Psychopathy as Countertransference

 

You are invited to
the Israeli Neuropsychoanalytic Society’s
monthly meeting

By Dr. Joshua Weiss

Facilitated by Ms. Irith Barzel-Raveh

7 p.m. (Israel Standard Time)
(5 p.m. GMT, 12 p.m. EST, 9 a.m. PST).

A link will be sent to those who register
by February 27th, 7 p.m. (IST)

To register, please click here.

For assistance please contact:

Ms. Irith Barzel Raveh
irbarzel@gmail.com

Or

Ms. Tali Lavi
talilavi@gmail.com

It is increasingly popular to label people who behave in rebellious and violent ways as “Psychopathic”.

Dr. Joshua Weiss has worked for 21 years in prison, evaluating and trying to help many hundreds of inmates and yet has found that the construct is mostly helpful to designate someone as particularly hateful.

While he does agree that angry and violent men frequently bring out fear and hate in their therapists, and diagnosing them as psychopathic and “beyond therapy” is quite common, he has not found these diagnostic categories helpful in understanding them or helping them become less violent and have a better life.

This lecture will briefly review the scientific literature and diagnostic tools regarding the “Criminal Personality”, as well as the neuroscientific literature. He will then attempt to conceptualize the affective needs, and predictive errors of such men and encourage ways of helping and, yes, treating them psychotherapeutically.

Personal Biography: 
Dr. Weiss is a Supervising Clinical Psychologist and works as the director of the Clinic for Psychological Services at the Interdisciplinary center, Herzliya, Israel, as well as treating patients in his private practice. He teaches in the Ivcher school of Psychology and directs the program for Forensic Psychology. He is a licensed Risk Assessor of Sex Offenders. He served in the Israeli Prison Service for 21 years, and retired from service with the rank of Colonel. He publishes on the field of treating and assessing criminal and sex offenders. His Masters and Doctoral degrees are from Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies of Adelphi University, New York, where he graduated in 1994.