Document Detail


An old god awakens, briefly.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19364257     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
During a psychodynamic psychotherapy with a middle-aged Catholic woman, her realization that she had foregone her calling to a religious vocation led to the patient's entering a convent. Throughout these developments the therapist struggled with countertransference responses related to her own religious history, recognizing the re-awakening of a previous god representation from her own adolescence. The interaction suggests that, although one's god representation may undergo maturation, old relationships with divinity may not be completely suppressed.
Authors:
Mariam Cohen
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry     Volume:  37     ISSN:  1546-0371     ISO Abbreviation:  J Am Acad Psychoanal Dyn Psychiatry     Publication Date:  2009  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-04-14     Completed Date:  2009-06-19     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101177980     Medline TA:  J Am Acad Psychoanal Dyn Psychiatry     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  35-43     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Faculty Associate, Department of Religious Studies, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA. mariam@psychoanalysis.net
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Career Choice
Caregivers / psychology
Catholicism*
Countertransference (Psychology)*
Decision Making
Female
Humans
Judaism
Mental Recall
Middle Aged
Physician-Patient Relations
Psychoanalytic Interpretation
Psychoanalytic Therapy / methods*
Religion and Psychology*

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