Psychoanalytic Synthesis and Innovation in Times of Upheaval
presented by the Psychoanalytic Society of the William Alanson White Institute
NANCY KULISH, PhD
A CASE OF INFANTILE TRAUMA AND THE QUESTION OF RESILIENCE
FRIDAY, JANUARY 24th at 7:30PM
Alice Sohn, PhD, Moderator
Presented in person, on location at the Institute
20 West 74th Street (between Central Park West & Columbus Avenue)
Seating for this and all Colloquium events are on a first come, first serve basis.
ABOUT THIS PRESENTATION
The author presents a case of early infantile trauma. Experiences of severe neglect during infancy came to life in this woman’s analysis through dramatic bodily experiences on the couch. The case touches upon technical and theoretical questions about the recovery and reconstruction of early, non-verbal memories and how they arise within the transference/countertransference. Of particular interest are questions that the case raises about psychoanalytic ideas of development and resiliency in surviving early and continuing trauma, given this woman’s high-level functioning in many areas of her life. The author draws upon Winnicott’s views on the infant’s share in “going-on-being” and argues for a more questioning approach to understanding how individuals overcome and transcend early trauma.
1.5 CEs are available for attending this presentation.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Nancy Kulish, PhD, is Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Wayne State Medical School and Adjunct Professor of Psychology, University of Detroit/Mercy. She received her psychoanalytic training at the Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute where she was past president and is a Training and Supervising Analyst. Currently she is on the Editorial Boards of the Psychoanalytic Quarterly and the International Journal of Psychoanalysis and serves on the IPA Steering Committee for Working Parties. She has published and presented on topics ranging from female sexuality, gender, transference/countertransference, termination, and supervision. With Deanna Holtzman, she is the co-author of A Story of Her Own, The Female Oedipus Complex Reexamined and Renamed (2008), and co-editor of The Clinical Problem of Masochism (2014). She is in private practice in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
ABOUT THE MODERATOR
Alice Sohn, PhD, is a Training and Supervising Psychoanalyst, and faculty at the William Alanson White Institute, where she is also the Director of Training, and is Book Review Editor of Contemporary Psychoanalysis. She maintains a private practice on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.