Erich Kasten (psychologist)
Erich Kasten (born December 11, 1953 in Travemünde , Schleswig-Holstein) is a German psychologist and university professor.
Life
After visiting the Katharineum zu Lübeck in Lübeck , he worked from 1973 to 1977 at the psychiatric institution in Rickling and in a home for the mentally handicapped. This was followed by a degree in psychology at the University of Kiel . From 1992 to 2006 he was a research associate at Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg .
In 1993 he was promoted to Dr. PhD in philosophy. Three years later he received the Peter Jacobi Prize of the German Society for Medicine. Psychology (DGMP) . Since that time he has also headed the neuropsychology working group in the Association of German Psychologists (BDP). From 1998 to 2014 he was on the board of the German Society for Medical Psychology . In 1999, Kasten completed his habilitation in " Medical Psychology " and received his license to practice as a psychological psychotherapist . He was then a visiting professor at the Humboldt University in Berlin from 2000 to 2002 and an adjunct professor since 2006 . From 2007 to 2011 he worked at the Institute for Medical Psychology at the University of Lübeck and from 2011 to 2013 he was at the Department for Medical Psychology at the Georg-August University in Göttingen. In 2013 he was offered a professorship in Hamburg and has been W3 professor for neuropsychology at the Medical School Hamburg since 2014 .
research
Kasten has been working in the neuropsychology department since the early 1990s on the development of PC programs for the rehabilitation of patients with brain damage (LernReha software), primarily with visual perception disorders ( hemianopia ). The visual field training he developed on the basis of the work of Ernst Pöppel , Josef Zihl and Fritz Schmielau led to international critical discussions about the plasticity of the visual system after lesions .
He also researches the psychological motives for body modifications (piercing, tattoo, scarification, branding, implant and others). His 2006 publication on body modification received significant media coverage. In this context, he is also working on a project on Body Integrity Identity Disorder ( BIID ): Those affected feel the hardly suppressible desire to have body parts amputated. He also conducts studies on non-psychotic forms of visual hallucinations such as Charles Bonnet Syndrome and the influence of music on perception and memory.
Kasten is currently working on somatopsychology , that is, physical illnesses as causes of mental disorders. In his book Somatopsychology , he criticizes the fact that the organic cause is often not adequately recognized by experts from the psychosocial subjects and that incorrect treatment occurs.
Fonts
- Effective neuropsychological treatment methods , Deutscher Psychologenverlag, 2002, ISBN 3-931589-19-6
- Body Modification - Psychological and medical aspects of piercing, tattoo, self-harm and other body changes , Ernst Reinhardt Verlag, 2006, ISBN 3-497-01847-3
- Introduction to neuropsychology , Ernst Reinhardt Verlag, 2007, ISBN 3-825-22862-2
- The unreal world in our head - hallucinations, visions, dreams , Ernst Reinhardt Verlag, 2008, ISBN 3-497-01982-8
- Somatopsychology: Physical causes of mental disorders from A to Z , Ernst Reinhardt Verlag, 1st edition, May 2010, ISBN 3-497021-20-2
- 1ÄP - Medical Psychology, Medical Sociology , Thieme-Verlag, 16th edition, 2011, ISBN 978-3-1311-4927-5
- Reading, Memorizing and Recalling , Verlag Modernes Lern, 5th edition, 2011, ISBN 978-3-86145-332-1
- Exercise book for brain performance training , Verlag Modernes Lern, 6th edition, 2012, ISBN 978-3-86145-311-6
Web links
- Literature by and about Erich Kasten in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature list in the online catalog of the Berlin State Library
- Website from Erich Kasten
- Box profile on PsychAuthors
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Box, Erich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German psychologist and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 11, 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Travemünde |