THE INTERCONNECTIONS OF POLITICAL POWER, PSYCHOTHERAPY, AND WORLD COMMUNITY

In: POLITICAL COMMUNICATION AND PERSUASION, Band 1, Heft 2

Abstract

THIS IS A POSTHUMOUSLY PUBLISHED ESSAY, FIRST DELIVERED AS THE PLENARY ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN PSYCHOANALYTIC ASSOCIATION, LOS ANGELES, 1975. THE AUTHOR STATES THAT APPROPRIATE GLOBAL STRATEGY AGAINST WAR IS A STRATEGY OF SIMULTANEITY REQUIRING COLLECTIVE MOBILIZATION TO FOSTER CATHARSIS AND READJUSTMENT. PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC KNOWLEDGE CAN ASSIST IN THIS STRATEGY USING MONITERING SERVICES.