- Topic Areas:
- Invited Address
- Category:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 1995
- Faculty:
- James F. Masterson, MD | Cloe Madanes, HDL, LIC
- Course Levels:
- Master Degree or Higher in Health-Related Field
- Duration:
- 1:29:20
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date :
- Dec 17, 1995
Description
Description:
Invited Address Session 12 Part 1 – The Self and Intimacy: A Developmental, Self and Object Relations Approach
Featuring James Masterson, MD; with discussant Cloe Madanes, Lic Psychol.
Moderated by Camillo Loriedo, MD.
The development and function of the self’s capacity for intimacy is described through infancy, childhood and adolescence. The normal process of achieving intimacy is outlined. The illusions of intimacy of Disorders of the Self are then described with detailed clinical presentations of each diagnostic category. The therapeutic interventions necessary to deal with these defenses are then outlined.
Educational Objectives:
- To decode and describe the defenses against the anxiety regarding intimacy.
- To list the causes of that anxiety.
- To state the therapeutic interventions necessary with each disorder.
*Sessions may be edited for content and to preserve confidentiality*