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NYU Postdoctoral Program
The Evolution of Freud’s Thought – II
Spring, 2013
Elliot M. Kronish, Ph.D.
This course begins with a continuation of Freud’s technique papers, particularly
emphasizing Freud’s ideas about memory and its retrieval in the psychoanalytic setting.
We will continue with a discussion of some of Freud’s most significant psychoanalytic
contributions, including the introduction of the concept of narcissism, the significance of
sado-masochism and aggression in psychic development, and a consideration of Freud’s
ideas about of object relations. Also to be considered is Freud’s final dual instinct theory,
and how this impacted on the evolution of the structural model of the mind, the central
importance of ego development and functioning, and a re-evaluation of the central
concepts of anxiety, repression, and defense. Finally, Freud’s final thoughts on the nature
of sexuality, gender development, the nature of the mind and psychoanalysis as a clinical
modality will be assessed. Throughout all of our discussions, current thinking about the
subjects under consideration will be included.
Fri 1/30
Week 1: Technique Papers (continued from Freud I)
Observations on Transference Love, SE XII, 157-171.
Remembering, Repeating and Working Through, SE XII, 145-156
Friedman, L. (1991). A Reading of Freud’s “Papers on Technique,” Psychoanalytic
Quarterly, 60: 564-595.
Fonagy, P. (1999). Memory and Therapeutic Action. Int. J.Psychoanal., 80: 215-223.
Objectives:
- Students will be able to discuss Freud’s technique papers, particularly analyzing
his ideas about memory retrieval
Fri2/6
Week 2: Narcissism
On Narcissism: An Introduction, SE XIV, 67-104.
Sandler, J. (1963). “The Ego Ideal and the Ideal Self,” The Psychoanalytic Study of the
Child, 18: 139-158
Objectives:
- Students will be able to discuss and analyze 4 of Freud’s main ideas on narcissism
Fri2/13 & Fri2/20
Weeks 3 and 4: Transformation of Instincts
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Instincts and Their Vicissitudes, SE XIV, 109-140.
Character and Anal Erotism, SE IX, 167-176.
Objectives:
- Students will be able to examine 2 of Freud’s contributions to the phenomena of
anal erotism and instincts
Fri2/27
Week 5: The Final Dual Instinct Theory
Beyond the Pleasure principle, SE XVIII, 1-64.
New Introductory Lectures, Lecture, XXXII, SE XXII, 81-111.
Objectives:
- Students will be able to discuss Freud’s final dual instinct theory, and analyze how
it impacted the evolution of the structural model of mind
Fri3/6
Week 6: Theories of Aggression
A Child is Being Beaten, SE XVII, 175-204.
The Economic Problem of Masochism, SE XIX, 155-172.
Novick, K.K., Novick, J. (1987). The Essence of Masochism. Psychoanal. Study of the
Child, 42: 353-384
Objectives:
- Students will be able to define the roots of masochism and its clinical implications
Fri3/20
Spring Recess: No Class
Fri3/13&Fri3/27
Weeks 7 and 8: Freud’s Object Relations Theory
Mourning and Melancholia, SE XIV, 237-258.
Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego: Chapters 5, 7, 8, 11, SE, XVIII, 65144..
Some Character Types Met With in Psychoanalysis, SE XIV, 309-336.
Bach, S. (2002). “Sado-Masochistic Relations,” Journal of Clinical Psychoanalysis, 11:
225-235.
Ogden, T.H. (2002). A New Reading of the Origins of Object Relations Theory. Int. J.
Psychoanal., 83: 767-782.
Objectives:
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Students will be able to formulate 3 of Freud’s contributions to later development
of object relations theory
Fri4/3&Fri4/10
Weeks 9 and 10: The Structural Theory
The Ego and the Id, SE XIX, 1-66.
Brenner, C. (2002). “Conflict, Compromise Formation, and Structural Theory,”
Psychoanalytic Quarterly, 61: 397-417.
Schafer, R (1960). “The Loving and Beloved Superego in Freud’s Structural Theory,”
Psychoanalytic Study of the Child, 15: 163-188
Objectives:
- Students will be able to discuss the notions of conflict, compromise formation and
superego through Freud’s structural theory
Fri4/17&Fri4/24
Weeks 11 and 12: Theories of Anxiety
Compton, A. (1972). “A Study of the Psychoanalytic Theory of Anxiety 1: The
Development of Freud’s Theory of Anxiety,” Journal of the American Psychoanalytic
Association, 20: 3-44.
Inhibitions, Symptoms and Anxiety, SE XX, 75-176.
Hurvich, M. (2003). “The Place of Annihilation Anxieties in Psychoanalytic Theory,”
Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association, 51: 579-616.
Objectives:
- Students will be able to describe and distinguish 3 theories of anxiety
Fri5/1
Week 13: Sexuality-Later Conceptualizations
The Dissolution of the Oedipus Complex, SE XIX, 173-182.
Female Sexuality, SE XXI, 221-246.
P. Tyson (1986). Female Psychological Development. Ann. Psychoanal., 14: 357-373.
Objectives:
- Students will be able to discuss and analyze 2 of Freud’s contributions to the
theory of sexuality and relate these to later conceptualizations on the topic
Fri5/8
Week 14: Neurosis and Psychosis
Neurosis and Psychosis, SE XIX, 149-154.
The Loss of Reality in Neurosis and Psychosis, SE XIX, 183-190.
Negation, SE XIX, 235-240.
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Fetishism, SE XXI, 147-158.
Objectives:
- Students will be able define and contrast neurosis and psychosis as conceptualized
by Freud
Fri5/5
Week 15: Concluding Thoughts
Analysis Terminable and Interminable, SE XXIII, 209-254.
An Outline of Psychoanalysis, SE XXIII, 139-208.
Blum, H.P. (1987). Analysis Terminable and Interminable: A Half Century
Retrospective. Int. J. Psychoanal., 68: 37-47.
Objectives:
- Students will be able to analyze the notion of termination from a Freudian
perspective and its evolution