On the edge: the psychoanalyst's transference.
Countertransference is a central topic in analytic work and in the literature. The concept of countertransference includes a basic question which has been understood in different ways. The author attempts to differentiate between the psychoanalyst's transference and his countertransference in the analytic process. It is hard to draw a line between them; analysts are always on the edge. The analyst's transference will be explored and described using three approaches: narcissism, regression profile and the analyst's phase of life. Regression profile is a new concept developed by the author, which may help us to understand the core of the analyst's transference in the analytic situation. She illustrates the topic by clinical vignettes.
Laine
Aira
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Purokatu 9, FIN-20810 Turku, Finland. laine.aira@kolumbus.fi
D000328:Adult; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology; D003379:Countertransference; D004532:Ego; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D009289:Narcissism; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy; D012043:Regression, Psychology; D014167:Transference, Psychology