This is the second of two lectures that explores how our history and environment shape our personality, gender differences and self concept. A/Prof. Doris McIlwains publications are now available for free from https://www.johnsutton.net/doris-m

Does Personality Change?

Jun 30th, 2021 49m 7s

How does our history and environment shape our personality? And is this stable? A/Prof. Doris McIlwains publications are now available for free from https://www.johnsutton.net/doris-mcilwains-writings/ Thanks for Prof. John Sutton. Check it out

Affect and Individual Differences

Jun 24th, 2021 36m 23s

This is the second of two lectures that address: Memory, narrative therapy, important life events, creativity, personality, mental flexibility, positive and negative affect, cognitive flexibility, cognitive arousal, emotions, coping strategies,

Peak Experiences, Memory and Emotions

Jun 16th, 2021 47m 10s

This is the first of two lectures that address: Memory, narrative therapy, important life events, creativity, personality, mental flexibility, positive and negative affect, cognitive flexibility, cognitive arousal, emotions, coping strategies,

Mental Time Travel: Emotion and Memory

Jun 9th, 2021 39m 31s

What is the connection between personality and memory? This lecture is the second of two that talks about: Cultural storytelling, personal myths, narratives and the self, schemas, family remembering, narrative therapy, empathic listening, memo

Telling Stories: Cultural Scaffolding

Jun 2nd, 2021 48m 38s

This lecture is the first of two that talks about: Cultural storytelling, personal myths, narratives and the self, schemas, family remembering, narrative therapy, empathic listening, memory, trauma, emotional remembering and more. A/Prof. Dori

Narcissism and Shame: Fear of Being Found Wanting

May 26th, 2021 46m 36s

This lecture is the second of two lectures that address: Personality disorders, parental attunement, coping mechanisms, defence mechanisms, the development of disorders, the dark triad, narcissism, psychopathy, shame and more.A/Prof. Doris McIl

Tracing a Personality Style: The Dark Triad

May 19th, 2021 51m 32s

What creates a psychopath? What about a narcissist ? This lecture is the first of two that address: Personality disorders, coping mechanisms, defence mechanisms, the development of disorders, the dark triad and more.A/Prof. Doris McIlwain's pub

Defences and Beliefs

May 12th, 2021 40m 12s

This lecture is the second of two that address: Clinical inference, Personality assessment, transference, psychopathy, empathy, affect, dark triad, psychoanalytic diagnosis, Shedler-Westen Assessment Procedure (SWAP) and more.A/Prof. Doris McIl

Transference, Insight and Inference

May 5th, 2021 46m 10s

This lecture is the first of two that address: Clinical inference, Personality assessment, transference, gestalt, dreams, fantasies, psychoanalysis, emotions, Freud, DSM-V, Validity, Reliability, traits, empathy and moreA/Prof. Doris McIlwain's

The Self, the World and Others

Apr 28th, 2021 50m 8s

This lecture is the second of two that address: Personality development, early life experiences, complex trauma, personality disorders, schemas, subpersonal, culture, unconscious, drives, affects, attachment, self and other distinctions, trust,

Cascading Constraints of Personality Development

Apr 21st, 2021 42m 41s

This lecture is the first of two that address: Personality development, early life experiences, complex trauma, personality disorders, schemas, subpersonal, culture, unconscious, drives, affects, attachment, self and other distinctions, trust,

How to let the Data speak: Measuring Personality

Apr 14th, 2021 56m 20s

This lecture is the second of two that address: Qualitative, Quantitative, Research, Subjectivity, Objectivity, the Big Five, Psychological research, Personality, Methodology, Disconfirmation, Ideographic, Nomothetic, Statistics, Dark Triad, Tr

Personality in Research: Do numbers equal science?

Apr 7th, 2021 40m 14s

This lecture is the first of two that address: Qualitative, Quantitative, Research, Subjectivity, Objectivity, the Big Five, Psychological research, Personality, Methodology, Disconfirmation, Ideographic, Nomothetic, Statistics, Dark Triad, Tra

Cults, Culture and Charisma

Mar 31st, 2021 56m 20s

An introduction to personality. This lecture addresses: Cults, Charisma, Culture, Personality, the Big Five, Developmental psychology, childhood, traits, the Dark Triad, research, methodology, factor analysis and more. Contact Email: philosophy

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Season 2! Personality!

Mar 24th, 2021 1m 55s

Season 2 of Philosophy of Psychoanalysis is coming soon! In this lecture series A/Prof McIlwain addresses the Psychology of Personality from a psychoanalytic perspective. Contact Email: [email protected] Lecturer: Associate P

BONUS: Progressive Muscle Relaxation Meditation

Aug 19th, 2020 16m 5s

A relaxation meditation following the Progressive Muscle Relaxation strategy to help you shake off the stress of the day. Spoken by A/Prof. Doris McIlwain. Contact Email: [email protected] Lecturer: Associate Professor Doris

BONUS: Dreams

Aug 12th, 2020 20m 19s

The final instalment of lecture content for the podcast. A/Prof McIlwain explores the Freudian interpretation of dreams. Contact Email: [email protected] Lecturer: Associate Professor Doris McIlwain. Theme song creator: Rose

Transitional Relatedness and Art

Aug 5th, 2020 41m 10s

How does our history impact our creative work? This is the second lecture that addresses: Resilience, ego, loss of control and over-control, regression, creativity and regression, phantasy and renunciation, the artist vs the neurotic, Kris's ac

Creativity and Resilience

Jul 29th, 2020 43m

This is the first of two lectures that address: Resilience, ego, loss of control and over-control, regression, creativity and regression, phantasy and renunciation, the artist vs the neurotic, Kris's account of regression and creativity - trans

Developing a False Self: Emotional Control

Jul 22nd, 2020 37m 29s

Affective ‘acting' and emotional labour and the costs of emotional control. This is the second lecture that addresses: Facework, Lambie and Marcel's picture of emotion, from biological process to psychological motive, basic affects, trauma and

Facework and Therapy

Jul 15th, 2020 36m 14s

How do affects capture your body and behaviours? This is the first lecture that addresses: Facework - definition, Lambie and Marcel's picture of emotion, from biological process to psychological motive (theory of motivation), basic affects (and

Staying Present: Awareness and Transference

Jul 8th, 2020 48m 25s

How can we stay aware of ourselves in relational encounters? This lecture is the second of two that address: Transference - phenomenology, definition, origin, content, therapist role, signs of transference, how to handle/not handle transference

Working with Transference: Psychoanalytic Practice

Jul 1st, 2020 50m 14s

Transference as therapeutic resistance. Linking present symptoms with past experiences. This lecture is the first of two that address: Transference - phenomenology, definition, origin, content, therapist role, signs of transference, how to hand

The Porous Self: To Love and Mourn

Jun 24th, 2020 37m 18s

Object relations in loss. This lecture is the second of two that address: Ego as precipitate of identifications, Kohut's self-psychology; Freud's view of mourning; Melancholia; Freud’s diagnostic use of mourning - reality testing, identificatio