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This is a lecture on modern analysis. The reason we use the term “modern analysis” rather than “modern psychoanalysis” is that we not only analyze the psyches of the people we work with, we also analyze social, biological, and medical factors.
There is no subject under the sun which may not be discussed in the group situation. However, any subject that one does not want to discuss will quickly become the focus of resistances for patients in groups or individual treatment. Resistance is what we deal with when we work with people in analysis. By resistance, we mean the obstacles that prevent people from becoming mature, well-adjusted and well-functioning individuals. If you want to know what is meant by well-adjusted and well-functioning, the best example I can give is that of a car that is running exactly right. When a car is running right, it is in tune. All the cylinders are working right. Everything is working right. It goes where you want it to go and it stops when you want it to stop.
If that's the kind of person you want to be—well-adjusted and well-functioning—you do not need classical analysis, modern analysis, group analysis or any other kind of analysis. You just need to take care of yourself and direct yourself to lead the kind of life you want to lead. Unfortunately, we cannot always do what we feel like doing. We sometimes have to do what the situation calls for, but if we can do that well, we don't need analysis. However, I have yet to encounter a person who cannot benefit from analysis in some form or other, either self-analysis or analysis by other people.
The reason I wanted to give this lecture on modern analysis is