Psychoanalytic Thinking with Dr Don Carveth
Episodes
GUILT: Part 2, Conscientious Critique of the Superego
17 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
GUILT: A Psychoanalytic Perspective, Part 1, Theory
17 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Guilt evasion. Types of guilt. Conscious/unconscious, Persecutory/reparative, Justified/unjustified, Survivor or success guilt, Collective guilt, etc.
Corrections Two kinds of psychopathy two kinds of depression two kinds of shame.
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Just as Klein and Grinberg distinguished two kinds of guilt, J. Rejd Meloy distinguished two kinds of pstychopathy,, primary and secondary; amd Sidney...
Charm and Alarm
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Superego, Conscience and the Narcissism of our Times
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Carveth begins by describing the difference between the narcissistically based superego from the object-oriented conscience. He sees the former as ...
Shame, Guilt, and Ruminations
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Carveth discusses the differences between guilt that reflects concern for the other and alternatively self-abuse that serves narcissistic purposes...
On Narcissism
06 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Freud, Lacan, Mead and Christianity on narcissism.
Is Psychoanalysis a path to salvation?
06 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Carveth/Lusensky: Is Psychoanalysis a Path to Salvation? A Freudian and a Jungian dialogue about psychoanalysis and Christianity
Jesus Was The First Psychoanalyst
06 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Carveth speaks with Jakob Lusensky on the Psychology & The Cross podcast. Don and Jakob discuss Don converted from Jung to Freud, ...
Splitting
06 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Carveth discusses splitting. Don goes on to discuss a problem in Kleinian theory of development, and how Klein attributes the ca...
New Book (Interview): Guilt: A Contemporary Introduction
06 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Carveth is interviewed by Aodhán Moran regarding his latest book Guilt: A Contemporary Introduction. Purchase the book: https:...
Psychoanalysis of Sociology and the Sociology of Psychoanalysis
30 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Carveth questions whether or not the psychoanalytic theory of acculturation is anything more than a projected castration phantasy....
Are Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Guilt Still Relevant in the Culture of Narcissism?
23 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Carveth wrestles with the question: is Tragic Man Guilty? He then goes on to discuss the superego as aggression turned on self or ...
Marxism
16 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Carveth teases apart Marxism and Leninism. For Don, they are not the same thing. He then goes on to discuss democratic Marxism, so...
Marching Under the Banner of the Superego: Notes on the Mania for Reproaching
09 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Carveth discusses the "Woke" authoritarianism and the new Puritanism. A PDF of the talk is here: https://www.doncarveth.com/_file...
Sexuality
11 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Carveth discusses sexuality. Existential vs biologistic understanding of human sexuality. The psychosexual stages as differing wor...
Self-Esteem and Psychoanalysis
04 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Carveth discusses self-esteem regulation, Freud's ego-ideal, and conscience. Dr Don Carveth works with Aodhán Moran to produce th...
Mourning: Freud and Klein
28 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Carveth discusses mourning from a Freudian & Kleinian perspective. Dr Don Carveth works with Aodhán Moran to produce this podca...
Reality Testing
21 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Carveth discusses reality testing by diving into philosophical realism vs. radical constructivism, the three worlds hypothesis. in...
Otto Kernberg: Theory and Practice
14 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Here is the chart of Kernberg's model of the emotional and psychological development mentioned in this lecture: https://bit.ly/3wMbXP7 In this episod...
The Sins of The Fathers
07 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Carveth discusses The Sins of the Fathers. The analysands of corrupt analysts are suspected of being corrupt too unless they und...
The Still Face: Implications for Psychotherapy
31 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Carveth critiques the ideology of the "Still Face" in psychiatry, psychology, psychotherapy, & psychoanalysis. Dr Don Carveth work...
Psychoanalysis as Meditation
26 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Carveth discusses psychoanalysis as meditation: Observing ego. Inner watcher. Symbolic subject vs. Imaginary Ego. Deconstruction. ...
Psychoanalysis as Evolution
19 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Carveth discusses psychoanalysis as biological, psychological and social evolution. Dr Carveth works with Aodhán Moran to produce...
Psychoanalysis as Religion
12 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Carveth frames psychoanalysis as religion. The human psyche is characterized by two levels of functioning— primary and secondary...
Psychoanalysis IS Spirituality
05 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Carveth delivers a lecture on his paper, 'Psychoanalysis is Spirituality' to the Michigan Psychoanalytic Society at its 45th Annua...
Schizoid Personality Disorder
29 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Carveth dives into Schizoid Personality Disorder. Don describes the patient as detached, introverted loners who move away from rat...
The Oedipus Complex
22 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr. Carveth discusses the Oedipus complex as a universal, narcissistic trauma. Dr Carveth works with Aodhán Moran to produce this po...
Horney, Sullivan, & Fromm
15 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Carveth discusses the differences among Horney, Sullivan and Fromm in relation to biologism, sociologism and existentialism. ...
Freudian and Kleinian Visions
08 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Carveth delineates the fundamental difference between the Freudian and Kleinian visions of the human predicament. Dr Carve...
The Analytic Cure Across the Schools
01 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Carveth discusses the analytic cure as conceived by the different psychoanalytic schools of thought: Freud, Klein, Bion, Lacan, Wi...
Fairbairn & Guntrip: Origins of Object-Relations
24 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Carveth discusses Object-Relations Theory, Fairbairn's cartography of endo-psychic structure, Guntrip's addition, Carveth's revisi...
What Cures: An Exploration of Psychoanalysis
17 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Carveth inquires into what it is that 'cures' in psychoanalysis. Insight? Relationship? Both? The therapist's warmth and empathy...
Transference Neurosis
10 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Carveth details transference neurosis as the defining element of psychoanalysis per se, as distinct from psychoanalytic psychother...
Jesus & Freud: Are We Responsible For Our Thoughts?
03 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Carveth explores the relationship between Jesus & Freud. Whether or not Freud himself thought so, many psychotherapists, even some...
The Walking Dead: Are We Dead or Alive?
27 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Carveth discusses Donald Winnicott's wish to 'be alive when he dies'. Implicit in Winnicott's quip is that many people are not ful...
Use Me Up: Masochism Revisited
20 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this short episode, Dr Carveth revisits masochism. Yes, I wanna spread the news That if it feels this good gettin' used Oh, you just keep on ...
On Death
06 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Aodhán Moran interviews Dr Carveth on death.
Clinical Series: Psychoanalysis as Deconstruction
30 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this lecture, the eighth in the Clinical Series, Dr Carveth discusses psychoanalysis as the deconstruction of literalized myth. Instead of gettin...
Clinical Series: Masochism
23 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this lecture, the seventh in the Clinical Series, Dr Carveth discusses Freud, Fairbairn, and Berliner on masochism, focusing on Berliner's paper, ...
Clinical Series: Phantasy, Dreaming, and Awakening in Psychoanalysis
16 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, the sixth in the Clinical Series, Dr Carveth delivers a lecture on his paper, 'Phantasy, Dreaming and Awakening in Psychoanalysis' to...
Clinical Series: A Critique of Heinz Kohut
09 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this lecture, the fifth in the Clinical Series, Dr Carveth discusses what he sees as the fallacy of the deficit model thinking and the role of the...
Clinical Series: Transference and Countertransference
02 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this lecture, the fourth in the Clinical Series, Dr Carveth discussing the nature and types of transference across the schools of psychoanalysis, ...
Clinical Series: Defence Mechanisms
26 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this lecture, the third in the Clinical Series, Dr Carveth discusses defence mechanisms, in their more primitive and more mature forms.
Clinical Series: Depression
19 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this lecture, the second in the Clinical Series, Dr Carveth appreciates and critiques Freud's theory of depression. Don details many sides of de...
Clinical Series: Anxiety
12 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Introducing the Clinical Series — a collection of lectures detailing psychoanalytic theory as it relates to clinical practice. In this lecture,...
Wilfred Bion: Introduction to Bion 4
05 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this lecture, the last in the 2017 Bion series, Dr Carveth returns to the text by Neville and Joan Symington, "The Clinical Thinking of Wilfred Bio...
Wilfred Bion: Introduction to Bion 3
28 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this lecture, the third in the 2017 Bion series, Dr Carveth returns to the text by Neville and Joan Symington, "The Clinical Thinking of Wilfred Bi...
Wilfred Bion: Introduction to Bion 2
21 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this lecture, the second in the 2017 Bion series, Dr Carveth focuses on the text by Neville and Joan Symington, "The Clinical Thinking of Wilfred B...
Wilfred Bion: Introduction to Bion 1
14 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this lecture, the first in the 2017 Bion series, Dr Carveth introduces the group psychology of Sigmund Freud and Wilfred Bion.
Melanie Klein: Introduction to Kleinian Theory 06
24 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this lecture, the sixth and final in the 2016 Kleinian series, Dr Carveth discusses manic defences, reparation, manic reparation, early Oedipus com...
Melanie Klein: Introduction to Kleinian Theory 05
17 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this lecture, the fifth in the 2016 Kleinian series, Dr Carveth dives in-depth into Klein's depressive (or reparative) position, depressive anxiety...
Melanie Klein: Introduction to Kleinian Theory 04
10 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this lecture, the fourth in the 2016 Kleinian series, Dr Carveth dives in-depth into Klein's paranoid-schizoid position, the pathology of the paran...
Melanie Klein: Introduction to Kleinian Theory 03
03 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this lecture, the third in the 2016 Kleinian series, Dr Carveth discusses Klein's paranoid-schizoid and depressive positions, a dialectical ver...
Melanie Klein: Introduction to Kleinian Theory 02
26 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this lecture, the second in the 2016 Kleinian series, Dr Carveth discusses Klein's "Our Adult World and its Roots in Infancy" (1959). Notable i...
Melanie Klein: Introduction to Kleinian Theory 01
19 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this lecture, the first in the 2016 Kleinian series, Dr Carveth introduces Kleinian psychoanalytic theory. Delivered to the HamAva Institute, T...
Freud & Beyond 06: Heinz Kohut & The Rise of Self Psychology (Finale)
11 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this lecture, the sixth and final in the 2015 Freud and Beyond series, Dr Carveth introduces Heinz Kohut work, discussing the evolution of Self Psy...
Freud & Beyond 05: Tragedy vs Romance in Psychoanalysis
04 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this lecture, the fifth in the 2015 Freud and Beyond series, Dr Carveth discusses the tragic and romantic in psychoanalysis.
Freud & Beyond 04: Dualism, Dialectics & Winnicott's Transitional Area
29 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this lecture, the fourth in the 2015 Freud and Beyond series, Dr Carveth discusses mind-body dualism, centring around Donald Winnicott's transition...
Freud & Beyond 03: Freud's Seduction Theory & Sandor Ferenczi's Rediscovery of Trauma
22 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this lecture, the third in the 2015 Freud and Beyond series, Dr Carveth discusses Freud's seduction theory. Don then introduces Sandor Ferenczi, de...
Freud & Beyond 02: Freud's Theory of Dreams
15 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this lecture, the second in the 2015 Freud and Beyond series, Dr Carveth dives into Freud's dream theory in clinical practice and methods of distin...
Freud & Beyond 01: Defense Mechanisms & The Oedipus Complex
08 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this lecture, the first in the 2015 Freud and Beyond series, Dr Carveth discusses Kleinian and Freudian defence mechanisms before moving onto Freud...
Welcome to Psychoanalytic Thinking with Dr Don Carveth (Trailer)
04 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Psychoanalytic Thinking, where we explore psychoanalytic thought from inception up through to modernity. Join distinguished professor and 4...