NEUROPSYCHOANALYSIS AND FREUD TODAY: THE WORK OF MARK SOLMS
by Stanley Osmunson, Ed.D., HSPP

Monday, March 10, 2008
7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Workshop Description

The Neuropsychoanalysis is, in a sense, as old as psychoanalysis itself. Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, was an active neuroscientific researcher for more than 20 years.  Between 1877 and 1900 Freud published more than 200 neuroscientific titles on a wide range of neuroanatomical, clinical neurological, and psychopharmacological topics.  Not surprisingly, his neuroscientific background was a seminal influence on his psychoanalytic thinking and, therefore, on many foundational psychoanalytic concepts.  Today Neuropsychoanalysis is comprised of multidisciplinary areas of study including neuroscience, cognitive science, neurology, neuropsychology, and psychoanalysis.

Dr. Osmunson will provide an overview of the history of neuropsychoanalysis, and discuss its impact on the past and present theory and practice of psychoanalysis. 
 

Learning Objectives:  Participants will learn to:

1)  Define neuropsychoanalysis and describe the nature of Freud’s neuro-psychoanalytic research.
2)  Name several ways in which neuropsychoanalysis influenced foundational psychoanalytic concepts.
3)  Discuss the variety of multidisciplinary areas of neuropsychoanalysis today, and their impact on current psychoanalytic thought.

About the Presenter

Stanley E. Osmunson is a psychologist in private practice in Indianapolis, as well as a soon-to-be-graduate of the Cincinnati Psychoanalytic Institute.  In addition to extensive clinical practice in both hospital and private settings, Dr. Osmunson has taught at IUPUI and Delaware State College.  He coordinated psychoanalytic psychotherapy cases for psychology interns at Indiana University School of Medicine, where he also participated in hypnosis research.  A long-time member and former president of ISPT, he has presented on a wide range of subjects, including neuropsychoanalysis, erotic/eroticized transference in psychoanalysis, and issues of framing and communication between patient and therapist.  He is a member of the American Psychoanalytic Association, the International Psychoanalytic Association, and Division 39 of the American Psychological Association.