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The holding environment and intersubjectivity.

E Ginot1

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The Psychoanalytic Quarterly
|April 20, 2001
PubMed
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The analytic holding environment is interactional, rooted in the patient's need to be known. Analyst's intersubjective knowledge deepens this, fostering a profound sense of being understood and held.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Psychoanalysis
  • Intersubjectivity

Background:

  • The concept of the holding environment in psychoanalysis is traditionally viewed as an empathic attunement by the analyst.
  • This perspective emphasizes the analyst's role in providing a safe and containing space for the patient.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To broaden the understanding of the holding environment beyond empathic attunement.
  • To explore the interactional and intersubjective dimensions of the holding environment within the analytic dyad.

Main Methods:

  • Exploration of the analytic dyad through the lens of intersubjectivity.
  • Distinguishing between empathic holding and holding generated through intersubjective knowledge.
  • Analysis of clinical process depicting intersubjective holding.

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Main Results:

  • The holding environment is fundamentally interactional, stemming from the patient's need to be experientially known.
  • Analyst's intersubjective knowledge, gained through engagements and enactments, contributes significantly to the holding environment.
  • This intersubjective process facilitates an unmediated connection to the patient's internal representations, enhancing the sense of being understood and held.

Conclusions:

  • The holding environment is a dynamic, intersubjective creation within the analytic relationship.
  • Understanding holding as an interactional process enriches clinical practice.
  • The analyst's intersubjective engagement is crucial for fostering a profound sense of being held.