Psychotherapists Face-to-Face with Dr. Lorna Smith Benjamin
Jeffrey J. Magnavita, Ph.D., ABPP
August 22, 2014
Dr. Smith talks about her experiences working with Harry Harlow, her thoughts and approach to understanding psychopathology from an interpersonal perspective, the role and power of mental representations of caregivers and siblings, and what psychotherapy can learn from the natural sciences.
http://youtu.be/FUyP-Y6aNTU
About Lorna Smith Benjamin, Ph.D.
Dr. Smith is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Utah. She received a B.A. in Psychology from Oberlin College in Ohio, and a Masters and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin. She developed the Structural Analysis of Social Behavior (SASB), a method to categorize personality disorders. Dr. Benjamin used its insights from SASB to develop Interpersonal Reconstructive Therapy (IRT), which focuses on identifying the patterns underlying a patient’s maladaptive behavior and guiding them toward the formation of new, healthier patterns.