Kohut Memorial Lecture
Reflective Relativism and Kohut's Self Psychology
Introduction: |
Paul Ornstein, MD |
Presenter: |
Mark J. Gehrie, PhD |
Self Psychology Page | 23rd Conference Program
Overview
This presentation will review certain of Heinz Kohut’s basic tenets of psychoanalytic self psychology relative to later developments in the field. There will be a discussion of his perspective on process and cure, and an evaluation of some of the implications of shifts in perspective that have occurred since his death. The question of basic epistemological orientation and its relationship to the psychoanalytic situation will also be discussed, along with the author’s own views on these subjects. Some clinical material will be presented to illustrate the issues under discussion.