Early Formative Influences
Abstract
In addition to the formative early influences noted in the author’s development of a psychoanalytic sensibility that include a high school English teacher, psychoanalytic consultant on a psychiatry clerkship, and various pioneering analysts and theories, the author accentuates the foundational role of her divorced mother as a source of motivation and practical know-how in successfully assisting her determined effort to become a physician, overcoming misogynistic societal barriers.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
Diversity and Career in Medicine
Psychoanalysis and Social Critique
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Psychoanalytic Inquiry
- Pages
- 1–2
- Publication date
- 6 February 2026
- Language
- EN