Psychoanalytic core competence

Psychoanalytic core competence

Although it has been shown that psychotherapy is highly effective, there is still a debate on how and why method specific interventions impact on the patient. We propose that psychoanalytic competence is defined by the capability to work with and understand unconscious dynamics by adhering to specific internal attitudes and maintaining certain frames. Due to the elusive nature of the unconsciou...

Cultural Competence as a Core Emphasis of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy

Psychoanalytic theory has been criticized for decontextualizing individual development. While recognizing the historical neglect of sociocultural context in psychoanalytic theory, this article raises attention to psychoanalytic contributions to the exploration of sociocultural issues in psychotherapy and calls for a systematic inclusion of cultural competence as a core area of emphasis of psych...

Psychoanalytic Psychology CULTURAL COMPETENCE AS A CORE EMPHASIS OF PSYCHOANALYTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY

Clinical neuroscience and imaging studies of core psychoanalytic constructs

Core psychoanalytic constructs may be impossible to study directly using neuroscience and imaging methodologies. Nevertheless, experimental paradigms have been developed and are being applied that are at least relevant to understanding the neural bases of certain core theoretical constructs within psychoanalysis. These paradigms have demonstrated the likely contributions of: (1) the nucleus acc...

Theoretical Framework : The Influence of Core Technical Competence and Core Marketing Competence to Competitive Advantage

Organizations are involved in a continuous process of change in order to renew capabilities and achieve a competitive advantage in a hyper competitive setting. The key, then, is to own and nurture the resources and competencies that make up the essence of the business. This paper proposes model for creating competitive advantage through core technical competence and core marketing competence. T...