Entries by Rebecca Twersky-Kengmana

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Blos Memorial Lecture: Marijuana and the Adolescent Process

Tuesday, October 10, 2017 8:00 pm Presenter: Rex McGehee, M.D. Marijuana is a large and growing factor in current adolescent culture. Recent moves legalizing marijuana for both medical and recreational purposes add to both the availability and legitimization of the usage of marijuana products. Building on current research and clinical experience, this paper will look at […]

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Introduction of the New Treatment Data Base Including Multi-level Process and Outcome Measures

Academic Research/Referential Process Seminar Wednesday, October 18, 2017 8:00 pm Presenters: Wilma Bucci, You Zhou, Sean Murphy The seminar will continue the examination of the therapy process from multiple perspectives including the participating clinician, other clinicians looking at videos and reading transcripts, and researchers applying computerized measures. Wilma Bucci will briefly outline the theory of […]

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Making us Great Again? A Psychoanalytic Discussion of Populism

SPECIAL EVENT Tuesday, October 24, 2017 8:00 pm Presenters: Leon Hoffman, M.D. and Coline Covington, Ph.D. The presenters will discuss the political dynamics of populism from a psychoanalytic perspective. They will stress the group’s sense of vulnerability and fear and the powerful role the populist leader plays for the group within this psychological state. A charismatic […]

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The Human Association Cortex in the Context of Evolution: A discussion of Buckner & Krienen (2013)

Saturday, November 4, 2017 10:00 am Presenter: Maggie Zellner, Ph.D., L.P. This will be an open discussion, facilitated by Maggie Zellner, Ph.D., L.P. In this meeting, we will discuss a paper by Buckner and Krienen (2013) on the development of the association cortex through evolution. As the association cortex has expanded, a number of mental […]