FYS 1069 ENCOUNTERING THE PSYCHE

This theory class provides an introduction to the development of psychoanalytic thinking: its concepts, theories and method, from its classical beginnings in the late 19th century to the present day. Students are required to engage with a selection of original papers from Freud, Klein, Bion, and their contemporaries. Students are encouraged to critically evaluate the evidence provided by the writers to support their ideas and theories, as well as to gain an understanding of how the psychoanalytic anthropological method developed, its particular focus and method of inquiry.