D. H. Lawrence and Self-Psychology

1986 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-62
Author(s):  
Kenneth Bragan
Keyword(s):  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Personality Development ◽  
Self Psychology ◽  
Rich Source ◽  
Self Healing ◽  
Oedipal Conflict ◽  
Work And Life

The work and life of D. H. Lawrence is examined as an example of Kohut's notion of the anticipatory function of art and as providing a rich source of material for examination of the respective importance in personality development of Oedipal conflict and the pre-Oedipal establishment of a sense of self. The importance of self-psychology as an expansion of psychoanalysis is noted and some of the ways Lawrence anticipated this development are described. It is also suggested that Lawrence provides convincing confirmation of a self-psychology view of creative drive, and a thesis is briefly expounded that in his major novels he was pursuing his own self-healing.

Working with Shame in Therapeutic Groups

2008 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 252-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Smith
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Process ◽  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Group Analysis ◽  
Self Psychology ◽  
The Self ◽  
Therapeutic Groups

First I present an outline of an understanding of shame, drawing on the work of Kohut and the concept of self-psychology and the writing of Kegan and his model of the developing structure of the self. This is illustrated with clinical examples. I then discuss the use of mirroring in group analysis as a way of working with shame in order to facilitate the developmental process in patients with little coherent sense of self.

scholarly journals Problemi recepcije bajke u razrednoj nastavi

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 339-349
Author(s):  
Ivana Tasić Mitić ◽  
◽  
Aleksandar Stojadinović
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Fairy Tales ◽  
Fairy Tale ◽  
Personality Development ◽  
Rich Source ◽  
Literary Genre ◽  
Elementary Grades ◽  
School Students

The paper emphasises the importance of fairy tale, as the preferred literary genre in lower elementary grades, and its influence on children’s education and personality development. A fairy tale is a rich source of aesthetic perceptions and pleasant emotions, as well as a powerful motivator for developing positive personality traits. In order to examine the attitudes of lower elementary school students towards the reception of fairy tale as a literary genre, a survey was conducted. The sample included 360 third grade elementary school students. The results show that students are very fond of reading and exploring fairy tales, but they also face some problems in understanding and experiencing them, which stresses the importance of implementing different approaches in teaching.

scholarly journals Self and identity in personality psychology

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan P. McAdams ◽  
Kali Trzesniewski ◽  
Jennifer Lilgendahl ◽  
Veronica Benet-Martinez ◽  
Richard W. Robins
Keyword(s):  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Personality Development ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Social Environments ◽  
Personality Psychology ◽  
Self Identity ◽  
Identity Processes ◽  
The Social ◽  
Self And Identity

Research on self and identity has greatly enhanced personality science by directing inquiry more deeply into the person’s conscious mind and more expansively outward into the social environments that contextualize individual differences in behavior, thought, and feeling. After delineating key concepts and offering reasons why personality psychologists should care about self and identity processes, we highlight important empirical discoveries that are of special relevance to personality science in the areas of (1) self-insight, (2) self-conscious emotions, (3) self-esteem, (4) narrative identity, and (5) the role of culture in shaping self, identity, and the integration of personality. We anticipate that future research will also move vigorously to (1) develop more comprehensive and precise accounts of how life experiences influence the development of self and identity, (2) explore more fully how the brain builds a sense of self, and (3) harness what we know about self and identity to improve people’s lives and promote personality development.

When performance gets personal: Towards a theory of performance-based identity

2019 ◽  
Vol 73 (8) ◽  
pp. 1077-1105
Author(s):  
Benjamin W Walker ◽  
Dan V Caprar
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Contemporary Society ◽  
Theoretical Account ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
Work And Life

For better or worse, contemporary society places immense value on achievement and performance. What are the consequences of this emphasis on (if not obsession with) performance for people’s sense of self, and relatedly, their mental health and well-being? We develop a theoretical lens for exploring such questions by introducing the concept of performance-based identity—a form of identity that we propose arises when performance (at work or in another setting) becomes personally meaningful to the extent that it acts as a basis for self-definition. We argue that many individuals are likely to develop performance-based identities in a world where performance is increasingly emphasized as important, and where other identities (e.g. those derived from particular groups, organizations, and cultures) are being destabilized by fundamental shifts in the nature of work and society. We explain the similarities and differences between performance-based identity and related constructs, present a theoretical account of how people construct performance-based identities, and discuss how acknowledging and studying performance-based identities could yield valuable new insights into how people experience their work and life in general.

scholarly journals In between: Time and self evaporations during quarantine

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 82
Author(s):  
Elena Tragou
Keyword(s):  
Social Distance ◽  
Zero Tolerance ◽  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Creative Work ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
Digital World ◽  
Online Psychotherapy ◽  
Health Area ◽  
Life Habits ◽  
Work And Life

This pandemic forced upon us a change in our work and life habits. As all professionals in the mental health area, I started working from home, using digital platforms for online psychotherapy sessions. That helped me and my clients stay connected, strengthening our sense of synergy, alliance and care. As confidentiality and safety protocol issues remained intact, I was feeling more at ease with internet use, embracing the digital world and concentrating on my therapeutic work.  As that was happening, my therapeutic relational choices took an uncommon turn, bringing forth some interesting creative work between my clients and myself. I started feeling “in between”, as if my sense of self was evaporating in time and space, flirting around with a freshly emerged sense of intra- and inter-connections. This vignette outlines how this trancestic experience unfolded and how much intrapsychic travelling took place with zero tolerance to physical or social distance.

The application of contemporary self psychology to couple psychotherapy

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 170-186
Author(s):  
Carla Leone
Keyword(s):  
Couple Therapy ◽  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Self Psychology ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Individual Treatment ◽  
Close Attention ◽  
Narcissistic Vulnerability ◽  
Reliable Source ◽  
Forward Edge ◽  
Interpretive Process

This article summarises what the author sees as contemporary self psychology's main contributions to understanding and treating couples. The concepts of selfobject experience and needs, the "forward edge" of even very dysfunctional behaviour, and the centrality of the sense of self, add to our understanding of couples and the reasons for their difficulties. In addition, the theory's emphasis on listening from the patient's point of view, empathic attunement, viewing the therapist as a source of selfobject experience for the patient, close attention to narcissistic vulnerability and the rupture and repair sequence, and a collaborative, experiencenear interpretive process are all at least as useful in couple treatment as they are in individual treatment. From this perspective, the goal of couple therapy is to improve the partners' abilities to function as a reliable source of attuned selfobject experience for each other by targeting the various factors that interfere with their doing so, detailed in this article. The article also proposes that in some cases, psychoeducation, coaching, or suggestions can be experienced by the partners as attuned selfobject responses and/or can facilitate such responses between them, and thus can be appropriately part of a fundamentally psychoanalytic couple treatment.

Autonomous self-healing polyisoprene elastomers with high modulus and good toughness based on the synergy of dynamic ionic crosslinks and highly disordered crystals

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (41) ◽  
pp. 6549-6558
Author(s):  
Yohei Miwa ◽  
Mayu Yamada ◽  
Yu Shinke ◽  
Shoichi Kutsumizu
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Self Healing ◽  
High Modulus ◽  
Disordered Crystals ◽  
Ionic Crosslinks

We designed a novel polyisoprene elastomer with high mechanical properties and autonomous self-healing capability at room temperature facilitated by the coexistence of dynamic ionic crosslinks and crystalline components that slowly reassembled.

Lessons Learned From Coaching Postsecondary Students With Traumatic Brain Injury

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-96
Author(s):  
Mary R. T. Kennedy
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Sudden Onset ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
The Brain ◽  
Exhaustive List

Purpose The purpose of this clinical focus article is to provide speech-language pathologists with a brief update of the evidence that provides possible explanations for our experiences while coaching college students with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Method The narrative text provides readers with lessons we learned as speech-language pathologists functioning as cognitive coaches to college students with TBI. This is not meant to be an exhaustive list, but rather to consider the recent scientific evidence that will help our understanding of how best to coach these college students. Conclusion Four lessons are described. Lesson 1 focuses on the value of self-reported responses to surveys, questionnaires, and interviews. Lesson 2 addresses the use of immediate/proximal goals as leverage for students to update their sense of self and how their abilities and disabilities may alter their more distal goals. Lesson 3 reminds us that teamwork is necessary to address the complex issues facing these students, which include their developmental stage, the sudden onset of trauma to the brain, and having to navigate going to college with a TBI. Lesson 4 focuses on the need for college students with TBI to learn how to self-advocate with instructors, family, and peers.

Congenital self-healing histiocytosis

1982 ◽  
Vol 118 (4) ◽  
pp. 267-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Bonifazi
Keyword(s):  
Self Healing
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