Name: How People's Worst Impulses Become Construed As Virtues w/Dr. Jonathan Shedler
Uploaded: 2024-06-06T14:42:42+00:00
Duration: 1 h 24 min 38 s
Description: Peter Boghossian and Jonathan Shedler discuss various aspects of psychotherapy and societal dynamics. Jonathan highlights the importance of traditional therapy in fostering self-awareness and freedom

Streamed on: Jun 6, 4:33 pm EDT

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Peter Boghossian and Jonathan Shedler discuss various aspects of psychotherapy and societal dynamics. Jonathan highlights the importance of traditional therapy in fostering self-awareness and freedom and the necessity for therapists to understand psychological principles deeply. He also touches upon societal issues like rising healthcare costs and the influence of borderline traits on extreme political positions, suggesting open dialogue and cooperative scenarios as potential solutions.

American psychologist Jonathan Shedler, PhD is known internationally as an author, consultant, researcher, and speaker. He is best known for his article The Efficacy of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, which won worldwide acclaim for firmly establishing psychoanalytic therapy as an evidence-based treatment.

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Chapters
0:00 Intro
05:14 Therapy lacks a clear definition
14:23 When meaningful change from therapy starts
25:19 Psychotherapy explores psychological factors for change.
36:03 Therapy is collaborative process
43:52 Informed consent
56:18 Therapy effects
01:02:11 Psychological splitting contributes to polarization
01:07:58 Open discussion is vital
01:15:49 US healthcare costs
01:20:13 Borderline traits & extremism