BRIEF CURRICULUM VITAE
Robert M. Gordon, Ph.D., ABPP
The Institute for Advanced Psychological Training
1259 South Cedar Crest Boulevard, Suite #325
Allentown, Pennsylvania 18103-6261
Phone: 610- 821-8015, Fax: 610-821-1072 mmpi@enter.net
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Psychology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 1975
B.A., Psychology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 1970
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
American Psychological Association Governing Council of Representatives
1992 to 1995 and again in 2001 to 2003, Pennsylvania representative
Fellow - American Psychological Association, Division of Psychoanalysis (39), member of sections:
I. Psychologist-Psychoanalyst Practitioners
VI. Psychoanalytic Research Society
VII. Psychoanalysis and Groups
VIII. Couple and Family Therapy and Psychoanalysis
Distinguished Service Award from the Pennsylvania Psychological Association 2001
President - Pennsylvania Psychological Association, 1990 - 1991
Chair of Task Force in Pro-active Legislation, 1989 to 1990;
Pennsylvania Psychological Foundation Board, 1991 to 2003, 2006-
PennPsyPAC Board, 1988 to 1993;
President of the Clinical Division, 1987;
Chair, Hospital Privileges Task Force, 1984 to 1987;
Chair, Legislative Review Committee, 1987 to 1988;
Charter Member of the Colleague Assistance Committee since 1992-
President 1980 - 1981 - Lehigh Valley Psychological Association
Chair of the Ethics Committee, 1983 to 1986
Philadelphia Society for Psychoanalytic Psychology
Charter member since 1982
Fellow of the Academy of Clinical Psychology (AClinP) since 1991
Fellow of the Academy of Psychoanalysis of the American Board of Professional Psychology since 2007
CREDENTIALS AND MEMBERSHIPS
Pennsylvania Psychology License since 1976
Certificate of Professional Qualification in Psychology by the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards 2002
Diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology in Clinical Psychology; #3414, since 1982
Diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology in Psychoanalysis, #6211 , since 2006
National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology since 1979
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy since 1976, and Approved Supervisor since 1981-2007
Independent practice specializing in psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, group and couples therapy, forensic psychology, assessment, MMPI-2 and ethics workshops
FILM
39 Scuds (1991). A 30-minute documentary I made about the psychological effects of the potential gas poisoning of civilians in Israel during the Persian Gulf War.
Balance and Integration in Psychoanalytic Group Therapy (2006). Produced by Video Diamond, LLC.
PUBLICATIONS
Gordon, R.M. (2008a) Early reactions to the PDM by Psychodynamic, CBT and Other psychologists. Psychologist-Psychoanalyst, XXVI, 1, Winter, p.13. (Preliminary study).
Gordon, R.M. (in press). The Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual (PDM). In I. Weiner and E. Craighead, eds. fourth edition of Corsini’s Encyclopedia of Psychology, John Wiley and Sons, Hoboken, NJ.
Gordon, R.M., Stoffey, R., & Bottinelli, J. (in press) MMPI-2 Findings of Primitive Defenses in Alienating Parents, The American Journal of Family Therapy
Gordon, R.M., (2007d) PDM Valuable in Identifying High-Risk Patients. The National Psychologist, 16, 6, November/December, page 4
Gordon, R.M. (2007c) The Powerful Combination of the MMPI-2 and the Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual, Independent Practitioner, Spring Issue, 84-85.
Gordon, R.M. (2007b) I Love You Madly! Workbook: Insight Enhancement about Healthy and Disturbed Love Relations. IAPT Press, Allentown, Pa.
Gordon, R.M. (2007a) To Wit or Not to Wit: The Use of Humor in Psychotherapy, Pennsylvania Psychologist, 67, 3, 22-24.
Gordon, R.M. (2006g) Psychoanalytic Reflections on Love and Sexuality: Book Review, in Issues in Psychoanalytic Psychology,28, 2, 85-89.
Moyer, D.M., Gordon, R.M., Ward, J.T. & Burkhardt, B.B. (2006f) Characteristics of Successful Fakers Versus Unsuccessful Fakers: Is Empathy, Intelligence, or Personality Associated with Faking PTSD on the MMPI-2? Psychological Reports, 99, 747-750.
Gordon, R.M. (2006e) What Is Love? A Unified Model of Love Relations, Issues In Psychoanalytic Psychology, 28,1,25-33.
Gordon, R.M. (2006d) An Expert Look at Love, Intimacy and Personal Growth. IAPT Press, Allentown, Pa.
Gordon, R.M. (2006c) False Assumptions about Psychopathology, Hysteria and the MMPI-2 Restructured Clinical Scales. Psychological Reports, 98, 870-872.
Gordon, R.M. (2006b) I Love You Madly! On Passion, Personality and Personal Growth. Booksurge, Charlestown, S.C.
Gordon, R.M. (2006a) The APA Ethics Code as a Projective Test. Psychologist-Psychoanalyst, XXVI, 1, 67-68.
Gordon, R.M. (2005a) The Doom and Gloom of Divorce Research: Comment on Wallerstein and Lewis (2004). Psychoanalytic Psychology, 22, 3, 450-451.
Gordon, R.M. (2005b) The Ethics of Supervising a Family Member. The Pennsylvania Psychologist, September Issue, 5-6.
Gordon, R.M. (2003a) Towards a Theoretically Individuated and Integrated Family Therapist. Psychotherapy, Vol. 1, Moscow,
Russia 8-4, January Issue (In Russian)
Gordon, R.M. (2003b) The Countertransference Controversy. The Pennsylvania Psychologist,
July, 8-9
Moyer, D., Burkhardt, B., Gordon, R.M., (2002) Faking PTSD from a Motor Vehicle Accident on the MMPI-2. American Journal of Forensic Psychology, Volume 20, Issue 2, 2002
Gordon, R.M. (2002) Child Custody Evaluators: Psychologists or Detectives? Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Mechanicsburg, Pa.
Gordon, R.M. (2001) MMPI/MMPI-2 Changes in Long-Term Psychoanalytic
Psychotherapy, Issues in Psychoanalytic Psychology, 23, (1 and 2), 59-79.
Gordon, R.M. (2000) Boundary: Protection, Limits and Safety. The Pennsylvania
Psychologist, June 2000
Gordon, R.M. (1998) The Medea Complex and the Parental Alienation Syndrome: When Mothers Damage Their Daughter’s Ability to Love a Man The Mother-Daughter Relationship Echoes Through Time. Ed. by Gerd H. Fenchel. Jason Aronson
Inc. Northvale, New Jersey.
Gordon, R.M. (1997) Handling Transference and Countertransference Issues with the Difficult Patient, The Pennsylvania Psychologist Quarterly, February 1997
Also reprinted in The Independent Practitioner, Summer 1998, 18, 3, 147-149
Gordon, R.M. (1995) Common Mistakes Made with the MMPI, MMPI-2 and MMPI-A, Hawaii Psychologist, Fall, 11-12.
Gordon, R.M. (1995) The Symbolic Nature of the Supervisory Relationship: Identification and Professional Growth, Issues In Psychoanalytic Psychology. 17, 2, 154-162.
Gordon, R.M. (1993) Ethics Based on Protection of the Transference, Issues In Psychoanalytic
Psychology, 15, 2, 95 -105.
Gordon, R.M. (1990) A Job Selection Interview Form for Screening Secure Positions in Innovations in Clinical Practice: A Source Book, Ed. Peter Keller and Steven Heyman, Professional Resource Exchange, Inc. Sarasota, FL, 275-285.
Gordon, R.M. (1990) Changing your MMPI Booklet to Incorporate Some of the Advantages of the MMPI-2, The Pennsylvania Psychologist Update, December 1990
Gordon, R.M. (1989) Is it Really Better? The Pennsylvania Psychologist Quarterly, November issue.
Gordon, R. M. (1989). Interpreting MMPI Subtle Scales as Representing Defense Mechanisms. Paper presented at the 24th Annual Symposium on Recent Developments in the Use of the MMPI, Hawaii.
Gordon, R.M. (1987a.) Suggestions on the Use of the MMPI in Child Custody Evaluations: Case Examples of Detecting Paranoia in False Negative Profiles. The 10th International Conference on Personality Assessment: Brussels, Belgium.
Gordon, R.M. (1987b.) Interpreting Weiner’s Obvious and Subtle Scales in Terms of the Psychodynamics of Conflict and Defense The 10th International Conference on Personality Assessment: Brussels, Belgium.
Gordon, R.M. (1984) The MMPI Psychotherapist’s Psychodiagnostic Report 400/566. Allentown, PA: International Information Systems.
Gordon, R.M. (1984) The MMPI-168 Psychotherapist’s Report. Allentown, PA: International Information Systems.
Gordon, R.M. (1984) The MMPI Personnel Report 168, 400/566. Allentown, PA: International Information Systems.
Gordon, R.M. (1984) The MMPI Security Report 168, 400/566. Allentown, PA: International Information Systems.
Gordon, R.M. (1984) The MMPI Physician’s Psychodiagnostic Report 168, 400/566. Allentown, PA: International Information Systems.
Gordon, R.M. (1982) Systems-object relations view of marital therapy: Revenge and reraising. Eds., Wolberg, L.R.; Aronson,
M., Brunner-Mazel. Group and Family Therapy.
Gordon, R.M. (1980) A concurrent validity study of the CAQ and MMPI, reported in Clinical Analysis Manual by Samuel E. Krug, 17-20.
Gordon, R.M. (1978) Imprecision or dissonance? A reply to Harris and Harvey. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 46, 329-330.
Gordon, R.M. (1976) Effects of volunteering and responsibility on the perceived value and
effectiveness of a clinical treatment. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 44,
799-801.
Gordon, R.M. (1976) Featured in Horn, J. Love: The Most Important Ingredient in Happiness. Psychology Today, 10 (2), 98-102.
Gordon, R.M. (1975). Effects of interpersonal and economic resources upon values and the quality of life. Dissertation Abstracts International, 36, 3122B. (University Microfilms No. 75-28, 220).
Weissman, H.N., Goldschmid, M.L., Gordon, R.M., and Feinberg, H. (1972) Changes in self- regard, creativity, and interpersonal behavior as a function of audio-tape encounter groups. Psychological Reports, 31, 975-981.
Shure, M.B., Spivak, G., and Gordon, R.M. (1972) Problem solving thinking: A preventive mental health program for pre-school children. Reading World, May.
Weissman, H.N., Ritter, K., and Gordon, R.M. (1971) Reliability study of the defense mechanism inventory. Psychological Reports, 24, 1237-1238.