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Current Presentation:
6/21/13-Arlo Compaan, Ph.D. Male Anger and Sexual Addiction: Changing the Male Ideal for Shame Regulation
Overview:
American society idealizes the shameless Hero and Prince. Consequently the regulation of feelings of embarrassment, humiliation and inadequacy is a particularly challenging task for males. Rage/anger and sexual addiction are their attempts to avoid feelings of inadequacy and inferiority.
In this workshop participants will learn a Jungian perspective on identify the underlying shame that drives the Hero and the Prince. They will learn to differentiate guilt from shame and primary shame from secondary shame. Four different ways (personas) to not feel intense shame will be identified:
the Hero/Heroine,
the Prince/Princess,
the Masochist, and
the Depressive.
Anger and sexual addictions are part of each style. We will also consider how each is an attempt to heal the shame it covers and how eros energy is critical in the modulation of shame feelings. A more contemporary ideal will be developed that will assist in the management of shame feelings for both males and females.
Learning Objectives:
This seminar is designed to help you:
1. Differentiate shame from guilt and primary shame from secondary shame.
2. Describe four typical behavior patterns that avoid intimate vulnerability and healthy shame.
3. Explain rage/anger and sexual behaviors as often shame driven.
4. Discuss the unique bind for contemporary males around shame feelings.
Recommended viewing: “Shame.” (2011) Directed by Steve McQueen; starring Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan
Biography:
Dr. Compaan is a training psychoanalyst and a licensed clinical psychologist. He was initially trained in pastoral psychology, which qualified him for the psychology license. He is certified as a fellow in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors and is a member of the American Psychological Association. He was trained and certified as a clinical member and an approved supervisor in marriage and family systems theory by the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. Most recently he was certified as a Diplomate Psychoanalyst in Analytical Psychology by the International Association of Analytical Psychology.
He has worked as a psychotherapist for 35 years. During that time he taught undergraduate psychology for 5 years and many graduate courses in the psychotherapy field at different graduate institutions in the Chicago area. He served as an executive director of a not-for-profit counseling agency for 9 years and co-directed another agency for 10 years. He maintains a practice in the Chicago loop and in Frankfort, IL.
American society idealizes the shameless Hero and Prince. Consequently the regulation of feelings of embarrassment, humiliation and inadequacy is a particularly challenging task for males. Rage/anger and sexual addiction are their attempts to avoid feelings of inadequacy and inferiority.
In this workshop participants will learn a Jungian perspective on identify the underlying shame that drives the Hero and the Prince. They will learn to differentiate guilt from shame and primary shame from secondary shame. Four different ways (personas) to not feel intense shame will be identified:
Anger and sexual addictions are part of each style. We will also consider how each is an attempt to heal the shame it covers and how eros energy is critical in the modulation of shame feelings. A more contemporary ideal will be developed that will assist in the management of shame feelings for both males and females.
Learning Objectives:
This seminar is designed to help you:
1. Differentiate shame from guilt and primary shame from secondary shame.
2. Describe four typical behavior patterns that avoid intimate vulnerability and healthy shame.
3. Explain rage/anger and sexual behaviors as often shame driven.
4. Discuss the unique bind for contemporary males around shame feelings.
Recommended viewing: “Shame.” (2011) Directed by Steve McQueen; starring Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan
Biography:
Dr. Compaan is a training psychoanalyst and a licensed clinical psychologist. He was initially trained in pastoral psychology, which qualified him for the psychology license. He is certified as a fellow in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors and is a member of the American Psychological Association. He was trained and certified as a clinical member and an approved supervisor in marriage and family systems theory by the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. Most recently he was certified as a Diplomate Psychoanalyst in Analytical Psychology by the International Association of Analytical Psychology.
He has worked as a psychotherapist for 35 years. During that time he taught undergraduate psychology for 5 years and many graduate courses in the psychotherapy field at different graduate institutions in the Chicago area. He served as an executive director of a not-for-profit counseling agency for 9 years and co-directed another agency for 10 years. He maintains a practice in the Chicago loop and in Frankfort, IL.