Paul C Vitz
Biographic Data
| ID | 347370 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Paul C Vitz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Paul C |
| FAMILY NAME | Vitz |
| SIGNATURE | VITZ P C |
| AFFILIATIONS | New York University New York, New York |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1168-6848 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 31 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1970 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Addressing Moderate Interpersonal Hatred Before Addressing Forgiveness in Psychotherapy and Counseling: A Proposed Model
Re-conceptualizing Neurosis as a Degree of Egocentricity: Ethical Issues in Psychological Theory
Self-forgiveness in Psychology and Psychotherapy: A Critique
Appreciative Musings on Normative Thoughts, Normative Feelings, Normative Actions
This article consists of appreciative reflections upon Hoffman and Strawn's article, Normative Thoughts, Normative Feelings, Normative Actions: A Protestant, Relational Psychoanalytic Reply to E. Christian Brugger and the Faculty of the Institute for the Psychological Sciences (IPS). In the article, Hoffman and Strawn, although expressing broad agreement with Brugger, discuss six areas of apparent disagreement. The authors of the present response…
Research: Stressors Arising in Highly Valued Rolesand Change in Feeling Close to God Over Time
Perspective: Therese of Lisieux From the Perspective of Attachment Theoryand Separation Anxiety
Thérèse of Lisieux From the Perspective of Attachment Theory and Separation Anxiety
This article interprets the life of Thérèse of Lisieux within the general theoretical context of Bowlby's (1969 Bowlby, J. 1969. Attachment New York: Basic Books.. [Google Scholar], 1973 Bowlby, J. 1973. Separation New York: Basic Books.. [Google Scholar], 1980 Bowlby, J. 1980. Loss New York: Basic Books.. [Google Scholar]) attachment theory and with reference to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders(text rev. [DSM-IV- TR], Am…
Kleinian Psychodynamics and Religious Aspects of Hatred as a Defense Mechanism
Hatred is placed in the theoretical framework of object relations, e.g., splitting, as developed by Melanie Klein and Otto Kernberg; it is also interpreted in a general religious context as a major barrier to forgiveness and to psychological health. Within the therapy process of the adult client, an important aspect of hatred is that it is a willed choice, i.e., the self acting as agent (Meissner, 1993). Hatred's extreme resistance to change is e…
Kernbergian Psychodynamics and Religious Aspects of the Forgiveness Process
The concept of forgiveness is defined and placed in an object relations framework of Otto Kernberg and of John Gartner. The latter presents an interpretation involving the overcoming of splitting which is a kind of proto-forgiveness applicable for treating borderline patients. Given this context, a model of five stages in the forgiveness process is outlined. These stages are adapted from Linn and Linn (1978) and from Kernberg (1992). It is propos…
Psychotherapy and Religious Values (Book)
Pretentious, Preposterous, Pathetic: A Response to Susan Henking and to Mary Daly on Psychology and Religion
This response provides critique both of Mary Daly's work and of Henking's (1993) treatment of Daly's material. Critique of Daly's works focuses on the inappropriate use of psychological concepts and the rejecting and paranoid attitudes she displays toward religion, society, men, and women. Although Daly's works appear to be founded in psychology, she applies terms meant to describe intrapersonal psychological phenomena (e.g., projection, introjec…
Escaping the Secular Enlightenment--But Slouching Toward Yugoslavia: A Response to Watson
This response agrees with Watson's first point that the Enlightenment interpretation of religion is no longer convincing as a neutral, therefore privileged, position. Watson rightly points out that Enlightenment assumptions make those who hold them today just as ethnocentric as other groups. However, Watson's proposal for a new framework within which to study religion, although interesting, is not convincing. In order for the new framework to fun…
Narratives and Counseling, Part 1: From Analysis of the past to Stories about It
It is proposed that the present practice of psychotherapy and counseling would be enriched by introducing a narrative model of the psychotherapeutic process. Recent contributions supporting the importance of a narrative (story) based model are discussed. Theorists briefly treated are: Schafer (1980, 1983), with his narrative interpretation of Freud's major concepts and a narrative understanding of the psychoanalytic session; Spence (1982), who in…
Narratives and Counseling, Part 2: From Stories of the past to Stories for the Future
After a summary of sources of power contained in narratives as proposed by Kilpatrick (1986), a case history of Christian narrative counseling is presented. Emphasis is on a narrative conclusion to the counseling process that focuses on the client's future. This future is understood as a story constructed by the client in response to God's call: the working out of a vocation. The vocation story, interpreted in the framework of Northrop Frye's (19…
The use of stories in moral development: New psychological reasons for an old education method
The Vicissitudes of Original Sin: A Reply to Bridgman and Carter
Bridgman and Carter (1989) propose that original sin is preoedipal and based on primary narcissism. They also comment upon and criticize Vitz and Gartner's oedipal interpretation of original sin. This reply to Bridgman and Carter makes the following points: We accept the proposal that original sin has its psychological origin in primary narcissism; however, we assume that original sin expresses itself quite differently at different developmental …
Modern Art and Modern Science: The Parallel Analysis of Vision
Christianity and Psychoanalysis, Part 2: Jesus the Transformer of the Super-Ego
If Jesus is The anti-Oedipus (Vitz & Gartner, 1984) then his acceptance by a person should transform his or her super-ego. since the super-ego is the psychological consequence of resolving the oedipal crisis. Ways in which this transformation of the super-ego occurs are described. Emphasis is on comparing and contrasting the child's natural identification with the father with a person's super-natural identification with the Son. Similarities and …
Christianity and Psychoanalysis, Part 1: Jesus as the Anti-Oedipus
Basic connections between Freudian psychoanalytic theory and Christian theology are explored. The locus is on the Oedipus complex, the origin of neurosis in Freudian theory; it is argued that Oedipal motivation is a reasonably apt characterization of original sin. After a detailed comparison of the Freudian Oedipus with the Christian Jesus it is concluded that Jesus is the anti-Oedipus and thus he represents the logical answer to the neurotic con…
Psychology As Religion: The Cult of Self-Worship
Factors affecting conflict and negotiation within an alliance
Factors affecting conflict and negotiation within an alliance
Psychology As Religion: The Cult of Self-Worship
Christianity and Psychoanalysis, Part 2: Jesus the Transformer of the Super-Ego
If Jesus is The anti-Oedipus (Vitz & Gartner, 1984) then his acceptance by a person should transform his or her super-ego. since the super-ego is the psychological consequence of resolving the oedipal crisis. Ways in which this transformation of the super-ego occurs are described. Emphasis is on comparing and contrasting the child's natural identification with the father with a person's super-natural identification with the Son. Similarities and …
Christianity and Psychoanalysis, Part 1: Jesus as the Anti-Oedipus
Basic connections between Freudian psychoanalytic theory and Christian theology are explored. The locus is on the Oedipus complex, the origin of neurosis in Freudian theory; it is argued that Oedipal motivation is a reasonably apt characterization of original sin. After a detailed comparison of the Freudian Oedipus with the Christian Jesus it is concluded that Jesus is the anti-Oedipus and thus he represents the logical answer to the neurotic con…
The Vicissitudes of Original Sin: A Reply to Bridgman and Carter
Bridgman and Carter (1989) propose that original sin is preoedipal and based on primary narcissism. They also comment upon and criticize Vitz and Gartner's oedipal interpretation of original sin. This reply to Bridgman and Carter makes the following points: We accept the proposal that original sin has its psychological origin in primary narcissism; however, we assume that original sin expresses itself quite differently at different developmental …
Modern Art and Modern Science: The Parallel Analysis of Vision
The use of stories in moral development: New psychological reasons for an old education method
Narratives and Counseling, Part 1: From Analysis of the past to Stories about It
It is proposed that the present practice of psychotherapy and counseling would be enriched by introducing a narrative model of the psychotherapeutic process. Recent contributions supporting the importance of a narrative (story) based model are discussed. Theorists briefly treated are: Schafer (1980, 1983), with his narrative interpretation of Freud's major concepts and a narrative understanding of the psychoanalytic session; Spence (1982), who in…
Narratives and Counseling, Part 2: From Stories of the past to Stories for the Future
After a summary of sources of power contained in narratives as proposed by Kilpatrick (1986), a case history of Christian narrative counseling is presented. Emphasis is on a narrative conclusion to the counseling process that focuses on the client's future. This future is understood as a story constructed by the client in response to God's call: the working out of a vocation. The vocation story, interpreted in the framework of Northrop Frye's (19…
Pretentious, Preposterous, Pathetic: A Response to Susan Henking and to Mary Daly on Psychology and Religion
This response provides critique both of Mary Daly's work and of Henking's (1993) treatment of Daly's material. Critique of Daly's works focuses on the inappropriate use of psychological concepts and the rejecting and paranoid attitudes she displays toward religion, society, men, and women. Although Daly's works appear to be founded in psychology, she applies terms meant to describe intrapersonal psychological phenomena (e.g., projection, introjec…
Escaping the Secular Enlightenment--But Slouching Toward Yugoslavia: A Response to Watson
This response agrees with Watson's first point that the Enlightenment interpretation of religion is no longer convincing as a neutral, therefore privileged, position. Watson rightly points out that Enlightenment assumptions make those who hold them today just as ethnocentric as other groups. However, Watson's proposal for a new framework within which to study religion, although interesting, is not convincing. In order for the new framework to fun…
Psychotherapy and Religious Values (Book)
Kleinian Psychodynamics and Religious Aspects of Hatred as a Defense Mechanism
Hatred is placed in the theoretical framework of object relations, e.g., splitting, as developed by Melanie Klein and Otto Kernberg; it is also interpreted in a general religious context as a major barrier to forgiveness and to psychological health. Within the therapy process of the adult client, an important aspect of hatred is that it is a willed choice, i.e., the self acting as agent (Meissner, 1993). Hatred's extreme resistance to change is e…
Kernbergian Psychodynamics and Religious Aspects of the Forgiveness Process
The concept of forgiveness is defined and placed in an object relations framework of Otto Kernberg and of John Gartner. The latter presents an interpretation involving the overcoming of splitting which is a kind of proto-forgiveness applicable for treating borderline patients. Given this context, a model of five stages in the forgiveness process is outlined. These stages are adapted from Linn and Linn (1978) and from Kernberg (1992). It is propos…
Research: Stressors Arising in Highly Valued Rolesand Change in Feeling Close to God Over Time
Perspective: Therese of Lisieux From the Perspective of Attachment Theoryand Separation Anxiety
Thérèse of Lisieux From the Perspective of Attachment Theory and Separation Anxiety
This article interprets the life of Thérèse of Lisieux within the general theoretical context of Bowlby's (1969 Bowlby, J. 1969. Attachment New York: Basic Books.. [Google Scholar], 1973 Bowlby, J. 1973. Separation New York: Basic Books.. [Google Scholar], 1980 Bowlby, J. 1980. Loss New York: Basic Books.. [Google Scholar]) attachment theory and with reference to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders(text rev. [DSM-IV- TR], Am…
Appreciative Musings on Normative Thoughts, Normative Feelings, Normative Actions
This article consists of appreciative reflections upon Hoffman and Strawn's article, Normative Thoughts, Normative Feelings, Normative Actions: A Protestant, Relational Psychoanalytic Reply to E. Christian Brugger and the Faculty of the Institute for the Psychological Sciences (IPS). In the article, Hoffman and Strawn, although expressing broad agreement with Brugger, discuss six areas of apparent disagreement. The authors of the present response…
Self-forgiveness in Psychology and Psychotherapy: A Critique
Re-conceptualizing Neurosis as a Degree of Egocentricity: Ethical Issues in Psychological Theory
Addressing Moderate Interpersonal Hatred Before Addressing Forgiveness in Psychotherapy and Counseling: A Proposed Model
Psychology (19 works) · Psychoanalysis (12 works) · Social Psychology (11 works) · Philosophy (10 works) · Psychotherapist (9 works) · Epistemology (6 works) · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications (6 works) · Art (5 works) · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (5 works) · Political science (5 works)