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Jan 2024

25m 20s

What is Psychodynamic Psychology? (Beyon...

Alina | Psychodynamic Psychology

About this episode

What is psychodynamic psychology? What does it have to offer beyond psychotherapy (and frankly beyond Freud)? This is what today's episode is all about! We'll cover that psychodynamic psychology is (1) a treatment modality, (2) a body of knowledge, aaaand (3) a set of values. So, lemme drop some juicy theories on you while we're at it 💁🏼‍♀️ I hope you enjoy this one 😊

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Resources mentioned:

Nancy McWilliams' article "The Future of Psychoanalysis"

My YouTube video on defenses: https://youtu.be/tiQRJh0HL4E

A.J. Jacobs' honesty experiment: https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a26792/honesty0707/

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