BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CiviCRM//NONSGML CiviEvent iCal//EN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260924T180000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:CiviCRM_EventID_33_a6423a52ba686284ea3f76b9c35e7af4@austinpsychoanalytic.org SUMMARY:An Introduction to Melanie Klein X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

In this study group\, participants will be introduced to the life and theoretical contrib utions of Melanie Klein (1882-1960). We will begin by reviewing the cultural\, historical\, and biog raphical influences on Klein and her clinical work . Emphasis will be placed on her significant diver gences from Freudian metapsychology and the role t his played in shaping later psychoanalytic theory\ , especially Object Relations Theory. First readin gs will review key Kleinian ideas such as unconsci ous phantasy and how internal objects shape the de velopment of personality and emotional disturbance s. We then review Klein's Paranoid-Schizoid (P/D) and Depressive positions and discuss their utility in understanding personality organization and def enses. We will discuss Klein's reformulations of t he Oedipus Complex and her insights into emotional states such as envy and gratitude. Participants w ill be encouraged to reflect on the therapeutic re lationship through a Kleinian lens\, especially ex periences of transference\, countertransference\, and projective identification.  DESCRIPTION:In this study group\, participants will be introdu ced to the life and theoretical contributions of M elanie Klein (1882-1960). We will begin by reviewi ng the cultural\, historical\, and biographical in fluences on Klein and her clinical work. Emphasis will be placed on her significant divergences from Freudian metapsychology and the role this played in shaping later psychoanalytic theory\, especiall y Object Relations Theory. First readings will rev iew key Kleinian ideas such as unconscious phantas y and how internal objects shape the development o f personality and emotional disturbances. We then review Klein's Paranoid-Schizoid (P/D) and Depress ive positions and discuss their utility in underst anding personality organization and defenses. We w ill discuss Klein's reformulations of the Oedipus Complex and her insights into emotional states suc h as envy and gratitude. Participants will be enco uraged to reflect on the therapeutic relationship through a Kleinian lens\, especially experiences o f transference\, countertransference\, and project ive identification. \n \n CATEGORIES:Study Group CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260924T180000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260924T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260924T190000 LOCATION:Austin Central Library\n 710 W Cesar Chavez St.\n Austin\, TX 78701\n United States\n URL:https://austinpsychoanalytic.org/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=33 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR