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From countertransference to "passion".

R M Billow

    The Psychoanalytic Quarterly
    |March 24, 2000
    PubMed
    Summary

    This study explores how psychoanalysts can use "passion," the integration of primal emotions like love and hate, to foster deeper meaning in therapy. Unresolved emotions can lead to repetitive transference-countertransference cycles.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychoanalytic theory
    • Psychology
    • Emotional phenomenology

    Background:

    • Wilfred Bion's psychoanalytic concepts offer a framework for understanding analyst subjectivity.
    • Integrating primal emotions is crucial for developing meaning within the analytic process.

    Observation:

    • The analyst's core emotions (love, hate, curiosity) are central to organizing meaning in analytic interactions.
    • Pain is inherent in these primal feelings and requires integration for therapeutic progress.

    Findings:

    • "Passion," the integration of primal emotions, allows analysts to differentiate enactments from genuine emotional participation.
    • Failure to integrate these feelings leads to unintegrated thinking and repetitive transference-countertransference dynamics.

    Implications:

    • This framework enhances contemporary relational psychoanalytic theory and practice.
    • Understanding and utilizing "passion" can help analysts avoid therapeutic impasses and foster fresh meaning.

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