A Thematic Analysis of the Novel Open Secrets from Psychoanalysis Perspective

Alice Munro,the first short story writer in Canada to receive the Nobel Prize laureate in 2013,applies the unconscious to the portrayal of characters and the construction of engrossing stories.Based on the unconscious theory of Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalysis,this article focuses on one of Alice Munro’s short stories,Open Secrets,by analyzing the unconscious of representative characters,to explore their power conversion through the conflicts triggered by their unconscious mind.Via uncovering their unique personalities and values,as well as displaying their power against each other through conflict,this article reveals that the relationship between characters is sophisticated and changeable,and their power against each other has been a state of change in continuous conflicts.Behind the unconscious displays a thoroughly different comparison of forces:the strong who behaves violently and arrogantly actually shows weakness;in turn,the obedience and endurance of the weak strongly manifest a tenacious resistance.

Traumatic Insistence:Reflections on the Concept of Negative in Psychoanalysis

The so-called non-neurotic pathologies have been widely studied,as they require clinical intervention different from the analytic process for cases of neurosis.This proposal focuses on the neurotic and psychotic structures with the concept of negative as an operator for metapsychological and clinical debate.The negative may be associated with the neurotic structure with respect to the establishment of repression,the action of defenses in distinguishing psychic systems,and the overbearing presence of word-presentations.In this structural dimension,free association and analytic interpretation operate by means of the cut,the negative and the excess libido found in symptomatic and traumatic insistence.Regarding the psychotic structure,the foreclosure of the paternal function does not inscribe a negative,causing the subject to be adrift in language,their unconscious out in the open air.In this sense,analytic intervention acts on the traumatic insistence of language,playing the role of secretary to the psychotic(Lacan,1955-56),helping them to weave ties and produce negatives before the invasive Other.Much research has focused on investigating the reverberation of trauma on psychic life as well as the unconscious content bordering on the drive-more specifically,the death drive and the idea of an excess.This communication proposal seeks in the concept of negative theoretical and technical elements to problematize these issues.For such,it analyzes the contributions of Freud,Lacan,and Green to the proposition that this concept can be considered an operator of metapsychological and technical reflection in traumatic insistence.

A Psychoanalysis of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is written by James Thurber, who is known for his writing and humor. Many critics consider him as the best American humorist since Mark Twain. This paper aims to analyze this short story from the approach of psychoanalysis.

Heart of Darkness——the analysis of Edger Allen Poe’s work “Black Cat” from the perspective of psychoanalysis

From the perspective of Freudian theories of psychoanalysis,Black Cat is a story about how an imbalanced personality led to the selfdestruction.The struggle between the protagonist’s id and superego eventually caused the release of the id and evil behaviors.The protagonist’s abnormal behavior is also a performance of the unconscious theory and the death drive theory.It is further pointed out that the black cat and protagonist’s wife images,functioning as external containment,present the complexity of humanity.Edgar Allan Poe’s novels,which created a lot of psychopaths characters touching the unconscious field,have an important influence on the development of psychology.

On Causes of Teddy's Tragedy in Shutter Island by Psychoanalysis

Shutter Island is a movie directed by Martin Scorsese.It tells a story about a psychotic,Teddy,who committed a serious crime and lived in fantasy from then on.A group of psychologists tried to help him by exposing the reality and forcing him to face it.At last,Teddy's memory was recovered.Yet he chose to receive lobotomy to end his pain.From Freud's psychoanalytic point of view,Teddy's tragedy is caused by the conflict between his id,ego and superego,and his fantasy world is a result of self-defense mechanism.

Psychotherapy in Hospitals in Brazil and Some Contributions from Psychoanalysis: A Historical Study

Psychotherapeutic practice in hospitals in Brazil started in the 1950s even before the profession of psychologist in the country was formalized, and has been building a fairly rich history because it is differentiated according to the development of the practice over the decades as a function of the various clinical methods associated with it, as a consequence of the policies and/or different theoretical orientations that have underpinned it. Twenty years after this practice began, during the 1970s, the field of mental health was configured as a major center of absorption of psychologists in an attempt to change the prevailing medical model. It is at that time that we can first see the formation of multidisciplinary teams linked to psychotherapy treatments. When we examine the relationship between the advancement of the practice and its theoretical foundations, in a field where political orientations toward the practice carried no less weight, we realize that this entire movement has led to important developments in the history of psychology in general. In order to specify what clinical practice in hospitals has contributed to psychology in general, it is necessary to follow its guidelines over the decades, where we can confirm that a certain prevalence of psychoanalysis has been and is being established. To the extent that it is characterized as a discourse directed at the subject, it is fundamental that it allows for situating the work in the hospital in an exchange with the medical field in such a way that each field may sustain its own particularities, respect their differences, and contribute, each in their own way, toward the advancement of clinical work. From the 1950s through today, clinical practice highlights a concern with asserting subjectivity in hospitals where the contributions of some psychoanalytical developments to different forms of psychotherapy have not been lacking.

Affect regulation in psychoanalytic treatments of patients with a borderline personality disorder–psychoanalysis and psychodynamic psychotherapy–a comparison

BACKGROUND A recent meta-analysis has confirmed that the effects of psychotherapy on patients with borderline personality disorders(BPD)are still insufficiently understood.Evidence of differences between different types of therapies has been questioned.AIM To study repetitive interaction patterns in patients with BPD undergoing either psychoanalysis or psychodynamic therapy.METHODS Psychoanalysis(PSA)or psychodynamic psychotherapy(PDT)was administered to 10 patients each,the two groups were matched.Therapy regimens were applied according to care as usual/manualized including quality control and supervision as usual.Randomization to one of the groups was done after baseline assessment.During classical PSA(n=10)and PDT(n=10),semiannually,recordings(audio or video)of five consecutive therapy sessions were taken over three years for an ex-post analysis.The patients'characteristics,such as affect parameters[Affect regulation and experience Q-sort(AREQ)],quality of object relations(quality of object relations scale)and personality traits[Shedler-Westen Assessment Procedure(SWAP-200)]were analyzed retrospectively by independent raters.Therapeutic action(psychotherapy process Q-sort)and affective(re)actions of the patients(AREQ)were then analyzed in relation to changes found in the patients'characteristics.RESULTS During the first year of therapy(PSA:n=10;PDT:n=9),the therapeutic method PSA was associated with significant improvements in the variable"SWAP Borderline",while in PDT change was not significantly different to baseline(PSA:P=0.04;PDT:P=0.33).Long-term results and follow up was available for seven participants in PSA and for five in PDT after three years;change in SWAP borderline for the whole sample was not significant at this time point when confronting to baseline(P=0.545).However,differences between PSA and PDT were significant when analyzing the“mean change”in the SWAP Borderline variable after one year of therapy(P=0.024):PSA led to slightly increased BPD symptoms,while PDT to a decrease;for the long run,variance of observed change was higher in PSA than in PDT(SDPSA±9.29 vs SDPDT±7.94).Our assumption that transference interpretations,closely followed by affective changes in the patient,could be useful modes of interaction was reproducible in our findings,especially when looking at the descriptive findings in the long-term data.The analysis of repetitive interaction structures demonstrated a very specific"time-lag"between therapeutic intervention and a corresponding increase in positive affect in successful therapy cases.CONCLUSION Exploring the change processes in the patients'characteristics and linking these changes to specific treatment strategies is of clinical importance when starting treatment and for its long-term progress.

Interpretation on Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights In Light of Psychoanalysis

This thesis aims to analyze the main character of the novel Wuthering Heights from a psychoanalytical perspective.By using techniques adapted from psychoanalysis,this thesis finds that the complex character Heathcliff at first reading is easier to understand,and indeed fits into some of the basic victim-persecutor patterns identified in traditional psychoanalytical work.From Heathcliff we can see the importance of one's psychology and the power of psychoanalysis.

Psychoanalysis and Symbolism——on Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Young Goodman Brown

Nathaniel Hawthorne,a 19th-century American writer of novels and short stories,is considered an important representative of Puritanism;symbolism and romanticismin American literature.He was imbued with an inquiring imagination,a meditativemind,and an unceasing interest in the ambiguity of man’s being.He was interestedin the lonely and dark side of man,and in the man’s need to look into his own soul.Throughout his 1ife,he wrote many works which espoused the complexities and senseof guilt of the human being.On first perusal of his tales and romances,one

Freudian Psychoanalysis——Kitty's Self-awakening in The Painted Veil

The Painted Veil written by William Somerset Maugham was a marvellous novel discussing love, life and spiritual salva-tion. The process of the fallen heroin Kitty's awakening and maturity was profound in the theme of this novel. Kitty was a compli-cated character. Without personal financial independence, she married to someone she did not love. Before long, she had a love af-fair stealthily with another man. After her husband found out the truth and Kitty was abandoned by her lover, she was taken to a de-pressed countryside by her husband, in which Kitty witnessed countless life and death. After all these experiences, she changed alot and achieved self-awakening. The mental world of Kitty was worth discussing. Kitty's id, ego and superego will be analyzedfrom the perspective of Freudian consciousness theory in this thesis, so as to study how she changed herself and had such a hugespiritual awakening.

Some thoughts on the common issue of psychotherapy in different cultures——report on the China conference of psychoanalysis

Distinguished Chairman,Dear colleagues,ladies and gentlemen,Good morning!It is my great honors to have the presentation here,share my thoughts with you,you may agree or disagree but start a discussion,as Chinese says:(Pao Zuan Yin Yu)throw away a brick in order to get a gem;Today in this hall,more than 1000 colleagues from almost 30 different countries,nations or districts,get together,to share our common interests

The Exploration on Protagonist’s Mistakes in the Atonement Based on the Perspective of Psychoanalysis Criticism

’methods to research this work.Based on the Freud’s Psychoanalysis Criticism,this paper mainly focuses on the two aspects"the trinity structure"and"the creators and daydream"to explore the reasons that causes the protagonist’s mistakes in this novel.

An Analysis of Sofia＇ Psyche Personality in the Film The Color Purple --from the Perspective of Freud＇s Psychoanalysis

The film The Color Purple mainly talks about the bitter situation of oppression and discrimination of American black wom-en through the life of protagonist Celie, and Celie’s spiritual journey of becoming awaken gradually and independent, and at last gain her own new life. Another black woman Sofia in the film has confidence, independence and fighting spirit. This paper will analyzes Sofia’s three personalities from the perspective of Freudian psychoanalysis, especially his theory of personality which divides the psyche into the id, the self, and the superego so as to better understand black wom-en’inner world in the oppression and discrimination society.

Comparative study between play therapy of psychoanalysis and play therapy of children center

ive : This paper analyzes comparatively characteristic and representative play therapy of psychoanalysis and play therapy of children center about human nature personality, therapeutic relationships and therapeutic method etc. Which have a special significance of giving us a better knowledge and grasp about the theory and practice of play therapy.

Nihilism and Desire in"The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas":Literature and Psychoanalysis

Literature and psychoanalysis are put into dialogue in order to perform an innovative reading of Machado de Assis's The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas,which is considered one of his masterpieces,alongside Quincas Borba and Dom Casmurro.The psychoanalysis of Sigmund Freud and Jacques Lacan is used as a theoretical reference.

走向建构主义的文化创伤理论

21世纪初,以杰弗里·亚历山大为代表的一批聚集在斯坦福大学行为科学高等研究中心的社会学家,在否定病理学的、本质主义的创伤理论基础上,正式发展出了建构主义的“文化创伤”理论,或曰关于创伤的建构主义社会理论。这种创伤观认为,创伤并非自然存在,而是符号/表征的建构,创伤不是生而为创伤的,而是变成创伤的。理解、揭示这个建构的性质、过程和机制,是文化创伤理论所致力的核心目标。

基于图像分类的自动绘画心理分析方法

绘画心理分析广泛应用于心理问题的发现和精神障碍的治疗中。房树人测试是最具代表性的绘画心理分析方法,通过画者绘制的房屋、树木和人物,投射个体的心理状态。相比于问卷式心理筛查,房树人测试具有非语言性、投射性、创造性等优势,能有效地突破被测者的心理防御。目前,房树人测试是由咨询师实施并进行评定,在大规模的心理筛查中耗时较长,而且评定结果会受到咨询师的经验和主观性的影响。因此,建立一种自动化方法来提高房树人测试的客观性、可靠性和效率是必要的。本文基于心理状态和绘画特征之间的关系提出一种自动的房树人测试绘画筛查方法。本文提取画面的面积、位置、阴影等关键特征,并将这些特征组合构建绘画分类器。该方法可有效地筛查出负向绘画,以便进一步地诊断和治疗。同时本文收集来自高校心理咨询中心的房树人测试绘画并制作房树人数据集以进行实验,实验结果表明了该方法的优越性和应用价值。

芝加哥结构人类学的夏尔巴研究:一个学术史的梳理

1960年代之后芝加哥大学的人类学家在法国人类学家列维-斯特劳斯的结构主义基础上,发展出象征—结构人类学和历史—结构人类学等,其中的一脉研究喜马拉雅南坡的夏尔巴人,主要是担纲者鲍罗帛和敖谢丽等人,分别从弗洛伊德的精神分析理论和格尔茨的文化解释理论及萨林斯的历史结构理论出发对夏尔巴社会进行象征—结构分析,提出夏尔巴理想社会—文化范型和对该范型的中时段历史—结构转型的解释。