The Fundamental Importance of Simple Operational Definitions of Introspection and Empathy
Autor: | Robert L. Welker |
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Rok vydání: | 2005 |
Předmět: |
Unconscious mind
Operational definition media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Empathy General Medicine 050108 psychoanalysis Self Concept Psychoanalytic Therapy Epistemology Simulation theory of empathy Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Developmental and Educational Psychology Self psychology Object relations theory Humans Introspection 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Ego psychology Psychology 050104 developmental & child psychology media_common |
Zdroj: | The Psychoanalytic Quarterly. 74:767-799 |
ISSN: | 2167-4086 0033-2828 |
DOI: | 10.1002/j.2167-4086.2005.tb00226.x |
Popis: | Instead of asking why psychoanalysis has lost its central position in mental health, one might marvel at its longevity when considering that psychoanalysts have not attained agreement about basic methods for observing unconscious mentation, either their own or that of others. Ambiguity abounds regarding the operations involved in, and the usefulness of, introspection, and even more so of empathy. Simple operational definitions of introspection and empathy are proposed in this article, definitions that are sufficiently abstract to transcend particular theories of mental organization (e.g., ego psychology, object relations, and self psychology) and concrete enough to be practicable. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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