The Thinking Mind Podcast
E121 - Psychoanalysis, Adolescence & the Unconscious Lust for Control (w/ Dr. Alan Baban)
Published: 25 April 2025 at 00:00 Europe/London
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Dr Alan Baban is a writer, psychiatrist and BPC registered psychoanalytic psychotherapist, and he is the Chair of the Art and Psychiatry Special Interest Group at the Royal College of Psychiatry.
Today we discuss:
- What makes psychoanalysis different from other therapies
- Different unconscious drives people have
- What a psychoanalytic session looks like
- The many benefits of free association
- How art can help people understand the human experience
- The acclaimed Netflix series Adolescence
Interviewed by Dr. Alex Curmi. Dr. Alex is a consultant psychiatrist and a UKCP registered psychotherapist in-training.
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