An introduction to the text and practice of psychoanalytic diagnosis, as well as a historical overview of how psychoanalytic practice has developed since Freud.

I covered the following chapters from Nancy McWilliams:  

• Brief introduction (p. 1-4, 5-6)
• Part 1, Chapter 1: Why Diagnose? (7-20)
• Chapter 2: Psychoanalytic Character Diagnosis (21-42)

Next week I will be speaking about the levels of organization, if you'd like to read and follow along:

• Chapter 3: Developmental Levels of Personality Organization (43-69)
• Chapter 4: Implication of Developmental Levels of Organization (70-99)

References:

• Psychoanalytic Diagnosis (second edition) by Nancy McWilliams
• Freud and Beyond by Mitchell & Black

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