The patient who would not tell his name.
The case of a patient who refused to give the analyst his name for over a year and a half is presented. Analysis of his resistances and transference reactions points to the fact that he unconsciously wanted to be raped. Analysis of other secrets revealed a strong wish to tease and torment the analyst and to hold back incestuous, murderous, and other sexual and aggressive fantasies.
D000275:Adjustment Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D003379:Countertransference; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D014167:Transference, Psychology; D014473:Unconscious, Psychology