Sex role psychodynamics in psychotherapy supervision.
Supervision of the female psychotherapy neophyte is discussed in relation to sex role-exacerbated ambivalence toward the transition from classroom passive-dependency to self-reliance as a professional clinician. Supervisors are alerted to hostile-dependent strategies, such as seductive flattery, that serve immediate ego-protective needs but ultimately block the attainment of fuller professional functioning.
D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology; D003379:Countertransference; D003657:Decision Making; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D003858:Dependency, Psychological; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D007062:Identification, Psychological; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008297:Male; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000193:education*; D012737:Sex Factors; D013663:Teaching; D014167:Transference, Psychology