Martin S Willick
Biographic Data
| ID | 5211775 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Martin S Willick |
| GIVEN NAMES | Martin S |
| FAMILY NAME | Willick |
| SIGNATURE | WILLICK M S |
| AFFILIATIONS | 970 Lincoln Place Teaneck, NJ 07666, |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1970 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Martin S. Willick Replies
Martin S. Willick Replies
Psychoanalysis and Schizophrenia
The history of psychoanalysis and schizophrenia is used as an example of psychoanalytic theories of etiology that have not stood the test of time. Those theories pointed to three main factors: very serious inadequacies in the caretaking person; the presence of these inadequacies so early, during the preverbal period, that they led to the impairment of early object relations, the development of psychic structure, and basic ego functions; and the a…
The Deficit Syndrome in Schizophrenia
The author summarizes recent advances in neurobiological research which appear to offer compelling evidence that the most pathognomonic feature of schizophrenia, the deficit or negative syndrome, is associated with functional abnormalities in the frontal lobe of the brain. These brain abnormalities are correlated with those conceptualized by psychoanalytic theories of withdrawal of libido and loss of mental representation. In the light of this da…
Essential papers on Borderline Disorders
Psychoanalytic Concepts of the Etiology of Severe Mental Illness
In this paper I challenge some prevalent psychoanalytic concepts of the etiology and pathogenesis of severe mental illness which I believe to be in need of revision. There is insufficient evidence to conclude that the etiology of the two major adult psychoses, schizophrenia and manic-depressive illness, can be attributed to failures in development or fixations during the earliest years of life. Furthermore, I believe it incorrect to ascribe these…
Clinical Aspects Of Character
On Sexuality
Meetings of the New York Psychoanalytic Society
(1970). Meetings of the New York Psychoanalytic Society. The Psychoanalytic Quarterly: Vol. 39, No. 3, pp. 515-518.
Psychoanalysis and Schizophrenia
The history of psychoanalysis and schizophrenia is used as an example of psychoanalytic theories of etiology that have not stood the test of time. Those theories pointed to three main factors: very serious inadequacies in the caretaking person; the presence of these inadequacies so early, during the preverbal period, that they led to the impairment of early object relations, the development of psychic structure, and basic ego functions; and the a…
Psychoanalytic Concepts of the Etiology of Severe Mental Illness
In this paper I challenge some prevalent psychoanalytic concepts of the etiology and pathogenesis of severe mental illness which I believe to be in need of revision. There is insufficient evidence to conclude that the etiology of the two major adult psychoses, schizophrenia and manic-depressive illness, can be attributed to failures in development or fixations during the earliest years of life. Furthermore, I believe it incorrect to ascribe these…
The Deficit Syndrome in Schizophrenia
The author summarizes recent advances in neurobiological research which appear to offer compelling evidence that the most pathognomonic feature of schizophrenia, the deficit or negative syndrome, is associated with functional abnormalities in the frontal lobe of the brain. These brain abnormalities are correlated with those conceptualized by psychoanalytic theories of withdrawal of libido and loss of mental representation. In the light of this da…
On Sexuality
Clinical Aspects Of Character
Meetings of the New York Psychoanalytic Society
(1970). Meetings of the New York Psychoanalytic Society. The Psychoanalytic Quarterly: Vol. 39, No. 3, pp. 515-518.
Clinical Aspects Of Character
On Sexuality
Essential papers on Borderline Disorders
Psychoanalytic Concepts of the Etiology of Severe Mental Illness
In this paper I challenge some prevalent psychoanalytic concepts of the etiology and pathogenesis of severe mental illness which I believe to be in need of revision. There is insufficient evidence to conclude that the etiology of the two major adult psychoses, schizophrenia and manic-depressive illness, can be attributed to failures in development or fixations during the earliest years of life. Furthermore, I believe it incorrect to ascribe these…
The Deficit Syndrome in Schizophrenia
The author summarizes recent advances in neurobiological research which appear to offer compelling evidence that the most pathognomonic feature of schizophrenia, the deficit or negative syndrome, is associated with functional abnormalities in the frontal lobe of the brain. These brain abnormalities are correlated with those conceptualized by psychoanalytic theories of withdrawal of libido and loss of mental representation. In the light of this da…
Psychoanalysis and Schizophrenia
The history of psychoanalysis and schizophrenia is used as an example of psychoanalytic theories of etiology that have not stood the test of time. Those theories pointed to three main factors: very serious inadequacies in the caretaking person; the presence of these inadequacies so early, during the preverbal period, that they led to the impairment of early object relations, the development of psychic structure, and basic ego functions; and the a…
Martin S. Willick Replies
Martin S. Willick Replies
Psychology (9 works) · Psychoanalysis (7 works) · Psychoanalytic theory (5 works) · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications (4 works) · Mental Health and Psychiatry (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Psychotherapist (3 works) · Schizophrenia (object-oriented programming) (3 works) · Schizophrenia research and treatment (3 works) · Character (mathematics) (2 works)