Integrated Course (IC)
Aims
- Explore and reflect on the most significant concepts of dynamic psychology.
- Analyze the evolution of these concepts over time by examining the contributions of the most influential authors.
- Develop the ability to engage in articulate and critical thinking on these topics.
- Gain an understanding of how these key concepts are broadly applied in contemporary clinical practice, both from a theoretical perspective and through practical case presentations.
Programme
- Bowlby: Attachment and Emotional Regulation
- The Development of the Mind
- The Therapeutic Setting
- The Unconscious
- Dream and Dreamwork
- Transference, Countertransference, and the Analytic Field
- Therapeutic Interventions
- The Therapeutic Alliance
- Psychic Trauma
- Psychopathology
- Sexuality and Gender Identity
- Child Psychotherapy
- Adolescence and the Digital Age
- Mentalization and MBT
- TDI
- TFP
Science paper
Students will be required to produce a group paper based on the book “La clinica psicoanalitica oggi”, edited by Antonino Ferro (2018), Carocci Editore. This assignment constitutes an integral part of both the course and the final examination.
The paper should focus on a specific topic from the book—namely, a psychological disorder viewed from a psychodynamic perspective.
The chosen topic must be further developed through the use of a scientific bibliography, drawing primarily on psychodynamic and psychoanalytic literature. While students may choose to compare the selected topic with other theoretical approaches, this is not mandatory.
Further insights may be gained, for instance, by conducting interviews with therapists who work with the selected disorder from a psychodynamic and/or psychoanalytic perspective.
The paper must be written in groups, with each group consisting of a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 8 students. Papers should be no shorter than 5 pages and no longer than 7 pages, and must be written in the style of a scientific paper—not like a teenage diary!
Exam
The exam will consist of a written multiple-choice test, with an optional oral component.
The final grade will be based on the written exam, class participation, and the scientific group paper.
Bibliography
Required books:
- Psicologia Dinamica. Amadei, Cavanna e Zavattini (2015). Il Mulino Editore. Capitoli: 3, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17.
- Psicoterapia Dinamica. Teoria, clinica, ricerca. Colli (2016). Carocci Editore. Capitoli: 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15.
- La clinica psicoanalitica oggi. A cura di Antonino Ferro (2018). Carocci Editore.
The slides and material distributed in the course.
Optional book for in-depth theory:
- Psicoanalisi oggi. Antonino Ferro (2013). Roma. Carocci Editore
