title: Projective identification: a particular form of reciprocal role procedure.
abstract: Certain aspects of the phenomena considered under the concept of projective identification, notably those concerned with the relationship between intrapsychic and interpersonal phenomena and with indirect forms of communication and influence, are discussed in relation to an alternative theoretical framework. It is argued that these clinically important phenomena are best understood as particular forms of the more general processes involved in interpersonal relating.
authors.affiliation: UMDS, Munro Clinic, Guy's Hospital, London, UK.
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ryle
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D007062:Identification, Psychological; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D010553:Personality Development; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D011385:Projection; D011572:Psychoanalysis; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012381:Role Playing