132 - Jonathan Shedler: Freud, Psychoanalysis, and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

Jonathan Shedler is Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco and a faculty member at the San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis. He is a psychologist and psychotherapist. In this episode, Robinson and Jonathan discuss the clinical side of psychoanalytic theory. They begin by describing just how different contemporary practice is from its beginnings with Freud a hundred years ago, before detailing how psychodynamic therapy compares to other forms of treatment for mental illness. Jonathan’s Website: https://jonathanshedler.com/ Jonathan’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/jonathanshedler OUTLINE 00:00 In This Episode… 00:36 Introduction 04:11 Disambiguating Psychoanalysis 16:22 What Is The Distinction Between Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy? 32:01 Free-Association and Transference in Psychotherapy 49:05 Dream Interpretation in Psychotherapy 59:37 The Five Psychodynamic Theories 01:07:36 Is Psychodynamic Therapy Effective? Robinson’s Website: http://robinsonerhardt.com Robinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of mathematics at Stanford University. Join him in conversations with philosophers, scientists, weightlifters, artists, and everyone in-between.