Psychoanalytic Thinking with Dr Don Carveth
Donald Carveth
Join distinguished professor and psychoanalyst Dr Don Carveth for engaging lectures centring around psychoanalysis, diving into its roots, bringing us up to the modern-day. Known for his clear communication style, Don's grasp of the literature comes through in the thought-provoking opinions he provides. This podcast will facilitate a deeper understanding of yourself and the world around you.
Donald L Carveth, PhD, RP, FIPA is Emeritus Professor of Sociology and Social & Political Thought at York University in Toronto. He is a training and supervising analyst in the Canadian Institute of Psychoanalysis, past Director of the Toronto Institute of Psychoanalysis, and past Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Journal of Psychoanalysis/Revue Canadienne de Psychanalyse.
Dr Don Carveth works with Aodhán Moran to produce this podcast. Follow Aodhán on X/Twitter at @aodhanpmoran or contact at aodhanpmoran@gmail.com.
Donald L Carveth, PhD, RP, FIPA is Emeritus Professor of Sociology and Social & Political Thought at York University in Toronto. He is a training and supervising analyst in the Canadian Institute of Psychoanalysis, past Director of the Toronto Institute of Psychoanalysis, and past Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Journal of Psychoanalysis/Revue Canadienne de Psychanalyse.
Dr Don Carveth works with Aodhán Moran to produce this podcast. Follow Aodhán on X/Twitter at @aodhanpmoran or contact at aodhanpmoran@gmail.com.
Episodes
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Dec 26, 2021 • 1h 32min
Clinical Series: Defence Mechanisms
In this lecture, the third in the Clinical Series, Dr Carveth discusses defence mechanisms, in their more primitive and more mature forms.
Dec 19, 2021 • 35min
Clinical Series: Depression
In this lecture, the second in the Clinical Series, Dr Carveth appreciates and critiques Freud's theory of depression. Don details many sides of depressive affect: Klein's paranoid schizophrenic and depressive positions; the role of aggression turned on the self; guilt not borrowed but induced, and finally, outlines how not all depression is the result of trauma or loss.
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Dec 12, 2021 • 53min
Clinical Series: Anxiety
Introducing the Clinical Series — a collection of lectures detailing psychoanalytic theory as it relates to clinical practice. In this lecture, the first in the Clinical Series, Dr Carveth discusses Freud, Klein, Kierkegaard, and Buber on anxiety and guilt.
Dec 5, 2021 • 1h 23min
Wilfred Bion: Introduction to Bion 4
In this lecture, the last in the 2017 Bion series, Dr Carveth returns to the text by Neville and Joan Symington, "The Clinical Thinking of Wilfred Bion".
Nov 28, 2021 • 1h 16min
Wilfred Bion: Introduction to Bion 3
In this lecture, the third in the 2017 Bion series, Dr Carveth returns to the text by Neville and Joan Symington, "The Clinical Thinking of Wilfred Bion", discussing Bion's idea of the grid.
Nov 21, 2021 • 53min
Wilfred Bion: Introduction to Bion 2
In this lecture, the second in the 2017 Bion series, Dr Carveth focuses on the text by Neville and Joan Symington, "The Clinical Thinking of Wilfred Bion."
7 snips
Nov 14, 2021 • 1h 5min
Wilfred Bion: Introduction to Bion 1
In this lecture, the first in the 2017 Bion series, Dr Carveth introduces the group psychology of Sigmund Freud and Wilfred Bion.
Oct 24, 2021 • 54min
Melanie Klein: Introduction to Kleinian Theory 06
In this lecture, the sixth and final in the 2016 Kleinian series, Dr Carveth discusses manic defences, reparation, manic reparation, early Oedipus complex, projective identification, and countertransference. Delivered to the HamAva Institute, Tehran, Iran.
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Oct 17, 2021 • 59min
Melanie Klein: Introduction to Kleinian Theory 05
In this lecture, the fifth in the 2016 Kleinian series, Dr Carveth dives in-depth into Klein's depressive (or reparative) position, depressive anxiety as 'concern', depressive vs persecutory guilt, and manic defences. Delivered to the HamAva Institute, Tehran, Iran.
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Oct 10, 2021 • 55min
Melanie Klein: Introduction to Kleinian Theory 04
In this lecture, the fourth in the 2016 Kleinian series, Dr Carveth dives in-depth into Klein's paranoid-schizoid position, the pathology of the paranoid-schizoid position, envy, and attacks on linking. Delivered to the HamAva Institute, Tehran, Iran.
