Objekt und Subjekt – im Spannungsverhältnis von Ohnmacht und schöpferischer Kraft Jahrestagung der DGIP 2023 in Bonn-Bad Godesberg / Object and subject – in the tension between helplessness and creative power Annual meeting of the German Society of Individual Psychology 2023 in Bonn-Bad Godesberg

The Journal for Individual Psychology reports on the annual conference of the German Society for Individual Psychology (DGIP) in 2023 in Bonn-Bad Godesberg. The main theme of the conference was the tension between powerlessness and creative power. It was discussed how one can integrate object and subjectivity within oneself and perceive and describe one's own complexity as an expression of coherence. The presentations at the conference shed light on, among other things, the emphasis on the victim status of patients and the significance of seemingly insignificant therapeutic events in the course of treatment. The article describes the self-efficacy of the analyst and its effects on the patient. It is shown how people who perceive themselves as objects of state action can gain greater freedom of action and an improved sense of self-worth through counseling and reflection. Furthermore, the connection between Mark Solms' neuropsychoanalytic model of consciousness emergence and the psychodynamics of patients is examined. It is emphasized that understanding patients and encouraging conscious feeling and perception can expand their possibilities for action. Finally, the treatment of a man who suffers from both life-restricting symptoms and a manifest illness is described. The analyst not only serves as a therapist but also as a palliative care physician. It is emphasized that in such cases, there can be no cure and hardly a "good" ending. [Extracted from the article]