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Psychoanalysis across civilizations: a personal journey.

Alan Roland1

  • 1National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis, USA. Alanroland@aol.com

The Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry
|July 18, 2003
PubMed
Summary

This study explores the psychological effects of Westernization on Indian and Japanese populations, comparing cultural self-configurations and psychoanalytic adaptation. It examines cross-cultural encounters between Asian patients and the American psychological landscape.

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Area of Science:

  • Cross-cultural psychology
  • Psychoanalytic studies
  • Sociology

Background:

  • Early academic interest in East-West comparative studies.
  • Clinical psychoanalytic research grant to India in 1977.
  • Exploration of Westernization's psychological impact on Indian populations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess psychological effects of Westernization on Indians.
  • To compare self-configurations between Indian and American patients.
  • To reexamine psychoanalysis in a cross-cultural context and conduct inter-Asian psychological comparisons.

Main Methods:

  • Comparative clinical psychoanalytic research in India and Japan.
  • Qualitative assessment of psychological effects and self-configurations.

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  • Exploration of cultural roots in psychoanalysis and Western individualism.

    • Main Results:

    • Identified psychological effects of Westernization on Indian subjects.
    • Observed differences in self-configurations compared to American patients.
    • Conducted novel inter-Asian psychological comparisons.

    Conclusions:

    • Psychoanalysis requires reexamination within diverse cultural contexts.
    • Cross-cultural encounters highlight significant psychological differences.
    • Understanding Western individualism's dialogue with psychoanalysis is crucial.