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Love, Hate and the Maternal Body
This paper takes its inspiration from an unlikely source: Maleficent, a 2014 live-action version of Disney's iconic, animated Sleeping Beauty (1959). As in the earlier film,Maleficent curses the infant Aurora to a spindle prick and deathlike sleep on her 16th birthday; and to avert this fate three good fairies spirit the princess away, to be raised in safety in the woods. But in the 2014 film, the good fairies are a bumbling lot; they cannot even manage to feed the infant in their charge. In an interesting turn on the problem of maternal ambivalence, Maleficent -- always hovering nearby -- finds that she cannot help but fall in love with the baby she has set out to hate. It is her unseen hand that feeds the infant Aurora, her vigilance that protects the growing child. Read from the perspective of recent work on the psychology of girls and women (B. Almond; R. Balsam; N. Kulish and D. Holtzman), the film illustrates the developmental importance of loving ties between mother and daughter that are strong enough -- and elastic enough -- to withstand their inevitable, mutual hatred.
Learning Objectives For Continuing Education
After attending this session, participants should be able to:
Recognize the ordinary interplay of love and hate between mother and daughter, over the lifespan of each.
Identify expressions of conflict and compromise that are unique to mothers and daughters, and that implicate their shared bodily experience.
Detect unconscious motivations specific to female bodily experience, which may be obscured by automatic reference to the male body.
Details:
Time: 6:30-9:00 pm
6:30 reception
7:00 pm discussion
Location: 401 Shady Avenue
General Audience $15
Continuing Medical Education Statement:
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential
Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
through the joint sponsorship of the American Psychoanalytic Association The Pittsburgh Psychoanalytic Center . The American Psychoanalytic Association is accredited
by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American Psychoanalytic Association designates this Live Activity for a
maximum of [;2]; AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s). Physicians should
claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the
activity.
IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE INFORMATION FOR ALL LEARNERS: None of the
planners and presenters of this CME program have any relevant financial
relationships to disclose.
The accuracy and utility of the material presented has been reviewed by our Education Committee. While the content of the workshop or course is intended for the further education of professionals in the field, it is by no means comprehensive training, and should not be considered such. Further reading, training and consultation may be required. No treatment should be undertaken outside the limitations of your skills and expertise. Expressive forms of psychodynamic psychotherapy is contraindicated in the treatment of some mental illnesses and should not be used to treat all kinds of mental illness.
APA --American Psychological Association Statement:
Pittsburgh Psychoanalytic Center is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Pittsburgh Psychoanalytic Center maintains responsibility for the program and its content.
Social Workers, Licenced Marriage and Family Therapists:
Pittsburgh Psychoanalytic Center is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Pittsburgh Psychoanalytic Center maintains responsibility for the program and its content.
The Pennsylvania Board of Social Work approves of credits issued by APA sponsors. Therefore the Pittsburgh Psychoanalytic Center is able to offer continuing education credits to social workers and counselors per Section 49.36(a) (6) ix)of the regulations at the time of offering.
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LocationPittsburgh Psychoanalytic Center (View)
401 Shady B101
Pittsburgh , PA 15206
United States
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| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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