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The holding environment and intersubjectivity.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11307604     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The holding environment is explored in the context of the analytic dyad, where it is seen as rooted in the patient's need to be experientially known through the intersubjective interaction. In examining previous emphasis on holding as an optimally attuned empathic environment provided by the analyst, a broadened view of what constitutes a holding environment is presented, underscoring its interactional nature. A distinction is made between empathic holding based on the patient's expressed material, and holding that is generated through the analyst's intersubjective knowledge, gained via ongoing intersubjective engagements and enactments. It is argued that the unmediated connection to the patient's internal representations resulting from these intersubjective interactions, and the ensuing verbal exploration of them, can create a profound sense of being understood and thus held. A clinical process depicting the experience of holding in an intersubjective context is presented.
Authors:
E Ginot
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Psychoanalytic quarterly     Volume:  70     ISSN:  0033-2828     ISO Abbreviation:  Psychoanal Q     Publication Date:  2001 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2001-04-18     Completed Date:  2001-09-27     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0226661     Medline TA:  Psychoanal Q     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  417-46     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
eginot@aol.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Environment*
Humans
Psychoanalytic Theory
Psychoanalytic Therapy*

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