Jonathan Shedler is Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco and a faculty member at the San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis. He is a psychologist and psychotherapist. In this episode, Robinson and Jonathan discuss the clinical side of psychoanalytic theory. They begin by describing just how different contemporary practice is from its beginnings with Freud a hundred years ago, before detailing how psychodynamic therapy compares to other forms of treatment for mental illness.
Jonathan’s Website: https://jonathanshedler.com/
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00:00 In This Episode…
00:36 Introduction
04:11 Disambiguating Psychoanalysis
16:22 What Is The Distinction Between Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy?
32:01 Free-Association and Transference in Psychotherapy
49:05 Dream Interpretation in Psychotherapy
59:37 The Five Psychodynamic Theories
01:07:36 Is Psychodynamic Therapy Effective?
Robinson’s Website: http://robinsonerhardt.com
Robinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of mathematics at Stanford University. Join him in conversations with philosophers, scientists, weightlifters, artists, and everyone in-between.