Revision of Drive Theory (on demand - nonmember)

Title: Revision of Drive Theory: A Neuropsychoanalytic Perspective
Speaker: Dr. Mark Solms
Format: On Demand
Credit: 3 CEUs approved for Psychologists, Social Workers, LPCs/LMFTs and LADCs

Cost:

$100 for Non-Members
$80 for Members - Log into the Member Area to purchase
$20 for *Students - Click here to request a student discount

Description:

Freud always predicted that his drive theory would be revised in the light of future biological findings. The future he had in mind is now behind us, and yet Freudian drive theory has not been updated. This seems mainly to be due to the fact that psychoanalysts no longer conceptualise psychopathology in drive terms. However, this undermines the embodied nature of human mental life which was a fundamental starting point of psychoanalytic theory as a whole. Against this background, this presentation will outline a new drive theory based on contemporary neuroscientific findings and indicate its relevance for our clinical work.

Learning objectives:

1. Participants will learn how homeostasis works and how it underpins all drives and affects.
2. Participants will learn to identify the seven major emotional drives that are active in the human brain.
3. Participants will learn to recognise the clinical manifestations of the various emotional drives and the conflicts between them.

Speaker’s bio:

Professor Mark Solms is a member of the British Psychoanalytical Society and the American and South African Psychoanalytic Associations. He is Director of Neuropsychology at the Neuroscience Institute of the University of Cape Town. He is an Honorary Fellow of the American College of Psychiatrists. He has received numerous honours and awards, including the Sigourney Prize. He has published 350 scientific papers, and eight books, the latest being The Hidden Spring ( Norton, 2021). He is the authorized editor and translator of the forthcoming Revised Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud (24 volumes) and Complete Neuroscientific Works of Sigmund Freud (4 volumes).