Abstract
The multimedia teaching and training database of psychoanalysis (PA-Database) is a contemporary tool for both, students and teachers of psychoanalysis. It comprises more than 1500 sequences of motion pictures and documentaries, as well as 4000 labels, available in twelve languages, reading classifications and codings of the scenes in psychoanalytical perspectives. Codings refer directly to the knowledge of five major encyclopedias of psychoanalysis. Personalization of use regarding contents and functions make the individual usage of the PA-Database even more attractive.
Introduction
The idea to illustrate basic knowledge and principles of psychoanalysis in their perspectives as interpretative as well as abstract terms was a simple one. When I was invited to speak introducing words at a gathering in honor of Prof. Dr. Shaked, I found that anything unexpected and cheerful could do best. However, I did not know much about his personal life apart from his appearances as supervisor in individual and group-supervisions. Finally, a colleague of mine, Dr. Regina Hofer, told me a little detail of his life. During a stay in New York for study purposes Prof. Shaked frequently attended movie sessions, preferring Hitchcock movies to brush up his English....