Psychoanalytic Excavation

A Look at What Lies beneath the Surface of Human Behavior and Motivation
by Dr. Prudence Gourguechon, MD

Fort Hood: Looking for meaning when there is none

By Prudence Gourguechon, MD on November 6, 2009 in Psychoanalytic Excavation

Our human desire for meaning and explanation is a good thing, but when there is a void of meaning or explanation, it can push us into dangerous territory. We hate not knowing why something happened, but it is better that we tolerate the tension of not knowing than find ourselves making up false stories of causation that can do much harm. Read More

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Dr. Prudence Gourguechon, MD

Prudence Gourguechon, M.D., is immediate past President of the American Psychoanalytic Association. She has a clinical and consulting practice in Chicago.

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