APSA_NY12-307

University Forum: The Theban Plays of Sophocles

Speakers: David Konstan, PhD, Professor, Department of Classics, New York University; Elizabeth Brobrick, PhD, Visiting Scholar, Wesleyan University; Chairs & Melvin R. Lansky, MD (Los Angeles, CA); Leon Wurmser, MD (Towson, MD)

The inquiries posed by the presenters in this forum pave the way for a psychoanalytic inquiry into the character’s identity of the hero and his relationship to the dramatic forces in these plays which set these tragedies in relentless motion toward their fateful outcomes. Two distinguished scholar-teachers, David Konstan, PhD, Professor in the Department of Classics at NYU, and Elizabeth Brobrick, PhD, a Visiting Scholar with Wesleyan University, provide interpretative comments for the audience, while Melvin Lansky and Leon Wurmser moderate the follow-up discussion with the audience.

Audio CDs: 3

Audio CD

$45.00

$45.00

APSA_NY12-401

Neuroscience Symposium: Empirical Social Cognitive Neuroscience Research as a Basis for a Comprehensive Theory of Psychotherapeutic Change

Speakers: George G. Fishman, MD (Chestnut Hill, MA); Andrew J. Gerber, MD, PhD (New York, NY); Glen O. Gabbard, MD (Houston, TX)

This session proposes a theory of psychotherapeutic change composed of three components: (1) Exposure (aka making the unconscious conscious), (2) Restructuring of relationship representations (aka transference and interpersonal work), and (3) Co-construction of a coherent narrative (aka developing a secure attachment). Empirical data from contemporary social cognitive neuroscience, including Dr. Andrew Gerber’s data from an fMRI adaptation of Susan Andersen’s transference paradigm, are used to support this argument and to propose empirically testable hypotheses about therapeutic change and the appropriate tailoring of interventions to specific patients and situations. Some pilot data from MRI studies of therapeutic change across different types of psychotherapy are presented. All are discussed in the context of a psychoanalytic metapsychology and relevance to the relationship between psychoanalysis and empirical research.

MP3

$10.00

$10.00

APSA_NY12-500

Panel IV: Siblings, Identity Development and Clinical Process

Speakers: Rosemary Balsam, MD (New Haven, CT); Christine C. Kieffer, PhD (Chicago, IL); Jeanine M. Vivona, PhD (Philadelphia, PA); Joseph D. Lichtenberg, MD (Bethesda, MD); Salman Akhtar, MD (Ardmore, PA); Reporter: Gabriel Ruiz, MA, LCPC (Chicago, IL)

This panel examines the influence of siblings on identity development from multiple theoretical perspectives. The objective of the panel is to expand theoretical and clinical appreciation for the lifelong developmental contributions of siblings. The panelists focus in particular upon the impact of sibling recognition in the construction of identity as well as explore the contributions of “psychoanalytic siblings,” that is, those other patients, seen and unseen, may contribute to the elaboration of transference themes and transference/counter-transference enactments. Finally, the panel focuses on how those without biological siblings may seek sibling equivalents, particularly in the course of treatment. Each panelist contributes a short clinical vignette to illustrate these themes.

MP3

$30.00

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ConBio12-103

SYM 18: Identifying & Protecting Resilient Ecosystems – New Directions in a Changing World

MP3

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ConBio12-331

SYM 32: Public Participation in Scientific Research

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ConBio12-140

Plenary Speaker: TONY BARNOSKY

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ConBio12-303

SYM 28 Part I: Delivering Conservation thru the Collaborative Forum of the Landscape Conservation Cooperatives (LCCs)

MP3

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ConBio12-223

WKS 9: Examining the Paradox of Invasive Endangered Species Conservation

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ConBio12-112

SYM13 Part II: How Can Conservation Science Create a Bio-Logical Capitol/Capital?

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$10.00

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Subtotal

$145.00