The Cultural Revolution in the mirror of the soul: a research project of the Sigmund Freud Institute 1

Plänkers, Tomas

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“…One literature review claims that the offspring of Nazi Holocaust survivors are more vulnerable to post-traumatic stress disorder, have deficiencies in coping with stress, and have difficulties in separation-individuation (Kellerman 2001). In China, the psychotraumatic consequences of the civil war (1927–1945), the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945), the Cultural Revolution, the transition from a feudal to a semifeudal society, and the history of colonization include the death, destruction, and displacement of millions of people whose traumatic experiences have been transmitted from one generation to succeeding generations, both individually and in collective memory (Plänkers 2011, 2018). Psychodynamic treatment provides one way to discuss traumatic experiences and to help patients work through their unconscious conflicts.…”

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The Journey of Individuation: Experiences of Chinese Patients Treated by Western Psychoanalysts in Online Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

Ren¹,

Xie²

2022

J Am Psychoanal Assoc

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This qualitative study focuses on the process of treatment over the internet from a psychodynamic perspective based on the experiences of seventeen patients in China who underwent online treatment by psychoanalysts based in the United States or other Western nations. The data were collected and analyzed using psychodynamic themes. Seventeen participants involved in online cross-national and cross-cultural psychodynamic treatment were recruited in China. Various themes in regard to the process of online treatment in a cross-national and cross-cultural context emerged. Findings indicate the following: (1) in contrast to traditional relational patterns, psychodynamic treatment provides a new relationship model; (2) psychodynamic treatment creates a space of self-reflection for Chinese patients in terms of their relationships; (3) the therapeutic setting emphasizes clear boundaries, free space, equal relationships, and emotional expression for patients. The results provide new insights into self-examination, which frees patients from the inflexible aspects of traditional relationships, family hierarchies, and rigid cultural values. In addition, psychodynamic treatment in a cross-national and cross-cultural setting not only enables patients to work through their trauma but also empowers them to explore their unique journey of individuation.

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The Journey of Individuation: Experiences of Chinese Patients Treated by Western Psychoanalysts in Online Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

Ren¹,

Xie²

2022

J Am Psychoanal Assoc

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“…The importance of the new Chinese frontier to the International Psychoanalytic Association (IPA) was demonstrated when it held its conference celebrating its 100th year in Beijing in 2010. Apropos, several books on psychoanalysis in China and Far East have appeared in print (Akhtar, 2009; Bollas, 2012; Gerlack, Hooke, & Varvin, 2013; Plankers, 2014). These authors collectively convey enthusiasm and excitement accompanying the arrival of psychoanalysis in China.…”

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Review of Psychoanalysis in China.

Yi¹

2017

Psychoanalytic Psychology

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The fruitful ambiguity of Qi allows philosophers to explore realms of being which are inconceivable to people constricted by a Cartesian dichotomy.-Tu Wei-Ming, Confucian Thought: Selfhood as Creative Transformation. (p. 37)Post-Mao China, with its 1.4 billion people and the world's second largest economy, is transforming itself at a dizzying speed. Unprecedented changes in political, economic, and social arenas, such as market privatization, the migration of millions of rural workers to cities, and the rise of the super wealthy and a large, new middle class, to name just a few, are reshaping the Chinese psyche as well. Individuals' identities once tied to family, kinship network, and the collective community, are giving way to individual identity and autonomy (Kleinman et al., 2011). In this new world, it is up to individuals to procure jobs and to create opportunities, rather than wait for a party or state assignment. Expression of individual desires, ranging from spiritual, material, educational, sexual, to affective, all of which have been previously restrained, are encouraged and even celebrated through mass media and the Internet. One upshot of this postsocialist cultivation of subjectivity is "Psycho-boom." Psychology and psychotherapy books, seminars, and even a TV show depicting therapy are popular. Obtaining certificates in psychotherapy and counseling is gaining wide appeal. A part of this Psycho-boom is a strong interest in psychoanalysis (perhaps because psychoanalysis's emphasis on the sanctity of individual subjectivity).This Chinese interest comes at a difficult time for psychoanalysis in the West, where it is facing a deep decline. It has responded to the Chinese interest with enthusiasm, setting up various training programs for Chinese mental health professionals, and providing opportunities for remote psychoanalysis and supervision via Skype with Western analysts. The importance of the new Chinese frontier to the International Psychoanalytic Association (IPA) was demonstrated when it held its conference celebrating its 100th year in Beijing in 2010. Apropos, several books on psychoanalysis in China and Far East have appeared in print (

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The Cultural Revolution in the mirror of the soul: a research project of the Sigmund Freud Institute 1

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The Journey of Individuation: Experiences of Chinese Patients Treated by Western Psychoanalysts in Online Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

The Journey of Individuation: Experiences of Chinese Patients Treated by Western Psychoanalysts in Online Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

Review of Psychoanalysis in China.

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