Daniel Kriegman
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Daniel Kriegman is an American psychoanalyst
and writer. He is a founder of the Psychoanalytic Couple and Family Institute of New England, and a faculty member at the Massachusetts Institute for Psychoanalysis. He was formerly Chief Psychologist and the Director of Supervision and Training at the Massachusetts Treatment Center for Sexually Dangerous Offenders, as well as the Clinical Director for the maximum-security, intensive-treatment unit for adolescents in Boston
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Kriegman is co-author, with Malcolm Slavin, of The Adaptive Design of the Human Psyche: Psychoanalysis, Evolutionary Biology, and the Therapeutic Process, a book that created the psychoanalytic paradigm known as evolutionary psychoanalysis, and co-editor, with J. G. Teicholz, of Trauma, Repetition, & Affect Regulation: The Work of Paul Russell. He has published over 30 scholarly articles and book chapters on topics related to the evolutionary understanding of human behavior and the theory and practice of psychoanalytic approaches to psychotherapy
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He has a full-time private practice providing psychoanalytic treatment to individuals, couples, and families in Newton, Massachusetts
, as well as specialized work in forensic psychology
(e.g., expert witness testimony in cases involving the prediction of dangerousness).
He is the founder of Zuzu's Place, http://www.zuzusplace.org which is developing a cooperative housing alternative to the mental health system for people who have been diagnosed with major mental illnesses.
Kriegman is also one of the founders of an open source religion
called Yoism and is the author of "The Word according to Yo."
Psychoanalysis
Psychoanalysis is a psychological theory developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud. Psychoanalysis has expanded, been criticized and developed in different directions, mostly by some of Freud's former students, such as Alfred Adler and Carl Gustav...
and writer. He is a founder of the Psychoanalytic Couple and Family Institute of New England, and a faculty member at the Massachusetts Institute for Psychoanalysis. He was formerly Chief Psychologist and the Director of Supervision and Training at the Massachusetts Treatment Center for Sexually Dangerous Offenders, as well as the Clinical Director for the maximum-security, intensive-treatment unit for adolescents in Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
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Kriegman is co-author, with Malcolm Slavin, of The Adaptive Design of the Human Psyche: Psychoanalysis, Evolutionary Biology, and the Therapeutic Process, a book that created the psychoanalytic paradigm known as evolutionary psychoanalysis, and co-editor, with J. G. Teicholz, of Trauma, Repetition, & Affect Regulation: The Work of Paul Russell. He has published over 30 scholarly articles and book chapters on topics related to the evolutionary understanding of human behavior and the theory and practice of psychoanalytic approaches to psychotherapy
Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy is a general term referring to any form of therapeutic interaction or treatment contracted between a trained professional and a client or patient; family, couple or group...
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He has a full-time private practice providing psychoanalytic treatment to individuals, couples, and families in Newton, Massachusetts
Newton, Massachusetts
Newton is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States bordered to the east by Boston. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of Newton was 85,146, making it the eleventh largest city in the state.-Villages:...
, as well as specialized work in forensic psychology
Forensic psychology
Forensic psychology is the intersection between psychology and the criminal justice system. It involves understanding criminal law in the relevant jurisdictions in order to be able to interact appropriately with judges, attorneys and other legal professionals...
(e.g., expert witness testimony in cases involving the prediction of dangerousness).
He is the founder of Zuzu's Place, http://www.zuzusplace.org which is developing a cooperative housing alternative to the mental health system for people who have been diagnosed with major mental illnesses.
Kriegman is also one of the founders of an open source religion
Open source religion
Open-source religions attempt to employ open-source methodologies in the creation of religious belief systems. They develop their systems of beliefs through a continuous process of refinement and dialogue among the believers themselves...
called Yoism and is the author of "The Word according to Yo."
Books
- The Adaptive Design of the Human Psyche: Psychoanalysis, Evolutionary Biology, and the Therapeutic Process, with Malcolm Slavin ISBN 0-89862-795-8 (Guilford Press, 1992).
- Trauma, Repetition, & Affect Regulation: The Work of Paul Russell. Teicholz, J. G. & Kriegman, D. (Eds.), 1998. New York: The Other Press.
Articles
- Kriegman, D. & Biederman, I. (1980). How many letters in Bidwell's ghost? An investigation of the upper limits of full report from a brief visual stimulus. Journal of Perception and Psychophysics, 28, 82-84. Featured in Scientific American, 252, 2, 126-127, 1985.
- Kriegman, D. & Solomon, L. (1985a). Cult groups and the narcissistic personality: The offer to heal defects in the self. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 35, 2, 239-261.
- Kriegman, D. & Solomon, L. (1985b). Psychotherapy and the "new religions": Are they the same? Cultic Studies Journal, 2, 1, 2-16.
- Kriegman, D. (1988). Self psychology from the perspective of evolutionary biology: Toward a biological foundation for self psychology. In A. Goldberg (Ed.), Progress in Self Psychology, Vol. 3, (pp. 253–274). Hillsdale, New Jersey: The Analytic Press.
- Slavin, M. O. & Kriegman, D. (1988). Freud, biology, and sociobiology. American Psychologist, 43, 658-661.
- Kriegman, D. & Knight, C. (1988). Social evolution, psychoanalysis, and human nature. Social Policy, 19, 2, 49-55.
- Kriegman, D. & Slavin, M. O. (1989). The myth of the repetition compulsion and the negative therapeutic reaction: An evolutionary biological analysis. In A. Goldberg (Ed.), Progress in Self Psychology, Vol. 5 (pp. 209–253). Hillsdale, NJ: Analytic Press.
- Slavin, M. O. & Kriegman, D. (1990). Toward a new paradigm for psychoanalysis: An evolutionary biological perspective on the classical-relational dialectic. Psychoanalytic Psychology, 7, 5-31.
- Kriegman, D. & Slavin, M. O. (1990). On the resistance to self psychology: Clues from evolutionary biology. In A. Goldberg (Ed.), Progress in Self Psychology, Vol. 6, (pp. 217–250). Hillsdale, NJ: Analytic Press.
- Kriegman, D. (1990). Compassion and altruism in psychoanalytic theory: An evolutionary analysis of self psychology. Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis, 18, 2, 342-367.
- Slavin, M. O. & Kriegman, D. (1992). Psychoanalysis as a Darwinian depth psychology: Evolutionary biology and the classical-relational dialectic in psychoanalytic theory. In J. Barron, M. Eagle, and D. Wolitzky (Eds.), The Interface of Psychoanalysis and Psychology (pp. 37–76). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
- Kriegman, D. (1996). On the existential/subjectivism-scientific/objectivism dialectic in self psychology: A view from evolutionary biology. In A. Goldberg (Ed.), Progress in Self Psychology Vol. 12, (pp. 85–119). Hillsdale, NJ: Analytic Press.
- Kriegman, D. (1996). The effectiveness of medication: The Consumer Reports study. American Psychologist, 51, 10, 881.
- Kriegman, D. (1998). Interpretation, the unconscious, and psychoanalytic authority: Toward an evolutionary, biological integration of the empirical/scientific method with the field-defining, empathic stance. In R.F. Bornstein & J.M. Masling (Eds.), Empirical Perspectives on the Psychoanalytic Unconscious (pp. 187–272). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
- Slavin, M. O. & Kriegman, D. (1998). An evolutionary biological perspective on psychoanalysis. In Robert Langs, (Ed.), Theories in Psychoanalysis (pp. 255–296). NY: International Universities Press.
- Slavin, M. O. & Kriegman, D. (1998). Why the analyst needs to change: Toward a theory of conflict, negotiation, and mutual influence in the therapeutic process. Psychoanalytic Dialogues, 8, 2, 247-284.
- Slavin, M. O. & Kriegman, D. (1998). Bigger than both of us: Double binds, conflicting interests, and the inherent paradoxes of human relatedness. Psychoanalytic Dialogues, 8, 2, 317-327.
- Slavin, M. O. & Kriegman, D. (1998). Paradox and conflict, meta-communication and negotiation in psychoanalysis: Response to Dr. Ringstrom's discussion. Psychoanalytic Dialogues, 8, 2, 293-296.
- Slavin, M. O. & Kriegman, D. (1998, in press). Conflicting interests and the creation of a third space. Psychoanalytic Dialogues, 8, 3.
- Kriegman, D. (1998). Evolutionary psychoanalysis: An advance in understanding the human psyche or a phylogenetic fantasy. Contemporary Psychology, 43, 2, 138-139.
- Kriegman, D. (1998). Of quantum leaps and oxymorons: A reply to Langs. Contemporary Psychology.
- Kriegman, D. (1999). Trauma, conflict, and countertransference: A discussion of Peter Thomson's paper. Canadian Journal of Psychoanalysis, 7, 1, 59-62.
- Kriegman, D. (1999). Parental investment, sexual selection, and evolved mating strategies: Implications for psychoanalysis. Psychoanalytic Psychology, 16, 4, 1-26.
- Kriegman, D. (2000). Evolutionary psychoanalysis: Toward an adaptive, biological perspective on the clinical process in psychoanalytic psychotherapy. In P. Gilbert and K. Bailey (Eds.), Genes on the Couch: Explorations in Evolutionary Psychology (pp. 71–92). East Sussex, England: Psychology Press.
- Kriegman, D. (2002). Interpreting & Negotiating Conflicts of Interests in the Analytic Relationship: A Discussion of Salee Jenkins's Clinical Case. In A. Goldberg (Ed.), Progress in Self Psychology, Vol. 18, (pp. 87–112). Hillsdale, NJ: Analytic Press.
- Kriegman, D. (2006). The reduction of sexual offense recidivism following commitment and psychodynamic treatment: A challenge to the dominant cognitive-behavioral model. The Journal of Sexual Offender Civil Commitment: Science and the Law, 1, 90-98.
- Kriegman, D. (2006, in press). Conflict in the Analytic Relationship: The Psychoanalytic Treatment of a "Schizophrenic" (without drugs). Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association. (Accepted for publication pending revisions.)
Doctoral thesis
- A Psycho-social Study of Religious Cults From the Perspective of Self Psychology (University Microfilms International, 1980), can be found here (Order No. 8024199).
- Appendix A to this doctoral thesis describes the recruitment process by which followers are inducted into a religious cult, Guru Mahara Ji's Divine Light Mission.