Description:
OPD Points: 5
Professor Don Carveth offers a fascinating talk about the Oedipus complex, a central organizing complex in Freudian and much of psychoanalytic thought. This is a very valuable talk for practitioners who conduct psychotherapy, and wish to assist clients with struggles around relationships which are related to early oedipal experiences.
Key Learning Objectives / Outcomes:
Prof. Carveth describes Freud’s concept of the Oedipus complex, and goes on to address key debates that have arisen related to the Oedipus complex, including: Is the Oedipus complex universal, or culturally specific? Is it fundamentally about lust, or is it about narcissistic desires to be at the centre?
Presenter / Provider:
Professor Donald Carveth
Presenter Qualifications:
Professor Donald Carveth is Emeritus Professor, sociology and social and political thought, at York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In addition, he is a training and supervising analyst at the Canadian Institute of psychoanalysis, and a Registered psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists in Ontario.
