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...pursued his medical researches, he came to the conclusion that the most intriguing mysteries lay concealed in the complex operations of the mind. By the early 1890s, he was specializing in "neurasthenics" (mainly severe hysterics); they taught him much, including the art of patient listening. At the same time he was beginning to write down his dreams, increasingly convinced that they might offer clues to the workings of the unconscious, a notion he borrowed from the Romantics. He saw himself as a scientist taking material both from his patients and from himself, through introspection. By the mid-1890s...
...picture of human nature to encompass not just the couch but the whole culture. As to the first, he created the largely silent listener who encourages the analysand to say whatever comes to mind, no matter how foolish, repetitive or outrageous, and who intervenes occasionally to interpret what the patient on the couch is struggling to say. While some adventurous early psychoanalysts thought they could quantify just what proportion of their analysands went away cured, improved or untouched by analytic therapy, such confident enumerations have more recently shown themselves untenable. The efficacy of analysis remains a matter of controversy, though...
Send Anita a message at afhtime@aol.com and she'll respond with an electronic greeting--but only if you're friendly (and patient...
...ready for another Dr. Death spectacular. On Monday jury selection began in the fifth death-related trial of Dr. Jack Kevorkian, this time on first-degree murder charges. Having escaped conviction four times before for helping terminally ill patients commit suicide, Kevorkian may be facing his most sensational legal battle yet. It combines shocking TV drama -- Kevorkian?s videotaped killing of Thomas Youk, a 52-year-old suffering from Lou Gehrig?s disease, which was aired on "60 Minutes" last year -- with a high-stakes legal issue: Should Kevorkian be found guilty on charges of first-degree murder...
...induces manufacturers to improve conditions themselves. Would such threats be effective? Who are the responsible manufacturers out there who operate safe and humane workplaces, to whom we could switch our business? Most licensees already have codes of responsible conduct. Are they effective or just a public relations gimmick? How patient should we be in awaiting improvement? How quick should we be to terminate contracts with licensees who want to do the right thing but need time and encouragement to bring about meaningful change...