Hate, projective identification, and the Psychotherapist's struggle.
The relationship between projective identification and aggression is explored through case material in which the psychotherapist felt strongly influenced by the patient's projections. Through a variety of interpersonal and intrapsychic dynamics, the patient evoked an unconscious and conscious sense of hate in the psychotherapist that emerged in a countertransference dream.
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San Francisco Institute for Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, California 94979, USA.
D000374:Aggression; D003379:Countertransference; D005260:Female; D006252:Hate; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011613:Psychotherapy