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A Developmental Approach to Borderline Personality Disorder in the Masterson Approach

A Developmental Approach to Borderline Personality Disorder in the Masterson Approach

Author: Dr. Meral Aydın

Dr. James F. Masterson’s developmental approach to borderline personality disorder—a complex condition that profoundly affects an individual’s emotion...

Video Excerpts

A Brief Introduction to Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy: The Masterson Approach - Dr. Meral AYDIN

A Brief Introduction to Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy: The Masterson Approach - Dr. Meral AYDIN

Prepared by: Dr. Meral Aydın

To watch the full video, you can visit our YouTube channel.

Dr. Meral Aydın: Why Do We Keep Repeating the Same Cycle in Relationships? Kindness Heals

Dr. Meral Aydın: Why Do We Keep Repeating the Same Cycle in Relationships? Kindness Heals

Prepared by: Dr. Meral Aydın

To watch Dr. Meral Aydın's full interview on Haberler.com, click here. 

The Analysis of the Self, Kohut - March Reading Group

The Analysis of the Self, Kohut - March Reading Group

Prepared by: Psychologist Gizem Sözsahibi

In the fifth session of our Reading Group Series, we discussed Kohut's "The Analysis of the Self" through Psychologist Gizem Sözsahibi's analysis. In ...

Articles by Meral Aydın

DELUSIONAL NARCISSISTIC REALITY

DELUSIONAL NARCISSISTIC REALITY

Author: Dr. Meral Aydın

The most fundamental delusion of the human being arises from their most natural vulnerability.Meral Aydın While strength refers to the capacity to ac...

A CONSCIENCE SHARPENED AGAINST THE SELF

A CONSCIENCE SHARPENED AGAINST THE SELF

Author: Dr. Meral Aydın

Those who cannot claim their anger either turn cruel or lose themselves to their conscience. DR. Meral AYDIN A person who is unjust to thems...

THE REAL SELF – PERMANENT IDENTITY

THE REAL SELF – PERMANENT IDENTITY

Author: Dr. Meral Aydın

An identity without one’s own truth can only be a false identity.A healthy identity is a phenomenon that is defined, enduring, and consistently carrie...

WHEN LOVE COMES, THERE IS NOTHING TO DO

WHEN LOVE COMES, THERE IS NOTHING TO DO

Author: Dr. Meral Aydın

WHEN LOVE COMES, THERE IS NOTHING TO DO  DR. Meral AYDIN Love is the capacity to fall into a state of vulnerability. Love is the demand...

HOPE

HOPE

Author: Dr. Meral Aydın

If there is a will, there is a way… Dr. Meral AYDIN Wherever there is will and time, there is always an option. Hope is the capacity to orie...

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN MY MIND

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN MY MIND

Author: Dr. Meral Aydın

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN MY MINDCould it really be possible for someone to gift their existence to someone else’s existence?Could my own existence b...

PSYCHOTHERAPY IN SCHIZOPHRENIA

PSYCHOTHERAPY IN SCHIZOPHRENIA

Author: Dr. Meral Aydın

PSYCHOTHERAPY IN SCHIZOPHRENIAThe individual with schizophrenia, while completely disconnected with psychotic states, experiences immense anxiety whil...

INDECISION AS A CONTROL MECHANISM IN SCHIZOID PERSONALITY DISORDER

INDECISION AS A CONTROL MECHANISM IN SCHIZOID PERSONALITY DISORDER

Author: Dr. Meral Aydın

INDECISION AS A CONTROL MECHANISM IN SCHIZOID PERSONALITY DISORDER  Until you make a decision about a subject, you retain control over all p...

THE TRUE SELF AND SELF CAPACITIES

THE TRUE SELF AND SELF CAPACITIES

Author: Dr. Meral Aydın

The True Self and Self CapacitiesIn Donald Winnicott’s famous statement, “It is a joy to hide, but a disaster not to be found” (as cited in ...

Publications by Meral Aydın

The Neurobiological Effect of Masterson Approach Psychotherapy in Borderline Personality Disorder

The Neurobiological Effect of Masterson Approach Psychotherapy in Borderline Personality Disorder

Author: Dr. Meral Aydın

Masterson Psychotherapy (MP) is a therapeutic method used to manage the symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). This pilot study aimed to i...

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and Self Psychology

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