Transference Focused Psychotherapy & Personality Disorders with Dr. Otto Kernberg
Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast
David J Puder
4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 25 April 2025
⏱️ ? minutes
Summary
In this episode, Dr. Otto Kernberg, a pioneer of Transference-Focused Psychotherapy (TFP), discusses personality disorders through a psychoanalytic lens. Explore key insights into Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), identity diffusion, primitive defense mechanisms such as splitting and projective identification, and the complexities of narcissistic, paranoid, schizoid, and histrionic personalities. Dr. Kernberg also shares reflections on sexuality, aggression, reflective functioning, and why therapists choose to help others.
By listening to this episode, you can earn 1.5 Psychiatry CME Credits.
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