Psychoanalytic Association of New York

"The Sexual Aberrations"-- Do We Still Need the Concept?  If So, When and Why?  If Not, Why Not?

Chair:  Donald Moss, MD
Panelists:  Ken Corbett, PhD, Muriel Dimen, PhD, and
Sidney H. Phillips, MD

Monday, December 12, 2011
8:15 pm
Alumni Hall B
NYU Langone Medical Center
550 First Avenue, NYC
NOTE THAT PANY MEETINGS ARE NOW HELD AT NYU
Signs will lead the way to Alumni Hall B

Abstract
The notion of "aberration" implies a companion notion of "normal."  To  ask, then, whether we still need the concept of "sexual aberrations"  is to simultaneously ask whether we still need the concept of "sexual normality."  Do we draw lines?  If we do, how fixed are the lines?  Some, once apparently fixed, have now been moved.  Do we have apparently fixed ones now?  Might they too move?  Are certain lines  part of "bedrock"?  Is there a "bedrock normality"?  These questions  and others will be taken up in a roundtable format by our panel.

Educational Objective
After attending this panel presentation, audience members should be  better able to think about the factors that determine the categories  of aberration and normality, not only in the sexual sphere but also throughout the psychic domain.

Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of the American Psychoanalytic Association and the Psychoanalytic Association of New York. The American Psychoanalytic Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American Psychoanalytic Association designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation
in the activity.

IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE INFORMATION FOR ALL LEARNERS: None of the planners and presenters of this CME program have any relevant financial relationships to disclose.

This scientific session is open to psychoanalysts, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, & other mental health professionals.