Rainer Schmidt (psychoanalyst)

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Rainer Schmidt (2007)

Rainer Schmidt (born April 7, 1930 in Rastenburg , East Prussia, today Kętrzyn in Poland; †  June 16, 2020 in Aachen ) was a German specialist in internal medicine and psychosomatic medicine as well as psychotherapist , psychoanalyst and individual psychologist in the tradition of Alfred Adler and also as Active writer . After the Second World War, Schmidt played a key role in the reconstruction of individual psychology in the Federal Republic of Germany. a. as long-time chairman of the German Society for Individual Psychology (DGIP). In addition, he has campaigned nationally and internationally to counteract the separation of individual psychology from psychoanalysis .

Professional background

After graduating from high school, Schmidt began studying the humanities and medicine in Münster in 1950. In 1958 he finished his medical studies with the state examination and doctorate and received his license to practice medicine . He then worked in the deaconess hospital in Witten an der Ruhr, where he also completed his training as a specialist in internal medicine, which he completed in 1964. In 1965 further training as a psychoanalyst and individual psychologist followed, u. a. with Kurt Seelmann , with whom he completed a significant part of his training analysis . In 1970 he was given the additional title of "psychoanalyst" and set up as a medical psychotherapist in his own practice in Aachen. From then on he campaigned for individual psychology, u. a. in his function as training analyst, supervisor , lecturer and long-term medical and scientific director of the Alfred Adler Institute Aachen-Cologne , which he co-founded. From 1974 to 1987 he was chairman of the German Society for Individual Psychology. In addition to his medical, psychotherapeutic and scientific orientation, Schmidt also repeatedly worked in the literary field, including a. as a theater critic in the Aachen literature office and as a writer. In addition, as a board member of the Arno-Holz-Gesellschaft in Kętrzyn (formerly Rastenburg), he was committed to understanding and cultural exchange between Poland and Germany.

effect

In 1911 there was a break between Adler and Freud , which resulted in a decade-long separation of individual psychology from psychoanalysis. Based on Erwin Ringel , Schmidt advocated the thesis that individual psychology is a depth psychology and, especially in the 1980s, at national and international congresses and in publications, advocated that individual psychologists should return to their z. Some of the denied origins from depth psychology are remedied. In this context he emphasized above all that without the concept of the unconscious coined by Freud, many phenomena such as B. the cultural catastrophe of National Socialism remained incomprehensible. His commitment made a significant contribution to bridging the gap between individual psychology and Freudian psychoanalysis. Schmidt not only limited himself to the clinical-psychotherapeutic area, but also devoted himself to social issues in a scientific and literary manner. As a teacher and humanist , Schmidt was trend-setting for generations of individual psychologists who work as advisors and psychoanalysts for children, young people and adults.

Awards

Works (selection)

Scientific works

  • Dreams and daydreams. An individual psychological analysis. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1980.
  • The individual psychology of Alfred Adler. A textbook. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1982.
  • Psychology and politics. In: FJ Mohr (Ed.): Contributions to individual psychology. Volume 4, Reinhardt, Munich 1983, pp. 54-70.
  • Recent developments in individual psychology in German-speaking countries. In: Journal for Individual Psychology. 10 (4) 1985, pp. 226-236.
  • The cost of empathy. On the psychological stress of the psychotherapist in psychotherapy. In: Journal for Individual Psychology. 11 (4) 1986, pp. 231-240.
  • Alfred Adler's psychology of wholeness. A contribution to the development of psychoanalysis. In: Forum of Psychoanalysis. 3, 1987, pp. 156-164.
  • Organ dialectics. A current model of psychosomatics. In: T. Ahrens, U. Lehmkuhl (Hrsg.): Contributions to individual psychology. Volume 12: Psychosomatic Disorders in Adults and Children. Reinhardt, Munich 1990, pp. 67-77.
  • Causality, finality and freedom. Perspectives in individual psychology. Reinhardt, Munich 1995.
  • Self-destruction - external destruction. The inner psychic structure. Using the example of Heinrich Himmler. In: U. Lehmkuhl (Ed.): Contributions to individual psychology. Volume 21: Violence in Society. Reinhardt, Munich 1995, pp. 55-68.
  • The concept of healing and education. Individual psychology in the canon of today's depth psychology. In: U. Lehmkuhl (Ed.): Contributions to individual psychology. Volume 22: Healing and Education. Treat and advise. Individual psychological guidelines today. Reinhardt, Munich 1996, pp. 9-22.
  • Individual psychology in the present. An inventory. In: U. Lehmkuhl (Ed.): Contributions to individual psychology. Volume 28: Structure formation and lifestyle. Reinhardt, Munich 2002, pp. 26–41.
  • Power, guilt, culpability and freedom. V&R Unipress, Göttingen 2008.

Literary works

  • Hero drops or stories of the death of souls. Alano, Aachen 1995.
  • Return with Marek. A Masurian childhood. Helios, Aachen 2004.
  • Guesswork about angels. Narrative. Helios, Aachen 2011.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Obituary notice . In: Aachener Zeitung / Aachener Nachrichten . June 20, 2020, accessed June 22, 2020.
  2. ^ Chronicle of the German Society for Individual Psychology (DGIP). Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  3. ^ Rainer Schmidt: causality, finality and freedom. Perspectives in individual psychology. Reinhardt, Munich 1995, p. 45ff.
  4. ↑ Unpublished interview with Rainer Schmidt from July 21, 2014. H. Marx, S. Nauenheim Interviewer.
  5. ^ Author profile of Rainer Schmidt on the homepage of the Helios Verlag. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  6. ↑ Interview with Rainer Schmidt in summer 2009. Interviewer: G. Oelmann, H. Recks. In AAI Aachen-Cologne e. V. (Ed.): AAI Aachen-Cologne 1976-2010. Experienced history. Cologne: 2010, pp. 26–29.
  7. ^ Rainer Schmidt: Encounters with Alfred Adler's individual psychology in the post-war period. In: AAI Aachen-Köln e. V. (Ed.): AAI Aachen-Cologne 1976-2010. Experienced history. Cologne: 2010, pp. 6–10.
personal data
SURNAME Schmidt, Rainer
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German physician, individual psychologist, psychotherapist and author
DATE OF BIRTH April 7, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH Rastenburg
DATE OF DEATH June 16, 2020
Place of death Aachen