, MD (Cambridge, MA) In this paper, the concept of an ethics specific to psychoanalysis are explored through a critical reading of Lacan’s seminar, The Ethics of Psychoanalysis. While it must obviously address moral concerns, a psychoanalytic ethics should also embody a unique perspective on human nature growing out of analytic experience and knowledge. In particular, the analyst’s desire is always in play in his attempt to sustain an ethical position. An examination of Lacan’s seminar highlights this link, but also points to a number of unresolved problems. | | MP3 | | $10.00 | | $10.00 | |
| | | APSA_NY12-308 | | Scientific Paper 3: Mass Murder and the Individual: Group Psychology and Individual Morality and Empathy Speakers: Vamik D. Volkan, MD (Charlottesville, VA); Author: Anna Ornstein, MD (Brookline, MA) In view of the frequency with which terror acts are being committed, this paper suggests the possible psychological changes individuals may have to undergo when committing mass murder. The paper would be of interest to analysts who consider the social, political and the cultural surround relevant to psychoanalysis. | | MP3 | | $30.00 | | $30.00 | |
