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Transferences of deception.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8568154     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Three characteristic transference configurations are identified that frequently emerge in the analyses of patients for whom deception and inauthenticity are central themes. These configurations are labeled (1) imposturous, (2) psychopathic-paranoid, and (3) psychopathic-unreal. Patients who develop these transferences have actively split the object world along two distinct axes. The first split has occurred along the lines of pleasure and unpleasure. The second divides objects along the lines of the experience of reality, with some objects felt to be charged with exaggerated, painful meaning, and others felt to be devoid of meaning and affect. This split, which arises as a way of managing painful object relations, is then woven into fantasy and defense at many developmental levels. Material from the analyses of two patients is presented to demonstrate the interplay of the three transference configurations, the fantasies that underlie them, and the clinical importance of analyzing the second split.
Authors:
L LaFarge
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association     Volume:  43     ISSN:  0003-0651     ISO Abbreviation:  J Am Psychoanal Assoc     Publication Date:  1995  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1996-03-05     Completed Date:  1996-03-05     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7505579     Medline TA:  J Am Psychoanal Assoc     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  765-92     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Antisocial Personality Disorder / psychology
Defense Mechanisms
Delusions / psychology*
Fantasy
Humans
Male
Narcissism
Object Attachment*
Paranoid Disorders / psychology
Psychoanalytic Interpretation
Psychoanalytic Therapy*
Reality Testing
Transference (Psychology)*

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