The Phenomena of Pine’s “Four Psychologies”: Their Contrast and Interplay as Exhibited in the Beatles’ “White Album”

Pine has described a multiple model for analytic work that recognizes the qualitatively different psychological phenomena emphasized by what he calls the “four psychologies of psychoanalysis,” the psychologies of drive, ego, object relations and self. This model has several important features, including the promotion of a particular listening stance, and the provision of a framework for formulating personality organization. The utility and several features of this model are demonstrated through its application to a creative work, the Beatles’ “White Album.”