Entry Date:
January 15, 2003

Psychodynamic Perspectives on Technology and Self

Principal Investigator Sherry Turkle


This project will study the psychological impact of the Internet and other emerging forms of technology on human identity. For example, what is the influence of the Internet and other technologies on psychological theory, new forms of interpersonal relationships, manifestations of psychotherapy on the Internet, and new types of psychotherapeutic interaction/intervention that might be delivered on the 'Net?