This webinar dives into the inclusion of the body in psychoanalysis by using a few different theoretical lenses. From a chronological look to a contrasting of aspects, we take a journey examining the evolution of body-related diagnoses from Freud’s theories to contemporary understandings.
Primarily, Peter will look at the shift in diagnostic terminology for somatic symptoms - from “Hysteria” to “Functional Neurological Disorder (FND)” through the years in three diagnostic manuals (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM 5-TR), International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) and the Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual (PDM-2). These manuals represent the “organisational bodies” prevailing in the therapy room. This is overlayed with the identification of the different world events and societal needs driving? with these changes, to illuminate context and allow the identification and unpacking of some of these decisions to change terminology and criteria.
How the body may have been disavowed via these taxonomies will be considered next. This disavowal is explored by first contrasting psychoanalytic aspects with somatic aspects and then considering an integrated assimilation of the two. What aspects may have been tyrannical in precluding the body to have a true voice…leading to the current “paradox of inclusion of the human body”. Essentially ticking the “body” box without achieving a truly integrated assimilation of it into psychoanalysis.
What is it about the human body that causes our organisational bodies to disavow?
Finally, the webinar ponders the iatrogenic impact of this disavowal of the authentically embodied body in psychoanalysis. Ultimately asking the question: What needs to happen to allow the human body to truly have a voice in the therapy room
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Peter McKay is a Somatic Psychotherapist practicing in the Melbourne CBD and online. His therapeutic approach is characterised by a gentle and supportive manner, informed by a diverse range of theories including Somatics, Contemporary Trauma Theory, Self Psychology, Intersubjective Systems Theory, Interpersonal Neurobiology and Relational Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy. In addition, Peter, uses the Comprehensive Resource Model (CRM) to address complex trauma if required.
Peter's eclectic methodology assists his diverse client base ranging from young adults to septuagenarians and is particularly effective in assisting caregivers with family dynamic challenges. He also designs and facilitates courses for children, focusing on enhancing body awareness, emotional regulation, and executive functioning.
Peter’s academic credentials include a Bachelor of Arts, a Graduate Diploma of Training and Development, a Certificate of Embodied Relational Dynamics, and a Diploma of Contemporary Somatic Psychotherapy. He is also trained in Brainspotting, Comprehensive Resource Model (CRM) and in Psychoanalytic Study of Subjectivity. He is a clinical member of IARPP and PACFA. Peter has presented papers at various IARPP international conferences.
