title: The multiple meanings of neutrality.
abstract: Throughout the evolution of psychoanalysis, its theories and methods have been deeply influenced by ideas about psychoanalytic neutrality. However, considerable dissension has surrounded the concept of neutrality. This paper defines five distinct categories of neutrality the author considers relevant to all theoretical perspectives on psychoanalysis: behavioral, attitudinal, interpersonal, interactional, and essential.
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Center for Mental Health, New York City.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Franklin
mesh_terms: D004532:Ego; D005619:Freudian Theory; D006801:Humans; D010553:Personality Development; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011574:Psychoanalytic Theory; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy / Q000379:methods*