Tinkering with the Incurable: A New Perspective on Mental Health
Text commentary - 4 pages - Psychology
Explore the concept of 'bricolage of the incurable' by Thomas Geysken and its implications for mental health, highlighting the importance of collective support and resilience.
Foucault's Critique of Psychoanalysis
Text commentary - 6 pages - Psychology
This document discusses Michel Foucault's critique of psychoanalysis, arguing that it serves as a tool for executing power and control over individuals.
Lacan's Evaluation of Kris' Psychoanalytic Technique
Text commentary - 4 pages - Psychology
This document examines Lacan's critique of Kris' psychoanalytic technique presented in his 1948 essay on the psychology of the self, and its implications for psychoanalytic therapy.
Lacanian Subjectivity and New Symptoms
Text commentary - 5 pages - Psychology
Explore critiques of Lacanian psychoanalysis by Porge and Sauret on desymbolization and decline of paternal imago, and their new clinical perspectives on modern subjectivity.
Freud on War and Human Drives
Text commentary - 5 pages - Psychology
Sigmund Freud's 1915 essay on war and death explores human instincts and civilization's role in regulating violence.
Impact of Prejudices on Academic Success and Failure
Text commentary - 3 pages - Psychology
This document examines how prejudices on success and failure affect school results, analyzing the psychologization of academic results, consequences on students, and measures to minimize stereotypes.
Lacan's Concept of Forclusion: From Generational Transmission to Enunciative Act
Text commentary - 4 pages - Psychology
Colette Soler's analysis of Lacan's concept of forclusion, exploring its evolution from a passive, generationally transmitted mechanism to an active, enunciative act in the subject's discourse.
Understanding ADHD in Children
Text commentary - 1 pages - Psychology
Christine Philip's work on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children, its symptoms, and the various therapies available for management.
Suicidal Gesture in Adolescence: Melancholic Identification
Text commentary - 3 pages - Psychology
This document explores the psychological impact of losing a parent during adolescence, focusing on melancholic identification and moral masochism.
The Emergence of Integration of Minorities within Society: A Psychological Perspective
Text commentary - 1 pages - Psychology
Discover how the concept of integration of minorities with mental health issues has evolved over time, from the consideration of homosexuality as a disease to the emergence of neurodiversity. This article explores the debates and reflections of psychologists on the boundary between sickness and...
The Role of the Social Worker in Preventing Mother-Child Bond Disturbances
Text commentary - 2 pages - Psychology
Discover the crucial role of the social worker in preventing disturbances in the mother-child bond, a relationship that is essential for the child's development and ego construction. Learn how the social worker can educate the mother to develop a healthy dependency relationship with her...
Lacan's Conception of Feminine Desire in Seminar Encore (XX) 1973
Text commentary - 9 pages - Psychology
In this analysis of Lacan's Seminar Encore (XX) 1973, we delve into his new conception of desire in women, distancing himself from Freud's thought and challenging idealistic discourses on the eternal feminine. A must-read for those interested in feminist theory and psychoanalysis.
Deconstructing the Balance between Left and Right Hemispheres: A Critical Analysis of Human Cognition
Text commentary - 2 pages - Psychology
In this thought-provoking chapter, Iain McGilchrist challenges the conventional wisdom that the left hemisphere is the seat of rationality and reason. He argues that a balanced collaboration between the left and right hemispheres is essential for an authentic relationship with the world. This...
Mental health in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic: cross-sectional analyses from a community cohort study - Jia et al. (2020) - Validated measures of mental health
Text commentary - 2 pages - Psychology
The paper titled "Mental health in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic: cross-sectional analyses from a community cohort study" by Jia et al. provides an in-depth analysis of the mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the UK population. The study is based on a large community cohort of...
Critically evaluate associative learning accounts of the acquisition of phobias
Text commentary - 9 pages - Psychology
Critical evaluation of the cognitive approach to the acquisition of phobias, including an extensive list of references.
Civilization and its Discontents, Freud: the "death instinct" (chapter VI)
Text commentary - 1 pages - Psychology
To understand Freud's discussion of the death wish or 'death instinct' in chapter VI of Civilization and its Discontents, suffice it to start with a paradox. The work of culture is placed under the authority of Eros, of a life force that aims at combining individuals into greater...
