Psychoanalytic Theory II

Module title	Psychoanalytic Theory II
Module code	PYCD013
Academic year	2024/5
Credits	30
Module staff	Mr Richard Mizen (Convenor)

Duration: Term	1	2	3
Duration: Weeks	All	All	All

Number students taking module (anticipated)	12

Module description

You will participate in psychoanalytic theory seminars each term. These will take place during Block Weeks and Learning Sets. In preparation for these, you will read the texts provided for you and then discuss these during the seminars. Particular attention will be paid to deepening your understanding of Psychoanalytic Theory and linking classical and contemporary developments in theory. In addition, you will continue to explore the clinical application of the theories and ideas you will be reading about.

You will be asked to make presentations to the rest of your seminar group about what has interested you and what you have learned from particular text, and complete essays in year 3 and year 4.

All other stage one modules are a pre-requisite to this module. All other stage two modules are a co-requisite to this module.This module is taught in the third and fourth year of your study.

Module aims - intentions of the module

The aim of this module is to enable you to gain a deeper and more sophisticated understanding of psychoanalytic theories and their contemporary applications (particularly the clinical context), augmented or critically informed by developments in relevant disciplines such as Developmental Science, Neuroscience, and the Social Sciences.You will further develop your critical and reflective approach to psychoanalytic ideas, and their application in practice. You will learn to further formulate your ideas to structure and present arguments or hypotheses,rigorously supported by the use ofthe evidence you provide in support of this but also demonstrating a capacity to consider any evidence which might refute them.

As well as core theory, you will gain an understanding of theory relevant to assessment, supervision and group and organisational life, for example, how organisations and groups respond to externally and internally generated conflicts either by coalescing into a ‘work’ group culture, or alternatively, organise defensively around unconscious ‘basic assumptions’.

You will develop your capacity to apply your ideas and understanding in different contexts: in the clinical situation in the form of Interpretations; in writing as you complete your essays; in a group as you present and discuss papers aswell as in formal presentations. You will bring a research perspective, alongside your developing an “analytic attitude”, to bear upon psychoanalytic theory and its clinical applications.

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)

ILO: Module-specific skills

On successfully completing the module you will be able to...

1. Develop multiple and diverging approaches within the field of psychoanalytic thought, including a detailed and in-depth knowledge of the area in which you have chosen to research in your Dissertation module to gain a detailed understanding of applicable techniques and advanced academic study.
2. Discuss the historical antecedents and contemporary diversity of models of thought.
3. Demonstrate knowledge of contemporary theory and the debates that surround them, in the field of psychoanalysis to aid the creation and interpretation of new knowledge through advanced study.
4. Demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of the implications and role of racism, gender stereotype, social inequality, and health inequality in relation to mental health disorders, demonstrating a systematic acquisition and understanding of a substantial body of knowledge which is at the forefront of your area of professional practice.
5. Demonstrate and use knowledge of ideas derived from the social sciences, neuroscience, and developmental science, relevant to human growth and development and to psychoanalytic perspectives on these.
6. Make new conceptual links between psychoanalytic theory and clinical practice to aid the creation and interpretation of new knowledge.
7. Develop an ethical position in relation to analytic practice and research informed by the systematic acquisition of a body of knowledge.
8. Ability to formulate your ideas in ways that support your clinical practice.

ILO: Discipline-specific skills

On successfully completing the module you will be able to...

9. Analyse and critically evaluate complex conceptual material, including the impact of contemporary culture on the formation of schools of thought and attitudes towards clinical practice.

ILO: Personal and key skills

On successfully completing the module you will be able to...

10. Select and organise theory and clinical material to produce a coherent written argument including comparison between competing ideas and demonstrating a capacity for the critical evaluation of these.
11. Research and gain expertise in at least one area of theory within the psychoanalytic field in order to demonstrate the creation of new knowledge and original research.
12. Trace the theoretical origins of your own, and contemporary clinical practice in a self-reflective manner.

Syllabus plan

The seminars will be presented in a rolling programme over two years to allow students across years three and four to continue to learn and work together. This section of the module focuses on the common factors in psychological therapy that are often seen as the core skill set for any psychological therapist.

Term Seven: ‘The unconscious’ & unconscious processes’/Projective identification communicative andevacuative/ ‘Towards an epistemology of psychoanalysis’.

Term Eight: Projective identification communicative and evacuative/‘Primitive Communication & Primitive Defenses’.

Term Nine: ‘Sex and Sexuality revisited’/ ‘Holding an analytic attitude and an analytic’.

Term Ten:“Transference, the total situation & the therapeutic alliance: Important concepts or unhelpful fictions?”/ “Technique”.

Term Eleven: ‘Personality Disorder & patients at risk part I’/ Psychopathology Revisited – Psychosis & patients at risk –part II”.

Term Twelve:“Ethics, risk and responsibility/assessment and suitability revisited”/ “On endings: Finishing, stopping, knowing when to end and terminating therapy”.

Guided and self-directed reading and regular presentations to group in workshop format.

Termly one to one tutorials with a personal or academic tutor.

In years three and four you are expected to research one aspect of the module material in depth and complete essays on this. You should demonstrate an understanding of the historical antecedents of your chosen area, a capacity to analyse and critically evaluate the conceptual structures, and to debate the implications for clinical practice, including your own practice.

In year four you are expected to make a presentation to other programme members and staff on a subject of interest to you, which demonstrates the capacity to use or apply psychoanalytic ideas in a non-clinical application (e.g. allied to an area of scientific, social or cultural activity) and to present these in public, including managing and facilitating group discussion following your presentation.

Learning activities and teaching methods (given in hours of study time)

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	Guided independent study	Placement / study abroad
150	150	0

Details of learning activities and teaching methods

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Scheduled Learning and Teaching activities	132	Seminars/discussions within the whole group (88 x 1.5 hours).
Scheduled Learning and Teaching activities	18	One to one tutorials (18 x 1 hour)
Guided independent study	150	Reading and preparation for assignments

Formative assessment

Form of assessment	Size of the assessment (eg length / duration)	ILOs assessed	Feedback method
Seminar participation	Ongoing throughout module	1-12	Oral feedback
Summary and presentation of provided text (Journal paper of a book chapter). At least twice a year.	Ongoing throughout module	1-12	Oral feedback

Summative assessment (% of credit)

Coursework	Written exams	Practical exams
100	0	0

Details of summative assessment

Form of assessment	% of credit	Size of the assessment (eg length / duration)	ILOs assessed	Feedback method
Third Year Essay	50	3000 words max	1-12	Written
Fourth Year Essay	50	3000 words max	1-12	Written
*Summative assessments must be passed individually to pass the module; failure in this assessment will lead to failure in the module and the programme.	0
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Details of re-assessment (where required by referral or deferral)

Original form of assessment	Form of re-assessment	ILOs re-assessed	Timescale for re-assessment
Third Year Essay	3000 words max	1-12	Minor amendments 4 weeks; Major amendments 8 weeks
Fourth Year Essay	3000 words max	1-12	Minor Amendments 4 weeks Major amendments 8 weeks

Re-assessment notes

In relation to your Psychoanalytic Theory Essay and Presentation assignment submissions, where you have been given amendments, major or minor, you will have the opportunity to submit an amended version of your Report, which addresses the points made in the feedback you are given, by the marker(s) and moderator. You must also write a letter to the marker, accompanying your resubmission, which describes how you have addressed the points made in the feedback. You will have 4 weeks to complete minor amendments and 8 weeks to complete major amendments.

If you have major amendments and your resubmission is marked as needing minor amendments, you will then have 4 weeks to resubmit a second time. If you have minor amendments and if on re-marking your resubmission still requires minor amendments, you will gain a ‘fail’ mark. If you fail an assignment you will be given the opportunity to submit a completely new submission and will have 8 weeks to do this in.

If you again fail,you will then have failed in the module and consequently you will have failed the programme also and your registration as a student of the University will be terminated.

More information regarding assessment of pre-dissertation modules can be found here: http://as.exeter.ac.uk/academic-policy-standards/tqa-manual/pgr/professionaldoctoratepgr/#assess including the Flowchart of professional doctorate assessment process.

Indicative learning resources - Basic reading

Core reading:

Armstrong D ( 2005) Organisation in the Mind: London,Karnac.
Balint, M. (1968). The Basic Fault. London: Tavistock Publications.
Bion, W. R. (1961). Experiences in Groups; and other papers. London; Tavistock Publications.
Bion, W. R. (1961). Experiences in Groups, London: Tavistock.
Bion, W. R. (1962). Learning from Experience London: William Heinemann. [Reprinted London: Karnac Books].
Bion, W. R. (1967). Second Thoughts, London: William Heinemann. [Reprinted London: Karnac Books 1984].
Bion, W. R.(1970). Attention and Interpretation. London: Tavistock Publications. [Reprinted London: Karnac Books 1984]. Reprinted in Seven Servants (1977e).
Carlyle, J. & Evans, C. (2005). Containing containers: attention to the "innerface" and "outerface" of groups in secure institutions. Group Analysis 38(3): 395-408.
Chasseguet-Smirgel, J. (1985). Creativity and perversion. London: Free Association Books.
Deutsch, H. (1991). Psychoanalysis of the sexual functions of women. London: Karnac.
Fairbairn, W.D. (1952). Psychoanalytic Studies of the Personality. London: Tavistock Publications Limited.
Foulkes, S.H. (1983[1948]). Introduction to Group Analytic Psychotherapy. London; Maresfield Reprints.
Freud, A. (1966[1937]). The Ego and Mechanisms of Defence. London: Hogarth Press.
Freud, S. (1901). The Psychopathology of Everyday Life. The Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud, Volume VI.
Freud, S. (1988[1921]). Group Psychology and the analysis of the ego. Penguin Freud Library, Vol. 12, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books.
Knox,J. (2011) ‘Self-Agency in Psychotherapy’ New York, Norton)
Kristeva, J. (1982). Powers of Horror: An essay on Abjection. New York: Columbia University Press.
Lacan. J. (1966[2004]). Ecrits; A Selection. Translated by B. Fink. London; Norton.
Laplanche, J. Pontalis, J.B. (1973). The Language of Psycho-Analysis: London: Karnac.
Lawrence, W. Gordon (Ed.), (2005), Introduction to Social Dreaming: Transforming Thinking.London: Karnac Books
McDougal, J. (1989). Theatres of the body. London: Fress Association Books
Matte Blanco, I. (1975) The Unconscious as Infinite Sets. London: Karnac
Meltzer, D. (1978). The Kleinian Development. Karnac Books Ltd.
Menzies-Lyth, I.E.P. (1988). Containing anxieties in institutions: Selected essays. London; Free Association Books.
Obholzer, A. &Zagier-Roberts, V. (1994) (Ed.s). The Unconscious at work: Individual and organisational stress in the human services. London; Routledge.
Rickman, J. (1957). Selected Contributions to Psycho-Analysis. The International Psycho-Analytical Library, 52(1):1-8. London: The Hogarth Press
Rosenfeld, H. (1987). Impasse and Interpretation: London: Maresfield Library.
Shapiro, E &Carr, W. (2012). An introduction to Tavistock-Style Group Relations Conference Learning. Organisational and Social Dynamics, 12(1), 70- 80.
Steiner, J. (1993) Psychic Retreats (London/New York: Tavistock/Routledge)
Stoller, Robert; Perversion: The Erotic Form of Hatred, Pantheon, New York, (1975)
Wallerstein, R.S. (2000). Forty-Two Lives in Treatment: A Study of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy. New York: The Analytic Press.
Winnicott, D.W. (1971). Playing and Reality. London: Tavistock Publications.
Winnicott, D.W. (1975). Through Pediatrics to Psycho-Analysis. The International Psycho-Analytical Library, 100:1-325. London: The Hogarth Press

Indicative learning resources - Web based and electronic resources

ELE – you can find methodology references, lecture PowerPoints (usually with references on the final slide) and guides to research.

Key words search

Psychodynamic, psychoanalytic, psychotherapy, therapy, clinicalanalysis

Credit value	30
Module ECTS	15
Module pre-requisites	All other stage one modules are a pre-requisite to this module.
Module co-requisites	All other stage two modules are a co-requisite to this module.
NQF level (module)	8
Available as distance learning?	No
Origin date	27/08/2021
Last revision date	01/02/2023