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Anaclisis: Psychoanalytic Attachment Roots
Anaclisis is a foundational psychoanalytic concept explaining how human attachment and psychosexual instincts derive support...
Psychoanalysis
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Bruno Bettelheim – 1903 1990
An exhaustive academic examination of the life, theories, institutional practices, and posthumous controversies of psychoanalyst...
October 7, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
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APsaA: Defining American Psychoanalysis
An authoritative academic guide to the American Psychoanalytic Association (APsaA), covering its historical development, accreditation...
October 7, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
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Amae: The Psychology of Presumed Benevolence
Amae is a foundational Japanese psychological concept popularized by Takeo Doi, defining the desire to...
October 6, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
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Anna Freud – 1895 1982
A comprehensive academic analysis of Anna Freud's life, theoretical innovations in ego psychology, child analysis,...
October 6, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
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Alter-Ego Transference: Twinship and Self Psychology
Explore alter-ego transference in psychoanalytic self psychology. Discover its theoretical origins, clinical dynamics, twinship needs,...
October 6, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
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André Green – 1927 2012
A comprehensive academic examination of the life, metapsychology, clinical innovations, and enduring legacy of French...
October 6, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
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Philosophy of As If: The Power of Useful Fiction
Explore the 'As If' (Als Ob) construct: its origins in Hans Vaihinger's fictionalism, psychological applications...
October 6, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
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Alice Miller – 1923 2010
A comprehensive academic analysis of Alice Miller (1923–2010), examining her pioneering work on childhood trauma,...
October 6, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
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Alloplasty: Adapting by Changing the World
Alloplasty is a foundational construct across psychoanalysis, psychiatry, and surgery. In psychology, it describes adapting...
October 6, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
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Alloeroticism: Desire Directed Outward
Alloeroticism describes sexual drive, arousal, or fantasy directed outward toward another person rather than toward...
October 6, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
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Aim-Inhibited: Desires Transformed Into Bonds
Explore the psychoanalytic concept of aim-inhibited drives, examining how diverted instincts form platonic love, friendship,...
October 6, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti