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Suggestion and psychoanalytic technique.

S T Levy1, L B Inderbitzin

  • 1Emory University Psychoanalytic Institute, USA. Slevy02@emory.edu

Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association
|November 4, 2000
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The analyst's suggestive influence is crucial in psychoanalytic treatment, impacting its course and outcome. Understanding suggestion within transference analysis is key to traditional psychoanalytic technique.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Psychoanalysis
  • Psychotherapy

Background:

  • Traditional psychoanalytic technique emphasizes analyst neutrality and objectivity.
  • Intersubjective perspectives challenge the feasibility and desirability of a purely neutral analytic stance.
  • The concept of suggestion in psychoanalysis has evolved, with varying interpretations of its role and impact.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the role of the analyst's suggestive influence in psychoanalytic treatment.
  • To contrast traditional and newer perspectives on analytic technique regarding suggestion.
  • To examine the relationship between suggestion, transference susceptibility, and analytic outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review and theoretical analysis of psychoanalytic concepts.

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  • Contrast of traditional psychoanalytic technique with intersubjective critiques.
  • Examination of the interplay between suggestion and transference.

    • Main Results:

    • Suggestive factors are considered inevitable and necessary in psychoanalytic treatment.
    • The intersubjective critique highlights the limitations of a strictly neutral analyst.
    • Analysis of suggestive factors is integrated within transference analysis in traditional technique.

    Conclusions:

    • Suggestive influence is an inherent component of psychoanalytic treatment, affecting its trajectory and results.
    • A nuanced understanding of suggestion, particularly in relation to transference, is vital for effective psychoanalytic practice.
    • Traditional psychoanalytic technique implicitly addresses suggestion through transference analysis.