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Addiction to Near-Death - Masochism in "...

Alina | Psychodynamic Psychology
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We bring back Betty Joseph to deliver again: Addiction to Near-Death. Another paper that makes understanding Kleinian theory worth it (in my opinion). Joseph describes and explains a specific form a masochism through a Kleinian lense.


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00:00 What is an addiction to near-death?

01:44 “Chuntering” - So-called thinking

03:12 Transference - How it comes alive in the session

05:13 Internal object relations - Where it comes from

07:10 What makes it so challenging

09:50 Joseph’s thoughts on treatment


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