To Carl Jung, the characters, events, and narratives described in the Bible and other primary source material such as Greek Mythology serve an Archetypal function. Archetypal images are more than historical occurrences, but serve as templates that drive subsequent patterns, functioning like D.N.A. prototypes for complex schemas that are hard-wired into creation. Archetypal forces predict Read more…
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Stockholm-Anomie-and-the-Trump-Victory-Melt-Down-Syndrome
Tuesday, March 7th, 2017I have described “Anomie” as a state of rapid deculturation observed among indigenous populations in North America subjected to rapid Westernization with the simultaneous removal of normative social-guidelines and normative behaviors that had evolved over generations, creating a sense of individual meaning, social cohesion, and a predictable social-habitat, so crucial to the development of sense-of meaning, empathy, sense-of-belonging, personal location, role, and hope for the future.
Creating a Therapeutic Narrative
Thursday, January 12th, 2017Jane`s nights are so fretful because as a single young woman she you remains “un-soothed”
Responding to victims of long-term deprivation and early object-loss by showing companionship and verbal validation can succeed in providing a temporary “holding-environment” to compensate for their poorly developed self-soothing skills by conjuring-up any early nurturing experiences that they did have.
What I have found, (and this is supported by the literature) is that having at least one “Good Caretaker” experience during the early “formative” years is crucial in allowing them to be responsive to a variety of brief empathic responses. This evokes early recollections of having been soothed, allowing them to ride-out these wilderness crises.
Messiah’s Light Explained
Tuesday, July 5th, 2016While the concept of “Revelation” appears obtuse, abstract, and an ethereal dream to most, Maimonides (the Rambam) brings it both as A Positive Mitzvah in the Book of Judges, in the section “The Laws of Kings and their Wars”; as well as one of the Fundamental Principles of Jewish Faith (Ikkarim).
Meeting between Rabbi Drazen and the Rebbe of Lubavitch leading to the publication of the "Divine Code": The Template for a Universal Ethical Code of Justice
Monday, July 4th, 2016Ancient Hindu Scripture argues that Law is a crucial feature of the Creation of the Universe. “Dharma`s Law is the Power of Powers”. There is nothing Higher than The Law. Thenceforth even a weak man rules a stronger with the help of the Law, as with the help of a King (Robert Ballou, editor, The Bible of the World. New York: Viking Press, 1939, pg. 41).
Type – I and Type – II Trauma Models
Friday, August 7th, 2015Type I Trauma responses relate to a single terrifying event, often shocking or catastrophic, and usually totally unanticipated. Survivors of these events may suffer a wide array of symptoms, including intense fear, or even dissociation, where the individual’s awareness and ability to engage psychologically in the present is usurped by traumatic material or defenses. The Read more…
Early Childhood Development: The “Good Caretaker” and Long-Term Behavioral Adaptations
Friday, May 17th, 2013Early Childhood Development: The “Good Caretaker” and Long-Term Behavioral Adaptations From a trauma perspective, a variety of models are pertinent in explaining the risk of PTSD. These include developmental theory, attachment theory, and the resource model. The resource model is particularly relevant in natural disasters and war violence involving death or disappearance of parents. Read more…
Disorders of the Self
Friday, May 17th, 2013As the field of developmental psychology evolved, an account of how a formless infant differentiates into a healthy, autonomous, self-regulating entity became crucial to developmental theorists (Greenacre, P. “Early Determinants in the Development of the Sense of Identity.” Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association, 1958). For an individual to achieve inner well-being, he or she Read more…