2022/2023

2022/2023

DM270

M-PSI/07 (DYNAMIC PSYCHOLOGY)

DEPARTMENT OF BRAIN AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES

PERCORSO COMUNE

1°

2nd semester (27/02/2023 - 09/06/2023)

9

54 lesson hours

Italian

WRITTEN TEST

CARONE NICOLA (titolare) - 9 ECTS

As this is a first year discipline, no specific requirements are required, other than basic knowledge of developmental psychology and general psychology.

At the end of the course the students will have acquired the ability to:
• know the historical passages and the basic principles of classical and contemporary psychoanalytic thought, as well as the main models of mind and psychodynamic development
• know the specificities of the psychoanalytic approach compared to other psychological approaches and its relevance and fruitfulness both in the professional and cultural fields
• conceptually set the description of psychological functioning in psychoanalytic terms, in relation to the concepts of normality, psychopathology, and individual adaptation
• discussing about psychoanalytic issues
• interpret problematic situations by formulating psychoanalytic hypotheses while working with individuals, couples, and families

The course introduces the thought, contents and methodology of psychodynamic orientation, providing an overview of the fundamental concepts and aspects of technical theory starting from Freudian metapsychology up to the most recent developments in the psychoanalytic thought. Attention is also given to the study of normal and psychopathological unconscious functioning, putting the different psychoanalytic models in dialogue with each other and with affective neuroscience. Specifically, the contents of the basic course (8 CFU, 48h) are structured as follows:
• Introduction to dynamic psychology
• Freud: basic concepts, models of the mind, and theoretical evolutions
• The development of psychoanalytic theory: Abraham, Ferenczi, Reich, Rank
• Ego psychology: Anna Freud, Hartmann, Jacobson, Spitz, Mahler
• Object relations theory: Klein, Isaacs, Heimann, Segal, Rosenfeld, Steiner, Meltzer, Bick, Ogden
• Bion
• The British Independents group: Winnicott, Fairbairn, Balint, Bollas
• Self psychology: Kohut
• The concept of dynamic field: Baranger and Baranger
• The representational world: Sandler
• The attachment theory: Bowlby, Ainsworth, Main
• The intersubjective theory: Stolorow, Atwood
• Infant Research: Stern, Trevarthen, Emde, Sander, Sroufe, Schaffer, Beebe, Tronick
• The relational model: Mitchell, Aron, Benjamin, Lichtenberg, Baranger
• The organization of the borderline personality: Kernberg
• Research in psychoanalysis: defense mechanisms and the Defense Mechanism Rating Scales (DMRS; Perry, 1990)

Finally, the course dedicates a monographic section (1 CFU, 6h) to the theoretical-clinical paradigm of the "generational". Starting from the works of Freud, Kaës and Faimberg and through the presentation of clinical material, the nature of the links that exist between subjects of different generations and the application of the "generational" in psychoanalytic work with couples and families are examined.

Lectures, exercises in small groups, individual and/or group study of clinical material.

MANDATORY:
BASIC MODULE
• Carone, N. (2016). Edipo, il sopravvissuto. In Carone, N., In origine è il dono (pp. 113-148). il Saggiatore, Milano.
• Lingiardi, V. (2021). Arcipelago N. Variazioni sul narcisismo. Einaudi, Torino.
• Quaglia, R., & Longobardi, C. (2022). Manuale di psicologia dinamica. Dal modello pulsionale alle prospettive più recenti. Raffaello Cortina, Milano. (Excluded chapters 6, 7, 13)
• Slides + Psychodynamic glossary



AT YOUR CHOOSING:
One of the following books:
• Aron, L. (1996). Menti che si incontrano. Raffaello Cortina, Milano.
• Benjamin, J. (1988). Legami d’amore. Raffaello Cortina, Milano.
• Bollas, C. (1989). L’ombra dell’oggetto. Psicoanalisi del conosciuto non pensato. Raffaello Cortina, Milano 2018.
• Eagle, M. N. (2012). Da Freud alla psicoanalisi contemporanea. Critica e integrazione. Raffaello Cortina, Milano.
• Freud, S. (1915-17). Introduzione alla psicoanalisi, in Opere, vol. 8. Bollati Boringhieri, Torino 1985.
• Green, A. (1983). Narcisismo di vita, narcisismo di morte. Raffaello Cortina, Milano 2018.
• Mitchell, S. A. (1988). Gli orientamenti relazionali in psicoanalisi. Bollati Boringhieri, Torino 1993.
• Moccia, G., Solano, L. (2009). Psicoanalisi e neuroscienze. Risonanze interdisciplinari. Franco Angeli, Milano.
• Ogden, T. H. (2008). L’arte della psicoanalisi. Sognare sogni non sognati. Raffaello Cortina, Milano.
• Winnicott, D. R. (1971). Gioco e realtà. Armando, Roma 2001.

Written. The exam test will consist of 21 multiple choice questions on the mandatory texts/chapters and 3 open questions (2 on the mandatory texts/chapters, 1 on the chosen track). Each correct answer to the multiple choice questions is worth 1 point, while each correct answer to the open questions is worth up to a maximum of 3 points. Wrong or omitted answers do not involve any penalty.

The evaluation of open questions will be based on the following criteria:
- ability to answer to all the questions formulated;
-adequacy and adherence of the answers to the questions (Is the answer in line with the requested subject? Is it vague or not well specified?);
- completeness and exhaustiveness of the answers (Does it contain all the constitutive elements of the requested subject?)
- appropriateness of the language (Is the answer formulated with an adequate language which refers to specific psychological terms to describe the requested subject?);
-ability in synthesizing.

The program is identical for attending and non-attending students.

Goal 3: Good health and well-being.

Goal 4: Quality education.

Goal 5: Gender equality.
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