title: The evocative power of enactments.
abstract: The inevitability of analytic enactments, defined as symbolic interactions between patient and analyst, is discussed. Clinical material from the psychoanalysis of a latency-age child is presented to illustrate the role of enactments and to demonstrate their usefulness in furthering the analytic work.
authors.affiliation: George Washington University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Chused
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005201:Fantasy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009633:Nonverbal Communication; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy; D013561:Symbolism; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014167:Transference, Psychology; D014473:Unconscious, Psychology