| Kohut's method of interpretation: a critique. | |
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PMID: 3069888 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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To cope with the obscure, complexly overdetermined, and unstable nature of unconscious meanings, Freud developed a pluralistic methodology that employs a wide variety of interpretive strategies and procedures. Conversely, Kohut proposed a radically abbreviated interpretive approach based on the single, subjective method of empathy. This report reevaluates Kohut's monistic interpretive methodology: (1) The principal features of Kohut's interpretive method are reviewed and evaluated. (2) Case material and interpretations from Kohut's final book are used to compare his unidimensional approach with the pluralistic methodology of traditional interpretation. (3) The epistemologic liabilities of Kohut's interpretive method are delineated and discussed. (4) Methodologically more appropriate strategies for improving clinical interpretation are presented. |
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Authors:
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P Rubovits-Seitz |
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association Volume: 36 ISSN: 0003-0651 ISO Abbreviation: J Am Psychoanal Assoc Publication Date: 1988 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1989-04-24 Completed Date: 1989-04-24 Revised Date: 2005-11-16 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7505579 Medline TA: J Am Psychoanal Assoc Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 933-59 Citation Subset: IM |
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George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, D.C. |
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Humans Personality Development Psychoanalytic Interpretation* Psychoanalytic Theory Psychoanalytic Therapy / methods* |
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