Jonathan Shedler is Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco and a faculty member at the San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis. He is a psychologist and psychotherapist. In this episode, Robinson and Jonathan discuss the clinical side of psychoanalytic theory. They begin by describing just how different contemporary practice is from its beginnings with Freud a hundred years ago, before detailing how psychodynamic therapy compares to other forms of treatment for mental illness.

Jonathan’s Website: https://jonathanshedler.com/

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OUTLINE

00:00 In This Episode…

00:36 Introduction

04:11 Disambiguating Psychoanalysis

16:22 What Is The Distinction Between Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy?

32:01 Free-Association and Transference in Psychotherapy

49:05 Dream Interpretation in Psychotherapy

59:37 The Five Psychodynamic Theories

01:07:36 Is Psychodynamic Therapy Effective?

Robinson’s Website: http://robinsonerhardt.com

Robinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of mathematics at Stanford University. Join him in conversations with philosophers, scientists, weightlifters, artists, and everyone in-between.