title: AN ANALYST'S UNCERTAINTY AND FEAR.
abstract: The motivations for choosing psychoanalysis as a profession are many and differ depending on the psychology of the analyst. However, common to most psychoanalysts is the desire to forge a helpful relationship with the individuals with whom they work therapeutically. This article presents an example of what happens when an analyst is confronted by a patient for whom being in a relationship and being helped are intolerable.
authors.affiliation: Emeritus Training and Supervising Analyst at the Washington Center for Psychoanalysis and a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, DC.. jchused@chused.com.
authors.forename: Judith Fingert
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Chused
mesh_terms: D005239:Fear; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011572:Psychoanalysis / Q000379:methods*; D035501:Uncertainty
keywords: Analytic interaction; analyst's motivation; analytic goals; analytic relationship; countertransference; fear; fees; self-disclosure; uncertainty