Entries by Rebecca Twersky-Kengmana

the dynamic unconscious

Much of mental life, both cognitive and emotional, occurs outside of a person’s conscious awareness. Some thoughts may require purposeful attention to bring them to mind. Psychoanalysts are especially interested in the dynamic unconscious, comprised of those thoughts and feelings that are actively kept out of consciousness by the action of defenses. Such thoughts and […]

June 20, 2017 /0 Comments/by

The Psychoanalytic Mode of Thought and its Application to the Non-Normative Analysis of Sexuality and Gender

Brian Kloppenberg, Discussants: Rosemary Balsam, M.D. and Robert Smith, M.D. In “The Psychoanalytic Mode of Thought and its Application to the Non-Normative Analysis of Sexuality and Gender,” Brian Kloppenberg will articulate how the application of a particularly psychoanalytic mode of thinking to the categories of sexuality and gender must involve a necessary challenge to the […]

June 10, 2017 /0 Comments/by

Sticks and Stones: Perspectives on Enactment in Psychoanalysis

Theodore Jacobs, Donnel Stern, & Leon Hoffman (moderator) As described in “Psychoanalytic Terms and Concepts,” the concept of enactment (a co-constructed experience between patient and analyst) has been present in the psychoanalytic literature for many years. As a result of the greater influence of object relational, relational, and interpersonal theories it has been given more […]

June 10, 2017 /0 Comments/by