| Countertransference and the female triangular situation. | |
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PMID: 12873361 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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This paper represents an attempt toward reconciling contemporary changes in psychoanalytic understandings of female development, particularly in respect to separation issues, with their clinical applications to female patients. Psychoanalytic thinking typically has categorized separation conflicts as pre-oedipal, but the authors suggest that these are an integral part of the triangular situation of the girl. The authors argue that an allegiance to erroneous theory and/or individual blind spots have led to the infantilization, pre-oedipalization or cultural stereotyping of females, which constrains the effectiveness of their analyses. The authors present a selected review of the literature on gender-based countertransference biases in both male and female analysts, with reference to female 'oedipal' material. Analytic case material of two women is presented which demonstrates how theoretical misperceptions and countertransferences to triangular separation conflicts can produce an impediment to progression in analysis. |
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Authors:
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Nancy Kulish; Deanna Holtzman |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The International journal of psycho-analysis Volume: 84 ISSN: 0020-7578 ISO Abbreviation: Int J Psychoanal Publication Date: 2003 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2003-07-22 Completed Date: 2003-12-05 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 2985179R Medline TA: Int J Psychoanal Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 563-77 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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nkulish@aol.com |
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Adolescent Adult Anxiety, Separation Child Countertransference (Psychology)* Female Gender Identity* Humans Interpersonal Relations Oedipus Complex Psychoanalytic Theory* Self Efficacy* Sexuality / psychology* Stereotyping* |
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