by Nicolle Zapien, MFT

THE FRANKENSTEIN COMPLEX: ON BIRTH TRAUMAS

Professor Jan Abram is a training and supervising analyst of the British Psychoanalytical Society, an award-winning author, and psychoanalyst in London. Her new paper addresses Winnicott's formulations of fears and anxieties in early psychic development, which sets the scene for reflections on the birth story of Mary Shelley and her predicament when she wrote Frankenstein. This novel, Abram argues, not only constitutes an emotional autobiography about Shelley's particular phantasies but also a universal truth. A clinical example of the Frankenstein complex will be presented by Kristin Fiorella. The paper will be discussed by Dr. Peter Goldberg.

Saturday, May 6, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
World Affairs Center (Zoom accessible)
312 Sutter St
San Francisco, CA 94108
Registration at pincsf.org/events