Object relations theory... sure. But what about object relations in PRACTICE? Enter Betty Joseph and a 17-page paper (digestible psychodynamic literature for once). In proper Kleinian fashion, she lays out how projection (and projective identification) in the transference can help understand how object relations come alive in the session.

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0:00 Introduction

1:15 What comes alive?

5:56 Theoretical background

11:01 Projective identification as the basis for transference

13:37 Personal thoughts

16:03 Where to go next

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Let's dissect what went wrong in the English translation of Freud’s original German writing. I'll talk about the German words Freud actually used, their deeper meaning, and pronunciation.

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00:00 Introduction

03:03 The Unconscious // das Unbewusste

05:56 Id - Ego - Super-Ego // Es - Ich - Über-Ich

12:27 Drive or Instinct // der Trieb

15:23 Cathexis // Besetzung

19:40 Parapraxis // Fehlleistung

22:05 The Uncanny // das Unheimliche

25:21 Civilization and Its Discontents // Das Unbehagen in der Kultur

27:26 Mind + mental // Seele + seelisch

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